Real Assets Solutions Specialist

Msci-; Paris; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Advanced technology

Collaborative workspaces

Inclusive environment

Job summary

MSCI seeks a highly skilled Client Consultant to join the France BeLux Real Asset coverage team, acting as trusted advisor to institutional clients. You will manage relationships, demonstrate MSCI products, train users, and present at workshops and webinars, coordinating with sales, client service, and product management to deliver value.

Based in Paris with travel across France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, you will apply deep market knowledge and strong analytical skills to guide investment

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and pitching investment opportunities, investment strategies or portfolio reviews.
• Strong analytical, written and verbal communication, problem solving and time management.
• Proven ability to work in a cross-functional environment.
• Experience with Asset Owner/Asset Manager or real estate consultancy in research/strategy or investor relations.
• Deep understanding of global real estate investment markets and processes.
• Relationship management experience with institutional clients.
• Fluency in French and English; other languages a plus.
• BA/MA in real estate, finance or economics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships within the France BeLux client base; collaborate with senior client executives and fund managers; implement strategic plans for client retention.
• Develop expertise in MSCI products and real estate trends to provide best-practices guidance.
• Identify opportunities to increase client usage and onboarding of new users.
• Support sales with up-selling and cross-product opportunities; assist in campaigns for new product placement.
• Engage with clients about product road map and solicit feedback for future development.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure client inquiries are addressed.
• Respond to client inquiries on methodologies and analytics; conduct advanced client trainings and seminars.

Skills

Investment opportunities

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Relationship management

Fluent in French & English

Education

BA/MA in real estate/finance/economics

Job description

Your Team Responsibilities

We are looking for a highly skilled, motivated, and service-oriented individual to join our France Belgium Luxembourg Real asset coverage team as a client consultant.

Real Asset 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, asset management or risk process and their business goals.

This role is a highly visible one, with involvement in all aspects of an account including senior level relationship management, product demonstrations, users training and education, and client experience enhancing activities such as presenting at client workshops, seminars, and webinars. In this role, individuals will work very closely with sales, global client service, marketing, research and product management.

Successful candidates will have a thorough knowledge of real estate market and financial industry, highly analysis 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.

The work of the Client Consultant is really engaging, rewarding and motivating as it is placed at the heart of the real estate financial industry and requires both strong analytical and communication skills. The culture of innovation is strong and the team spirit very welcome.

Your Key Responsibilities

The MSCI Real estate client consultant ensures its clients receive valuable services from MSCI, maximizing their take up of relevant services. MSCI Client Consultants work closely with MSCI Sales, Client Service and Product Management teams. Responsibilities include:

• Manage relationships within our France BeLux client base; work closely with senior client executives & fund managers; implement strategic plans to ensure client retention.
• Develop expertise in MSCI products as well as latest real estate 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 analysis; hold advanced client training / workshops; present in seminars.

Based in our Paris office, travel to client locations across France, Belgium and Luxembourg may be required.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Experience helping to develop and pitch investment opportunities, investment strategies, portfolio reviews, asset budgets internally to Portfolio Manager teams or Investment Committee or investors
• Superior analytical, written & verbal communication presentation, problem solving, time management and negotiation skills
• Strong team skills and emotional maturity, with proven ability for independent work and self-teaching
• Ability to work in a cross functional environment
• Experience working for an Asset Owner, Asset Manager, Listed Real Estate company or real estate consultant in research/strategy, portfolio management, acquisitions, asset management or investor relations
• Understanding of the global real estate investment industry, financial markets and investment processes
• Relationship management experience
• Fluent in French and English. Other language skills a plus
• Desired qualification: BA, MA in real estate, finance, economics

About MSCI

What we offer you

• Salary range of EUR 65,000-70,000.
• 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.