Geospatial Data Operations â Analyst
Geospatial Data Operations â Analyst
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Your Team Responsibilities
MSCI is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to clients worldwide ranging from large pension plans to boutique hedge funds. We offer a range of products and services - including indexes portfolio risk and performance analytics
Geospatial Data Team is responsible for data quality and maintaining best practices of data management for Climate and Sustainability data. Cultivating data management best practices and processes that improve the speed and accuracy of data delivery including data access quality control automation integration and helping setup online data operations.
Geospatial Data Acquisition: Gatekeeper for all geospatial data acquisition ensuring compliance with best practices and drive system development and process set-up to meet Data Factory requirements.
Data Onboarding & Integration: Oversee the ingestion and integration of third-party data into MSCI systems. Collaborate with product and research teams to prioritize data acquisition efforts.
Data Governance Best Practices: Establish and enforce data governance standards for SLA management new data acquisitions source changes and data cataloguing.
Process Transformation: Optimize and scale existing data operations by implementing next-generation data acquisition workflows leveraging cloud-native solutions for improved efficiency and quality.
Data Solutions for Research & Product Teams: Partner with research and product teams to develop new methodologies assess feasibility and provide practical recommendations on data-driven initiatives.
Operations Process Automation: Drive automation of manual processes through hands-on tactical solutions while implementing scalable long-term production systems.
Data QA Engineering: Develop and enhance quality assurance (QA) frameworks for new and existing data. Build efficient QA pipelines multi-vendor validation systems and data certification processes. Document findings and share insights with relevant research and product committees
The Operations Analyst will play a pivotal role in advancing data quality automation and operational analytics across Climate geospatial datasets. This role requires strong analytical aptitude familiarity with data acquisition workflows and a proactive mindset to scale Data Factory-style operations. The Analyst will help identify system-level bottlenecks improve data integrity and drive operational efficiencies through actionable insights and automation initiatives.
Your Key Responsibilities
Unlock the Power of Information: Extract and transform information from diverse sources including company reports websites structured feeds crawlers and news articles into actionable Sustainability and Climate intelligence.
Data Operations Analytics: Collaborate with a diverse team of analysts to solve complex data challenges across sourcing processing loading and analysis. Leverage data patterns to detect anomalies and improve pipeline health.
Operational Reporting & Documentation: Design and document AI-friendly data collection methodologies that support automation and enable electronificationthe transformation of unstructured content into structured machine-readable insights. Develop SOPs process flows incident logs and dashboards to ensure operational transparency audit-readiness and scalable knowledge transfer.
Quality Control Optimization & Efficiency: Collaborate with QA engineers and content specialists to design contextual QA checks and multi-layer validation frameworks that enhance diagnostic accuracy. Leverage historical data patterns to refine detection logic reduce false positives minimize manual intervention and increase overall throughput across QA systems.
Client Query Management & Communication: Work closely with Client Coverage teams to resolve issues respond to inquiries and ensure clear timely and professional communication aligned with MSCI standards.
Collaborate for Impact: Partner with internal stakeholders - Research Technology and downstream teamsto align on data requirements define QC scope and ensure seamless data delivery.
Your skills and experience that will help you excel
Strong attention to detail with a structured analytical mindset
Demonstrated experience with data analysis tools (Excel SQL Python QGIS GEE )
Commitment to quality control and data management best practices
Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to convey insights to both technical and non-technical audiences
Prior experience working in cross-functional global teams across time zones and geographies
Exposure to Sustainability Climate or Geospatial datasets is a plus
Experience in issuer communication and operational client engagement
Comfortable working in a team across hierarchies cultures and functions
A proactive solution-focused work ethic with the ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
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 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 Womens Leadership Forum.
At MSCI we are passionate about what we do and we are inspired by our purpose to power better investment decisions. Youll 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 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 (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 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.
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IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
