Insurance Industry Lead - Sustainability Research

Insurance Industry Lead - Sustainability Research

Use your eye for actionable insights to help clients identify and manage emerging risks and opportunities.

Your Team Responsibilities

MSCI ESG Research is the global standard for sustainability signals, data and insights. We provide in-depth research, ratings and analysis of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) related business practices of thousands of companies worldwide. Our research is designed to provide critical insights that can help institutional investors identify risks and opportunities that traditional investment research may overlook.

Our team's core responsibility is the production of ESG Ratings for thousands of companies, including company and industry analysis and modelling. Our analysts as industry and ESG thematic experts also contribute towards other sustainability signals across MSCI such as climate change products, regulatory or impact solutions. Our analysts produce regular publications to communicate our sustainability thought leadership and insights. This is supplemented with research contributions through other channels such as conferences, webinars, and podcasts. We work in a diverse and collaborative environment across multiple locations, where each team member brings a different set of experiences and expertise. Our investor clients look to us as a trusted source for sustainability insights.

Your Key Responsibilities

To maintain the quality of our ESG Ratings for the Insurance sector

To regularly publish quality research content and analyze emerging ESG issues;

To deliver relevant, actionable insights on companies to investors, and become a trusted go-to expert on core ESG topics;

To represent MSCI as a credible thought leader with strong point of view at conferences, external events and strategic client meetings;

To collaborate within a wide range of teams (industry analysts, equity research, multi-asset class research, climate change risk research, index, analytics) to produce innovative analytical models;

To continuously improve how we think, how we model ESG risks, and how we develop solutions for investors globally;

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

+7 years' experience in sustainability OR financial research at sell-side, buy-side or ratings agency OR NGOs/Academic research covering the Insurance sector

Understanding of sustainability principles and how they apply to the Insurance sector

Familiarity with emerging initiatives around topics relevant to Insurance sector. A critical thinker with attention to detail and a proficiency in financial modeling and quantitative analysis preferred

A storyteller with excellent writing, communication, and public presenting skills;

Self-motivated, resourceful, and able to thrive in a fast paced environment and in a diverse global team;

Ambitious, with a desire to bring ESG, sustainability and climate change research into mainstream investment processes;

About MSCI

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.

MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce. 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, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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