VP - Talent Acquisition Specialist

MSCI's Talent Acquisition team is a strategic partner to the business, hiring across every function that powers better decisions — Technology, Research, Product Management, Client Coverage, and Corporate Functions. As a Vice President on the team, you will own a portfolio of searches end to end and act as a trusted advisor to senior hiring managers, shaping how they define, assess, and select talent.

You will operate as a true 360 recruiter on a number of your requisitions — building the market map, engaging passive talent directly, and running the process through offer — with dedicated support from our Sourcing team on high-volume and hard-to-fill mandates. This role suits someone who is genuinely motivated by delivering a great recruiting experience for everyone involved: the hiring manager, the candidate, and their HR colleagues.

• Own full-lifecycle recruitment for junior to senior level roles across multiple functions and business units, from intake through offer acceptance
• Operate as a 360 recruiter on assigned searches — self-sourcing, direct outreach, and pipeline building — while partnering with the Sourcing team to scale reach and accelerate time to slate
• Run structured intake sessions that align hiring managers on scorecards, target profiles, market realities, and interview design before a search opens
• Build and maintain competitive talent maps and market intelligence for your coverage areas, and bring that insight proactively to business and HR leaders
• Deliver a consistently positive candidate experience — clear communication, timely feedback, and a professional close, whether the outcome is an offer or a decline
• Partner closely with HR Business Partners and Compensation colleagues on offer construction, internal equity, leveling, and immigration considerations
• Manage the offer process, including negotiation, closing strategy, and pre-boarding handoff
• Maintain accurate, timely data in the ATS and report on pipeline health, funnel metrics, and search progress to stakeholders
• Champion MSCI's employer brand through outreach, events, and content, and contribute to inclusive hiring practices across every search
• Coach and mentor junior recruiters and sourcers, and contribute to continuous improvement of TA process, tooling, and AI-enabled workflows

• 6+ years of full-lifecycle recruitment experience, in-house or in a search firm, with a track record hiring across more than one function
• Demonstrated success as a 360 recruiter — you are comfortable sourcing your own pipelines, not solely managing inbound flow
• Experience recruiting in financial services, fintech, data, or technology environments
• Proven ability to influence and advise senior hiring managers, including at Managing Director and Executive Director level
• Strong sourcing toolkit:
  Boolean and Linked In Recruiter proficiency, market mapping, and direct passive-candidate engagement
• Genuine service orientation — you measure your own success partly by the experience you create for hiring managers, candidates, and HR partners
• Comfort with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and managing a concurrent portfolio of searches across time zones
• Data fluency: you use funnel metrics and market data to set expectations and drive decisions
• Experience with modern ATS and CRM platforms; interest in applying AI tools to recruiting workflows is a plus
• Bachelor's degree (BA, BS or equivalent) from an accredited four-year college, or equivalent practical experience