Corporate Governance Researcher

Your Team Responsibilities

The MSCI Sustainability Research Corporate Governance team is responsible for providing clients with actionable content on corporate governance and contributing innovative insights into the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings framework.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Oversee corporate governance methodology within MSCI ESG Ratings.
• Continuously improve how we think, how we model governance risks, and how we develop solutions for investors globally.
• Deliver relevant, actionable insights on companies to financial institutions, and become a trusted go-to expert on local governance topics.
• Publish research content on emerging corporate governance issues.
• Represent MSCI as a credible thought leader with strong point of view at conferences, external events and strategic client meetings.
• Collaborate with a wide range of teams (industry analysts, equity research, multi-asset class research, index, analytics) to produce innovative analytical models.

Your Skills And Experience That Will Help You Excel

• 7-10 years professional experience in corporate governance research (proxy research/advisory, investment research, corporate engagement, consulting, policy research).
• A critical thinker with attention to detail and the ability to work with large data sets.
• A demonstrated interest and specific knowledge around corporate governance practices.
• Strong data management and modelling skills, ideally coding expertise.
• A team player who can collaborate across a diverse global team.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Ambitious, with a desire to bring sustainability into the mainstream investment process.
• A storyteller with excellent writing, communication, and public presenting skills.
• An advanced degree (Masters or PhD) or relevant industry accreditation (preferred).

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, 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.

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.