Managing Director, Engineering Fellow

Your Team Responsibilities

The Engineering Fellow is an executive-level technical leadership role at MSCI,reporting to the Chief Technology Officer.

This roleisresponsible forthe end-to-end technology strategy, architectural blueprint, and engineering excellence  position blends high-level business strategy with hands-on technical governance to deliver highly scalable, secure, and AI-native financial platforms used by clients across the globe.

• Technology Strategy & Architecture
  • Architectural Blueprinting:Define and drive the long-term, durable technical architecture for all Product and Business lines at MSCI.
  • AI-Native Transformation:Spearhead the integration of advanced technologies like Generative AI and machine learning directly into core products and client experiences tobenefitclients.
  • Cloud & Platform Evolution:Oversee the migration, scaling, and cost optimization of high-availability cloud-native solutions.
  • Technical Governance:Establish design systems, guardrails, and quality frameworks to evaluate solution designs,identify capability gaps, and manage architectural risks.
• Engineering & Operational Excellence
  • Developer Velocity:Champion Agentic Engineering, infrastructureimprovementsand developer tools thateliminateengineering friction, fostering "speed as a habit" across global teams.
  • Resiliency & Scalability:Ensure zero-downtime, sub-second latency, and robust disaster recovery capabilities for critical products.
  • Data Privacy & Compliance:Work closely with security teams to ensure systems are fully compliant with global regulations and data privacy laws.
• Leadership & Talent Management
  • Talent Stewardship:Act as a primary mentor and coach for the organization’s highest technical talent, including Distinguished Engineers, Principal Engineers, and Enterprise Architects.
  • Boundaryless
    
    Collaboration:
    
    Partner with cross-functional executive stakeholders—including Product Management, Experience Design (XD), and Data Science—to align technology investments with business growth targets.
  • M&A Integration:Drive technical due diligence and lead the architectural integrationofacquiredplatforms and third-party independent software vendor (ISV) ecosystems into MSCI Product lines.

• Experience:15+ years of software product development experience with a strong track recordof delivering enterprise-grade platforms atscale.
• Leadership:3-5+ years in an executive-level leadership role managing and coaching globally distributed engineering and architecture teams.
• Technical Expertise:Deepexpertiseacross the entire full-stack software developmentlifecycle—specifically cloud infrastructure, distributed data stores, transactional APIs, financial security compliance, and AI/ML data frameworks.
• Education:Bachelor’s ormaster’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an equivalent technical field (an MBA or relevant advanced engineering degree is highly preferred).
• Domain Expertise:Knowledge of Financial Services is preferred.

What we offer you

• Salary range: $375,000 - $475,000 / year, plus eligible for annual bonus

• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative work spaces.

• 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.

• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, AI Learning Center, Linked In Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.

• 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,…