Private Markets Sales

MSCI; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment analytics firm in Singapore is seeking a Vice President of Sales to drive business development and manage relationships with Limited Partners across Southeast Asia and Greater China. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in institutional sales and relationship management, and be able to effectively promote the firm's private asset solutions. This role offers the opportunity to influence the investment process while collaborating with diverse internal teams and engaging with high-level stakeholders.

Benefits

Transparent compensation schemes

Flexible working arrangements

Access to professional development programs

Diverse and inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in institutional sales, ideally within private markets.
• Proven success engaging Limited Partners and delivering data-driven solutions.
• Strong understanding of private market performance measurement and portfolio construction.

Responsibilities

• Lead new business origination and client expansion with institutional investors.
• Manage end-to-end sales process from opportunity identification to close.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with institutional investors.

Skills

Institutional sales

Relationship management

Strategic business development

Private markets expertise

Analytical problem-solving

Excellent communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree

CFA, CAIA, MBA, or Master’s in Finance

Job description

Your Team Responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to join MSCI’s Private Assets division in a high-impact role at the forefront of one of the fastest-growing areas in global finance. As a Vice President, Sales, based in Singapore, you will drive business development and relationship management efforts with Limited Partners (LPs) across Southeast Asia and Greater China, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, and family offices.

In this role, you will drive the adoption of MSCI’s private assets data, benchmarking, portfolio analytics, and risk management solutions, helping LPs enhance allocation decisions, portfolio transparency, and performance measurement across private equity, private debt, infrastructure, and real assets.

As private markets continue to expand and institutional investors demand greater insight into their portfolios, this position offers the opportunity to be a trusted advisor to sophisticated allocators and a key contributor to MSCI’s growth in the region.

Your Key Responsibilities

Market Development & Revenue Generation

• Lead new business origination and client expansion with institutional investors (Limited Partners) across Southeast Asia and Greater China.
• Promote MSCI’s private asset solutions—including benchmarking, performance measurement, analytics, and data platforms—to support LPs’ investment decision-making and oversight processes.
• Develop and execute targeted go-to-market strategies that align with MSCI’s commercial objectives and regional growth opportunities.
• Build a deep understanding of regional LP investment behaviors, portfolio strategies, and regulatory environments.

Strategic Sales Execution

• Manage the end-to-end sales process—from opportunity identification and qualification through proposal development, pricing, negotiation, and close.
• Engage directly with senior stakeholders, including CIOs, Heads of Private Markets, Portfolio Strategists, and Risk Officers, to position MSCI’s solutions as integral to their investment and reporting frameworks.
• Navigate complex and consultative sales cycles, coordinating with internal experts to deliver tailored, high-value solutions.
• Maintain disciplined sales forecasting, pipeline management, and CRM documentation.

Client & Market Engagement

• Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with institutional investors across the LP landscape.
• Represent MSCI at industry conferences, LP roundtables, and market forums to strengthen visibility and thought leadership in the private markets community.
• Stay current on market trends—such as allocation shifts, ESG integration, and data transparency initiatives—to provide valuable insights to clients and inform internal strategy.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Management, Research, Legal, and Client Service teams to deliver customized client solutions and ensure seamless execution.
• Provide actionable market feedback and client insights to inform product development, analytics innovation, and strategic planning.
• Collaborate with colleagues across regions to ensure global consistency in coverage, pricing, and delivery.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

Experience & Qualifications

• Extensive experience in institutional sales, relationship management, or strategic business development—ideally within private markets, investment analytics, asset management, or financial technology.
• Proven track record of success engaging Limited Partners and delivering analytical, benchmarking, or data-driven solutions to institutional investors.
• Strong understanding of private market performance measurement, portfolio construction, and benchmarking methodologies.
• Ability to manage complex sales cycles and influence senior decision-makers across investment, risk, and operations teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with a consultative and client-centric mindset.
• Technical fluency in financial data and portfolio analytics, with the ability to translate complex concepts into practical client value.
• Undergraduate degree required; CFA, CAIA, MBA, or Master’s in Finance highly valued.
• Regional expertise in Southeast Asia and Greater China markets; Mandarin proficiency is a strong 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.
• 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 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.

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.