Analytics Client Coverage Sales Specialist

Your Team Responsibilities

We are seeking a driven and strategic Vice President of Analytics Sales to join our high-performing team focused on deepening relationships with existing clients while actively hunting for new business opportunities. This role is ideal for a sales professional who thrives on the challenge of prospecting, enjoys the thrill of the chase, and is passionate about delivering value to clients across the financial ecosystem.

You will work closely with senior account managers and the client success team to ensure client satisfaction, identify growth opportunities, and execute on strategic initiatives. Your ability to network internally and externally will be key to uncovering new prospects and expanding our footprint.

Your Key Ressponsibilities

• Prospecting & Business Development:Relentlessly pursue new business opportunities through targeted outreach, networking, and market research. You should have a natural curiosity and a love for the hunt—energized by identifying prospects, opening doors, and converting leads into long-term clients.

• Growth Execution:Partner with the Client Success team to identify and execute on areas of expansion, upsell, and cross-sell opportunities.

• Internal & External Collaboration:Collaborate across MSCI’s internal teams—including research, product, and marketing—to better understand client needs and deliver tailored solutions. Actively network externally to stay attuned to market trends and client challenges.

• Strategic Sales Support:Work alongside senior account managers to support and co-lead engagements with some of the world’s largest financial institutions.

• Market Expertise:Leverage a deep understanding of the financial ecosystem—including asset owners, asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds, and wealth advisory firms—to tailor sales strategies and messaging.

• Client Relationship Management:Maintain and grow relationships with existing clients, ensuring continued business and satisfaction through proactive engagement and strategic planning.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Experience:7–10+ years of experience in financial services, preferably in a client-facing sales or relationship management role.

• Industry Knowledge:Strong understanding of the financial ecosystem and the unique needs of different client segments.

• Education:Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or CFA/FRM a plus. Demonstrated academic or professional experience in financial markets, ideally with a quantitative or data-driven focus.

• Skills & Attributes:

  • Passion for prospecting and business development
  • Competitive yet collaborative mindset
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Positive, can-do attitude with a high degree of ownership
  • Relentless drive to deliver results for clients, colleagues, and shareholders
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment

About MSCI

What we offer you

• Salary range: $125,000 - $163,000 / year. Plus eligible for annual bonus. 
• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.

• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.

• A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.

• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, AI Learning Center , LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.

• We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection, including eight Employee Resource Groups. All Abilities, Asian Support Network, Black Leadership Network, Climate Action Network, Hola! MSCI, Pride & Allies, Women in Tech, and Women’s Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our vision – to power better decisions. You’ll be part of an industry-leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself, our clients, and our industry.

MSCI strengthens global markets by connecting participants across the financial ecosystem with a common language. Our research-based data, analytics and indexes, supported by advanced technology, set standards for global investors and help our clients understand risks and opportunities so they can make better decisions and unlock innovation. We serve asset managers and owners, private-market sponsors and investors, hedge funds, wealth managers, banks, insurers and corporates.

MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected parental leave), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. MSCI is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please email [email protected] and indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Please note, this e-mail is intended only for individuals who are requesting a reasonable workplace accommodation; it is not intended for other inquiries.

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Compensation: 125000 to 163000 (USD)