Climate Data Quality Analyst

MSCI Inc is hiring a Climate Data Quality Analyst in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The role involves ensuring data quality for climate-related financial products, improving processes, and collaborating with various teams. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience, strong communication skills, and a proactive attitude. The position focuses on automating data quality checks and contributing to the overall data quality framework.
Research & Development

Are you ready to lead the way in creating cutting-edge models and driving thought leadership in the finance industry?

Climate

Bringing clarity to climate investing

Do you want to make a positive impact with your career?

Halting climate change will require a monumental restructuring of the global economy. By joining MSCI’s Climate teams, you could help provide clients from across the capital ecosystem with integrated data, analytical tools, indexes and insights to form a clear view of the climate transition.

Your Team Responsibilities

We build software to generate data that is used by our clients to identify and analyze the exposure of companies, properties, and financial assets to climate change risks and opportunities. Our models cover policy, technology and physical risks and translate these into relevant metrics for global investors. It is our goal to alert investors of the climate risk profiles of their investments and to tackle climate change at the roots. Our mission is a big one and we are looking for talented people to join us. We are looking for an energetic, sharp, and organized person who thrives in a fast-paced, fun, and challenging environment to extend our team. The team you will be joining is responsible that the data that goes to our clients meets ever-increasing quality demands and is delivered through all channels in a timely and reliable manner. The role requires close collaboration with various teams that are responsible for the delivery of new products and features.

You will be an important part of the team by building processes and tools to improve and automate data quality checks and ensure their correct implementation and execution, by driving the overall maturity of our data quality processes, and by contributing to our data quality framework. Additionally, you will gain a deep understanding of our climate products and the market situation and bring that expertise into the decisions around data quality.

Your Key Responsibilities
• Ensuring the timely and successful execution of data quality checks that are critical to our production processes in close collaboration with various product teams.
• Identifying opportunities for improvements and automation in our existing data quality checks and implementing these, by applying data science and data engineering techniques and tools.
• Contributing to our internal documentation and client-facing documentation relating to our data quality processes.
• Gathering data and metrics to monitor and improve our processes and defining new quality metrics to support continuous improvement.
• Contributing to our data quality framework by designing and implementing processes and documenting these.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience
• Self-motivated, hands-on, and pro-active attitude, and demonstrating an exceptional drive towards delivery.
• Ability to learn quickly and the flexibility to adapt to new challenges.
• Pragmatic mindset combined with a good understanding of data and a critical attitude to drive improvements.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-cultural and geographically distributed team.
• Experience with data quality management tools and processes is highly beneficial
• Good working knowledge of Python and data engineering and BI tools is an advantage.

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, 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 purpose – to power better investment 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 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. 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 Disability.Assistance@msci.com 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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I think that everyone who is interested in the impacts of climate change in our society should join. With more companies and people realizing how serious this is, demand for products and insights will never cease to grow.

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It’s exciting to combine my interest in data science with my passion for preventing climate change, working at a place where I truly believe I can make an impact.

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Benefits

At MSCI, we provide competitive benefits programs in every region in which we do business.

Wherever you are with us, you will find benefits that can help ensure your health, wellbeing and financial security, so you can be at your best both in work and in your personal life. Our Here For You Employee Assistance Program provides financial and legal advice, confidential emotional support and free access to online information, resources and tools.

Development opportunities

Guided by your manager, our learning and development opportunities empower you to perform at your best, make and impact and shape your career.

Career paths are multidirectional and we believe new and challenging experiences drive personal growth and innovation. With access to LinkedIn Learning Pro and our bespoke Learning@MSCI platform, you can easily customize and tailor your learning journey to accelerate your career.

Stellenbosch

Bosman’s Business Centre
1 Distillery Street,
Bosman’s Crossing, Stellenbosch 7600
South Africa

Recruitment Processs
• 1

Apply online

First, click Apply and upload a CV that shows us the skills and passion you could bring to this role, as well as your contact details so we can reach out to you.
• 2

Talk to our recruiter

If you look like a good match, our recruiters will arrange a chat where we’ll ask about your motivations, experience, and background, and where you can ask us anything you want to know about working at MSCI.
• 3

Interview with our team

If you like what you hear, and we think you have what we need, then it’s time to interview with your future team, either virtually or in the office. These interviews will give you a clear insight into the team and the day-to-day responsibilities of the role.
• 4

Make your decision

If you’re successful, we’ll make you an offer and give you any further information you need to help you make your decision. If the answer is yes, it’s time for some background checks, and then we’ll welcome you on board!

RESEARCH

Climate Data Quality Analyst

Job Reference:

2025-2666

Location:

Stellenbosch

Category:

Research

Solution:

Climate

Job Level:

Senior Associate

Job Type:

Full-Time

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