Product Manager, Total Portfolio Solutions

MSCI • New York, NY

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About The Position

MSCI is seeking an entrepreneurial, high-agency Product Manager to help define the future of portfolio management technology for asset owners as part of Total Portfolio Solutions. The platform is intended to help investors build and manage public and private market portfolios through integrated capabilities including performance measurement, risk management, attribution, asset allocation, portfolio construction, exposure analysis, reporting, and related analytics.

The Product Manager will work directly with clients and senior stakeholders to understand investment processes and unmet needs, define product strategy and priorities, and translate insights into a differentiated roadmap. In partnership with Engineering, Research, Data, Implementation, Sales, and other teams, this person will lead products from discovery and strategy through development, launch, adoption, and ongoing improvement. The role calls for institutional investment expertise, commercial judgment, ownership, and autonomy, including the ability to make progress in ambiguous environments and take accountability for outcomes across the product lifecycle.

Requirements

• Significant experience in product management, investment technology, portfolio analytics, or financial data solutions.
• Deep understanding of institutional asset owners and their investment processes across public and private markets.
• Strong knowledge of portfolio management capabilities, including performance, risk, attribution, asset allocation, portfolio construction, exposure analysis, and investment reporting.
• Experience working with pensions, endowments, foundations, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, outsourced chief investment offices, or other institutional investors.
• Proven track record of working directly with clients to shape product strategy, define requirements, and deliver solutions.
• Experience managing products through the full lifecycle, from concept and client validation through launch, commercialization, and ongoing enhancement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization.
• Strong commercial orientation and experience connecting product decisions to revenue growth, client value, adoption, and profitability.
• Experience delivering projects or solutions from pitch through implementation.
• Track record of building trusted relationships with senior investment, technology, and operations stakeholders.
• Experience operating successfully in entrepreneurial, high-growth, or evolving environments.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and high agency, with a bias toward action and ownership beyond formal responsibilities.
• Ability to create clarity and momentum in ambiguous or rapidly changing situations.
• Strong client orientation and judgment in distinguishing individual requests from scalable product opportunities.
• Strategic thinking, alongside willingness to work hands-on through execution details.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills for evaluating complex investment and technology problems.
• Excellent communication, presentation, influencing, and storytelling skills.
• Ability to explain complex investment, portfolio, data, and technology concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to motivate teams that do not report directly to the role.
• Creative, pragmatic, and persistent problem-solving approach.
• Demonstrated ability to build alignment among clients, executives, and cross-functional partners.
• Commercial understanding of pricing, packaging, competitive positioning, and go-to-market strategy.
• Collaborative team player who enjoys hands-on contributions and building something new.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with asset owners and institutional investors to understand portfolio construction, performance, risk, attribution, asset allocation, reporting, and governance needs across public and private markets.
• Define and evolve the Total Portfolio Solutions product strategy, vision, roadmap, and priorities with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct market analysis covering client needs, industry trends, competitive offerings, technology developments, and evolving portfolio practices.
• Translate client feedback and market insights into product concepts, business cases, requirements, prototypes, and prioritized initiatives.
• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from discovery and ideation through development, launch, adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Engineering, Data, Research, Implementation, Sales, and other teams to design and deliver scalable solutions.
• Balance client value, commercial opportunity, technical feasibility, speed to market, and long-term platform strategy when making tradeoffs.
• Participate in product governance and prioritization forums, communicating investment cases, dependencies, risks, and expected outcomes.
• Monitor development progress, remove obstacles, and maintain accountability for high-quality products and client experiences.
• Develop go-to-market plans for new products and features, including positioning, packaging, pricing, sales enablement, training, and client communications.
• Support releases and launches through activities such as user acceptance testing, documentation, demonstrations, FAQs, pitchbooks, fact sheets, and other materials for client-facing teams.
• Work with Sales and Client Success to assess market reception and improve positioning, adoption, and product-market fit.
• Track product performance using adoption, engagement, client satisfaction, revenue, retention, and profitability metrics.
• Identify strategic partnership, integration, and other opportunities to strengthen the Total Portfolio Solutions platform.
• Act as a visible product leader and advocate for Total Portfolio Solutions internally and with clients.

Benefits

• Annual bonus eligibility.
• Comprehensive employee benefits tailored to location, supporting financial security, health, and wellbeing.
• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.
• Global Orientation program.
• Access to Learning@MSCI, AI Learning Center, LinkedIn Learning Pro, and tailored learning opportunities.
• Career growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility, and expanded roles.
• Employee Resource Groups supporting inclusion, belonging, and connection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed