Analytics Consultant – Riyadh Based

MSCI; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytics firm in Dubai seeks an Analytics Consultant to manage client relationships across the Middle East, sharing best practices in risk management and trading. Candidates must possess advanced knowledge of financial markets and relevant qualifications, alongside excellent communication skills. This position offers competitive compensation and a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Transparent compensation schemes

Comprehensive employee benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in risk management/quantitative finance.
• Working closely with investment decision-making teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships within the Middle East client base.
• Develop expertise in MSCI products and models.
• Identify opportunities to increase client usage of our products.
• Assist in up-selling and cross-product selling opportunities.
• Proactively engage with clients regarding product development.
• Respond to detailed client enquiries and hold advanced client training.

Skills

Deep understanding of global financial markets

Modeling and pricing of asset types

Superior written & verbal communication

Time management skills

Business level English

Education

MSc ideally from finance/engineering/mathematical background

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 Riyadh office in Laysen Valley, 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. 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

About MSCI

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, 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.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose – to power better investment 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 is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

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