Intern Sustainability and Climate, Index & Passive

Your Team Responsibilities

As an intern in the Frankfurt office, you will support client coverage teams working across MSCI’s product lines, with a primary focus on Sustainability and Climate solutions as well as Index solutions for passive investments.

You will work closely with sales and relationship managers and collaborate with internal teams across research, product, and operations, gaining exposure to the full sales and client relationship management lifecycle.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support sales and client coverage teams in day-to-day client relationship management
• Assist in the preparation of client presentations, proposals, and pitch materials
• Help coordinate client meetings, including preparation, follow-ups, and internal documentation
• Respond to client inquiries and support ad-hoc analyses related to index and investment solutions
• Conduct market, client, and competitor research to support sales and coverage initiatives
• Maintain and update CRM systems, client reports, and internal tracking tools
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure timely and high-quality client deliverables

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field
• Strong interest in sales, client relationship management, and financial markets, particularly index-based and passive investment solutions
• Basic understanding of financial markets and the investment process
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with CRM tools is an advantage
• Fluent written and spoken German and English are required

About MSCI

What we offer you

• 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.

• 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 vision – to power better 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 strengthens global markets by connecting participants across the financial ecosystem with a common language. Our research-based data, analytics and indexes, supported by advanced technology, set standards for global investors and help our clients understand risks and opportunities so they can make better decisions and unlock innovation. We serve asset managers and owners, private-market sponsors and investors, hedge funds, wealth managers, banks, insurers and corporates.

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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