Analytics Consultant In Dubai

MSCI Inc.; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transparent compensation schemes

Comprehensive employee benefits

Global network of colleagues

Job summary

MSCI Inc. in Dubai seeks an Analytics Consultant to act as a trusted advisor to regional clients, supporting analytics products and risk modeling expertise across asset classes.

You will engage in pre-sales activities, deliver best practices, and help clients operationalize MSCI tools within their investment and risk processes. The role requires strong quantitative skills, English fluency, and willingness to travel in the GCC region.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of global financial markets and asset pricing.
• Experience in risk management or quantitative finance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Business-level English is essential.
• Experience with MSCI or risk analytics platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships within our Middle East client base; work with senior client executives & risk managers; implement strategic plans to ensure client retention.
• Develop expertise in MSCI products and models and provide Best Practices guidance.
• Identify opportunities to increase client usage and identify new users.
• Collaborate with the sales team on up-selling and cross-product opportunities; assist campaigns.
• Engage with clients about product road map and solicit feedback for development.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure client inquiries are managed properly.
• Respond to client inquiries about methodologies and analytics; conduct trainings/workshops; present in seminars.
• Be based in Dubai; travel to client locations across Saudi Arabia and GCC may be required.

Skills

Global markets

Risk management

Quantitative finance

Client engagement

Education

MSc in finance/engineering/mathematical background

CFA

FRM

MFA

CAIA

Tools

RiskManager

BarraOne

Job description

Job Description:

Your Team Responsibilities

We are looking for a highly skilled, motivated, and service-oriented individual to join our analytics sales team as an Analytics Consultants act as trusted advisors to our clients across the region and have responsibility for managing the associated client relationships. Consultants look to develop deep linkages with our clients and help clients make best usage of our products in the context of their investment or risk process and their business goals. The individual will be responsible for supporting a suite of our Analytics Products. This will involve sharing best practices, explaining risk models applied to multi asset class portfolios and partnering with the sales team to provide expertise in client engagements and pre-sales activities. Successful candidates will have a thorough knowledge of market risk measurement and management, pricing of asset types (including equity, fixed income, private assets, commodities, and derivatives), highly quantitative skills and an ability to guide institutional clients to better use our products for assessing risks and making investment decisions. The successful candidate must be adaptable, able to lead efforts to solve clients' problems.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage relationships within our Middle East client base; work closely with senior client executives & risk managers; implement strategic plans to ensure client retention.
• Develop expertise in MSCI products and models as well as latest market trends and regulatory landscape to provide clients with Best Practices guidance.
• Identify opportunities to increase client usage of our products and identify new users.
• Work closely with the sales team on potential up-selling and cross-product selling opportunities. Assist in campaigns on new product placement.
• Proactively engage with clients to keep them informed of our product road map with a view on how our development efforts will help them achieve their business goals; proactively solicit client feedback regarding future product development.
• Work with internal functional teams to ensure that all clients requests / inquiries are managed appropriately.
• Respond to detailed client enquiries about methodologies and analytics; hold advanced client training / workshops; present in seminars.
• Based in our Dubai office, travel to client locations across Saudi Arabia and GCC may be required.

Your Skills And Experience That Will Help You Excel

• Deep understanding of global financial markets, including modeling and pricing of different asset types in the fixed income, equities, private assets, commodities, and credit markets and their derivatives
• Superior written & verbal communication and time management skills.
• Business level English essential.
• Experience in having used any of the following platforms: RiskManager, BarraOne, or similar portfolio/risk analytics tools is a strong preference
• Desired Experience Previous experience in risk management/quantitative finance, working closely with investment decision making teams.
• Desired Qualifications MSc required ideally from finance/engineering/mathematical background. CFA, FRM, MFA, CAIA, a plus

What we offer you

• 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 [e-mail] 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.