Product Manager, Total Portfolio Solutions

MSCI Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 152,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

MSCI Inc. seeks an entrepreneurial Product Manager for Total Portfolio Solutions to shape portfolio management technology for asset owners.

You will work with clients and senior stakeholders to translate investment insights into a differentiated product roadmap, guiding the lifecycle from discovery to launch and adoption. Ideal candidates bring strong institutional investment expertise, ownership, and a track record of delivering cross-functional initiatives in a fast-growth environment, with a

Qualifications

• Significant experience in product management, investment technology, or financial data solutions.
• Experience working with institutional investors to shape product strategy and requirements.
• Track record of leading cross-functional initiatives and delivering products from concept to launch.

Responsibilities

• Understand asset owners' needs across portfolio construction, performance, risk, attribution, asset allocation, reporting, and governance.
• Define and evolve the product strategy, vision, and roadmap in partnership with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Lead end-to-end product lifecycle from discovery through development, launch, adoption, and ongoing improvement.

Skills

Product management

Investment technology

Portfolio analytics

Client engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Your Team Responsibilities

MSCI is seeking an entrepreneurial, high-agency Product Manager to join Total Portfolio Solutions and help define the future of portfolio management technology for asset owners.Total Portfolio Solutions is focused on enabling investors to build and manage public and private market portfolios through a single, integrated platform. The platform will support critical investment capabilities including performance measurement, risk management, attribution, asset allocation, portfolio construction, exposure analysis, reporting, and related analytics.The Product Manager will work directly with clients and senior stakeholders to understand their investment processes, identify unmet needs, define product strategy and priorities, and translate those insights into a differentiated product roadmap. This individual will play a central role in executing that roadmap in partnership with Engineering, Research, Data, Implementation, Sales, and other teams across MSCI.The ideal candidate will bring strong institutional investment expertise, commercial judgment, and a demonstrated ability to operate with ownership and autonomy. They will be energized by ambiguous problems, move quickly from insight to action, and take accountability for outcomes across the product lifecycle—from client discovery and strategy through development, launch, adoption, and ongoing improvement.

Your Key Ressponsibilities

• Work directly with asset owners and institutional investors to understand their portfolio construction, performance, risk, attribution, asset allocation, reporting, and governance needs across public and private markets.
• Define and evolve the Total Portfolio Solutions product strategy, vision, roadmap, and priorities in close partnership with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct market analysis across client needs, investment industry trends, competitive offerings, technology developments, and evolving portfolio practices.
• Translate client feedback and market insights into clear product concepts, business cases, requirements, prototypes, and prioritized initiatives.
• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from discovery and ideation through development, launch, adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Engineering, Data, Research, Implementation, Sales, and other teams to design and deliver scalable solutions.
• Make thoughtful tradeoffs across client value, commercial opportunity, technical feasibility, speed to market, and long-term platform strategy.
• Participate in product governance and prioritization forums, clearly communicating investment cases, dependencies, risks, and expected outcomes.
• Monitor development progress, remove obstacles, and maintain accountability for delivering high-quality products and client experiences.
• Develop go-to-market plans for new products and features, including positioning, packaging, pricing, sales enablement, training, and client communications.
• Support product releases and launches, including user acceptance testing, documentation, demonstrations, FAQs, pitchbooks, fact sheets, and other materials for client-facing teams.
• Work with Sales and Client Success to understand market reception and identify opportunities to improve positioning, adoption, and product-market fit.
• Track product performance through adoption, engagement, client satisfaction, revenue, retention, and profitability metrics.
• Identify opportunities for strategic partnerships, integrations, and other initiatives that strengthen the Total Portfolio Solutions platform.
• Act as a visible product leader and advocate for Total Portfolio Solutions internally and with clients.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

Desired Experience

• Significant experience in product management, investment technology, portfolio analytics, or financial data solutions.
• Deep understanding of institutional asset owners and their investment processes across public and private markets.
• Strong knowledge of portfolio management capabilities, including performance, risk, attribution, asset allocation, portfolio construction, exposure analysis, and investment reporting.
• Experience working with pensions, endowments, foundations, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, outsourced chief investment offices, or other institutional investors.
• Proven track record of working directly with clients to shape product strategy, define requirements, and deliver solutions.
• Experience managing products through the full lifecycle, from concept and client validation through launch, commercialization, and ongoing enhancement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization.
• Strong commercial orientation, with experience connecting product decisions to revenue growth, client value, adoption, and profitability.
• Experience delivering projects or solutions from pitch through implementation.
• Track record of building trusted relationships with senior investment, technology, and operations stakeholders.
• Experience operating successfully in entrepreneurial, high-growth, or evolving environments.

Desired Qualifications

• Entrepreneurial mindset and high agency, with a bias toward action and a willingness to take ownership beyond formal responsibilities.
• Ability to create clarity and momentum in ambiguous or rapidly changing situations.
• Strong client orientation and the judgment to distinguish individual requests from scalable product opportunities.
• Strategic thinker who is equally comfortable defining a long-term vision and working hands‑on through execution details.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to evaluate complex investment and technology problems.
• Excellent communication, presentation, influencing, and storytelling skills.
• Ability to explain complex investment, portfolio, data, and technology concepts clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to motivate teams that do not report directly to the role.
• Creative, pragmatic, and persistent approach to problem‑solving.
• Demonstrated ability to build alignment among clients, executives, and cross‑functional partners.
• Commercially minded leader with a strong understanding of pricing, packaging, competitive positioning, and go‑to‑market strategy.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in product management, investment technology, portfolio analytics, financial data, consulting, or a related field.
• Collaborative team player who enjoys making hands‑on contributions and building something new.

About MSCI

What we offer you

• Salary range: $152,000 - $198,000 / 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 [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.