MSCI - Global RFP Project Manager

About MSCI

For more than 40 years, MSCI's research-based indexes and analytics have helped the world's leading investors build and manage better portfolios. Clients rely on our offerings for deeper insights into the drivers of performance and risk in their portfolios, broad asset class coverage and innovative research. Our line of products and services includes indexes, analytical models, data, real estate benchmarks and ESG research. MSCI serves 98 of the top 100 largest money managers, according to the most recent P&I ranking.

For more information, visit us at www.msci.com.

Position overview:

The Global RFP team contributes to the success of sales and associated revenue generation through responding to RFP's, RFI's, Risk Management Market Surveys and Vendor Questionnaires for the MSCI RMA and PMA business segments. The RFP team manages the entire RFP process: provides consistently high quality responses and acts as a single point of coordination across internal functions and groups.

Responsibilities:

- Liaising with sales and product management to understand specific client requirements and the corresponding product pitch /positioning message

- Providing high quality responses that are relevant to the requirements and instructions specified in the RFP issued by the client

- Managing the RFP project by assessing and arranging for resources, determining the project schedule, communicating progress and challenges with key stakeholders and implementing quality checks to final submission document

- Developing a global mindset and establishing good working relationships across multiple teams and locations - Product Management, Implementation, Technical, Managed Services, Legal and Finance teams for accurate and up-to-date representation of facts in RFPs

- Contributing to creation of high quality proposals by updating database with new information- new product release documents/new responses created / other firm wide developments

- Continually enhancing one's own knowledge on the features of our risk management products and commonly used financial concepts to respond to questions that are analytical in nature

- Pushing strategic projects and improvements forward without compromising day- to- day operations

- Understanding the constraints and capabilities, identifying potential obstacles, taking action and escalating issues appropriately

- Adopting a flexible style in dealing with a variety of challenges

- Being able to present information convincingly and credibly

- Effective prioritization and time management skills

- Desired experience and qualifications:

- Strong Bachelor Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Economics or similar subject

- Post graduate qualification in Finance (M.Sc./M.B.A./P.G.D.M.)

- Additional qualifications in CFA (US) and/or FRM would be a plus, for candidates looking for rapid career development.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects under tight, short-term deadlines whilst meeting client expectations.