Head of Climate Engineering

MSCI has an immediate opening in of our fastest growing product lines for a Head of Engineering for Climate.
The systems under your responsibility will be amongst the most mission critical systems of MSCI. They require a strong technology expertise and a strong sense of enterprise system design, state of the art scalability and reliability but also innovation.
Your ability to take technology decisions in a consistent framework to support the growth of our company and products, lead the various software implementations in close partnerships with global leaders and multiple product organizations and drive the technology innovations will be the key measures of your success in our dynamic and rapidly growing environment.
Your ability to network and attract top talent to our organization will contribute to our mutual success. Your ability to understand what we do beyond the technology aspect, through the lenses of our operations, research, and product management organizations will enable you to add significant value.
At MSCI, you will be operating in a culture where we value merit and track record. You will own the full life-cycle of the technology services and provide management, technical and people leadership in the design, development, quality assurance and maintenance of our production systems, making sure we continue to scale our great franchise.
Learn more about our Climate Solutions:
https://www.msci.com/our-solutions/climate-and-net-zero
https://www.msci.com/our-solutions/climate-investing/climate-lab-enterprise
https://www.msci.com/documents/1296102/15233886/ESG-ClimateChangeSolutions-FactSheet-03_17June.pdf/9b691450-c015-a0ad-52e2-cafa2ad7bed9
What we offer you

• Salary range: $276,000 - $359,000 / year plus eligible for annual bonus
• 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.
• Wherever you are located you will find transparent compensation schemes and employee benefits that can help ensure your financial security and health. While they vary by different locations, we offer a broad range of benefits that are part of the value you receive as an MSCI employee.
• Our flexible ways of working will allow you to maximize your potential, and we will empower you with the trust, accountability, and advanced technology to perform at your very best.
• You'll find a purposeful approach to wellbeing to provide you with all the resources you need to be your best at work and in your personal life. Our 'Here For You' Employee Assistance Program is available for our employees globally, providing confidential emotional support, financial and legal advice free of charge.

Your key responsibilities

• Providing overall strategy and technology direction for the development of applications supporting the firm's solutions
• Strategic planning for all product development efforts to include the subsequent testing, release and production environment needs
• Collaborating with a cross functional team to draft, implement and adapt the overall architecture of our products and support infrastructure in conjunction with software development managers, and product management teams
• Staying abreast of new technologies and issues in the software-as-a-service industry, including current technologies, platforms, standards and methodologies
• Participating in the strategic business and product planning process
• Being actively engaged in setting technology standards that impact the company and its offerings
• Being an active spokesperson and evangelist both internally and externally by communicating and promoting the company's technology vision and solutions
• Ensuring the knowledge sharing of engineering best practices across departments; and developing and monitoring technical standards to ensure adherence to them.
• Hiring and retaining top technology talent able to understand business requirements and turn them into software solutions.
• Developing loyalty and commitment among colleagues by articulating an appealing vision for the future, communicating high expectations, developing and mentoring direct reports and setting an example in one's own behavior.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Prior senior Software leadership roles in product or application development and engineering for high growth companies
• Experience with Java and the most usual programming languages such as C#, Python.
• Ability to dive into details, hands on technologist with strong core computer science fundamentals.
• Strong preference for financial services experience
• Proven leadership of large-scale distributed software teams that have delivered great products on deadline
• Proven ability to recruit the best and brightest developers in the world and provide them with a vision and working environment to develop world-class applications while instituting compelling performance measurements that continually drive transparency and improved performance
• Excellent communication skills, strong team player, and the ability to work cross functionally
• Experience in a modern iterative software development methodology
• Experience with globally distributed teams and business partners
• Experience in building and maintaining applications that are mission critical for customers
• M.S. in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related engineering field
• 15+ years of software engineering experience
• Leadership record having created results oriented and energized teams.
• Demonstrated consensus builder and collegial peer

How we'll support you

• Our culture of high performance and innovation relies on our people sharing their knowledge and lifting each other up. You'll be surrounded by a collaborative, global network of talented colleagues who will support and inspire you to do the best work of your career.
• We believe new and challenging experiences drive personal growth and innovation. With the right challenges, encouragement, and development support you can shape your own career experience. Career paths are multi-directional, and we encourage and support internal mobility to help you identify new opportunities to progress and take control of your future.
• As a new joiner you'll be enrolled on our Global Orientation interactive learning experience to set you up for success.
• Our tailored learning opportunities will enable you to acquire the skills you need at your own pace, choosing between the courses and certifications best suited to you. Our Learning@MSCI platform coupled with access to LinkedIn Learning Pro will provide you with all the resources you need for to accelerate your professional growth.
• At MSCI we act in ways that encourage respect for all voices, ensuring that everyone can be themselves and feel like they are a part of the company. We are intentional about ensuring that everyone is treated fairly and supported with equal opportunities to succeed.
• We have eight MSCI 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.

About MSCI
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.
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