Vice President, Climate Specialist

ImpactAlpha Inc. is hiring a Vice President, Climate Specialist in Newark, NJ, to support its Climate solutions business. The role involves collaborating with sales and relationship management teams, engaging clients on MSCI's Climate analytics, and influencing product development. Candidates should have expertise in physical climate risk and experience in financial institutions. Responsibilities include client engagement, product demonstrations, and driving revenue growth through enhanced product adoption.
About MSCI Inc.

MSCI Inc. is a leading global finance company that provides innovative tools and solutions for the investment community. Founded in 1970, MSCI offers a wide range of products and services, including indexes, analytics, and data, which help investors make better-informed investment decisions. The company serves asset managers, asset owners, hedge funds, and other financial institutions worldwide. Known for its robust research-based data and analytics, MSCI aids clients in managing risk and capitalizing on opportunities. Its commitment to sustainability and climate solutions helps shape investment considerations, ensuring clients can integrate these facets confidently and effectively into their investment strategies. With headquarters in New York and a presence in over 30 countries, MSCI fosters an inclusive work culture that supports diversity and focuses on continuous learning and innovation.
About this Role

MSCI is seeking a Climate Specialist for the New York office to support the growth of the Climate solutions business—an area of strategic importance within MSCI. The role involves working with MSCI’s sales and relationship management teams to advocate for and demonstrate the value of MSCI’s leading Climate solutions. The candidate should have significant climate expertise, specifically in physical climate risk, and experience with financial institutions. The appointed individual will engage with clients to promote product understanding and usage, aid in achieving investment, risk, and regulatory objectives with MSCI Climate analytics, and identify opportunities for enhancing product adoption. They will collaborate closely with the Climate Research and Product teams to influence product development based on market needs. This role is integral to shaping one of MSCI’s rapidly growing sectors.
Responsibilities
• Serve as a domain expert for MSCI’s Climate solutions in client-facing and pre-sales engagements.
• Partner with relationship managers and sales teams to support new business development, renewals, and account expansion.
• Engage directly with clients to help them understand and implement MSCI Climate analytics, including physical and transition risk methodologies.
• Deliver compelling product demonstrations, workshops, and training sessions that support commercial objectives.
• Respond to client inquiries and coordinate resolution with servicing, product, and research teams.
• Support commercial strategies across key financial segments, such as banks, insurers, asset managers, and asset owners.
• Identify and communicate opportunities for deeper product adoption, helping drive revenue growth in partnership with sales teams.
• Collaborate closely with MSCI Climate Research and Product teams to provide client-driven insights that inform product development and roadmap prioritization.
Requirements
• Strong understanding of investing and financial markets, with the ability to connect climate insights to commercial and client priorities.
• Deep climate expertise, ideally including experience assessing or applying physical climate risk.
• Experience working at a bank, financial institution, or institutional investor, with an understanding of how climate considerations influence investment and risk processes.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage institutional clients.
• Commercially oriented, client-focused mindset with a passion for contributing to business growth.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives independently in a fast-paced, sales-driven environment.
• Collaborative team player who can work effectively across sales, research, product, and client service functions.
• Highest standards of personal and business integrity.
• 7+ years of experience, ideally in a client-facing, commercial, or analytical role related to climate, sustainability, or financial services.
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred.
Benefits
• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits.
• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.
• A global network of talented colleagues.
• Access to a wide range of learning platforms including Learning@MSCI, AI Learning Center, LinkedIn Learning Pro.
• Multi-directional career paths with professional growth opportunities through challenges, internal mobility, and expanded roles.
• Eight Employee Resource Groups fostering a sense of inclusion and belonging.

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