Sustainability Data Operations Intern

Your Team Responsibilities

The ESG Data Ops team assist in process improvement initiatives focused on testing and refining our vendor validation framework for vote results process. The team also explore the efficiency and effectiveness of streamlined data validation methods, ensuring that governance workflows remain accurate and scalable.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Data Validation Research: Analyze vote results data to identify inconsistencies, bottlenecks or inefficiencies and assess the effectiveness of MVV validation rules. Assist in testing the vendor validation framework on historical and test datasets
• Workflow Testing: Assist in evaluating the validation framework to determine its impact on data quality and operational efficiency
• Edge Case Identification: Conduct targeted data analyses and reviews to identify gaps or potential improvements in the validation approach
• Process Optimization: Provide insights and feedback on validation rules, refining the methodology to reduce manual interventions and improve accuracy

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Course: Undergraduate students taking up Finance/Economics or Business Management, Management Information Systems, Data Science courses
• Skills: Strong analytical and research skills with attention to detail. Familiarity with Excel, Google Sheets, or data visualization tools is an advantage
• Ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate with a global team
• Basic understanding of corporate governance or financial markets is a plus but not required

• Can join the Internship Program from June to August 2025

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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