Climate & Sustainability Data Senior Associate

The Climate & Sustainability Data Senior Associate at MSCI Inc in Monterrey, Mexico, focuses on assessing carbon footprints and climate-related metrics for approximately 20,000 companies. Responsibilities include ensuring data quality, engaging with stakeholders, validating vendor data, and addressing queries. Candidates should have at least 7 years of experience in relevant sectors and knowledge of climate change regulations and EU Sustainable Finance.
Job Description

The team is responsible for research and assessment of carbon footprint and business initiatives related to climate change for approximately 20,000 companies globally, as well as maintenance of data related to MSCI EU Sustainable Finance module.

The team's focus is on climate-related metrics and EU Sustainable Finance, including carbon emissions, energy performance, climate change targets and commitments, and SFDR, EU Taxonomy using a variety of sources, such as annual reports, sustainability reports, quantitative data feeds from third-party data providers, news publications, and other company disclosures.
Your Key Responsibilities
• Ensure the quality of our Climate Change Metrics and EU Sustainable Finance (EU SF) data set
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders for better understanding of methodology and data
• Review and validate climate and EU SF-related data provided by vendors and issuers
• Address queries pertaining to our climate and EU SF data from internal and external data users
• Reconcile data challenges, train users on our methodologies and processes, and maintain process documents
Your Skills and Experience
• At least 7 years of working experience in Transportation or Utility sectors
• A background in Climate Offsets is preferred
• Knowledge of climate change issues & regulations, energy efficiency, net-zero or climate mitigation strategies, regulatory and reporting standards & frameworks
• Knowledge of EU Sustainable Finance and other ESG labels, regulations & frameworks
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.

Our values define the working environment we strive to create. We are inclusive, we champion bold ideas, we always pursue excellence, and always act with integrity.