MSCI Senior Associate reviews

4.2

89% would recommend to a friend

(260 total reviews)
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Henry A. Fernandez

91% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Sr. Associate employees have rated MSCI with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 260 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Associate professionals have an excellent working experience there. MSCI is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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260 reviews
2.0
Apr 2, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is OK but only at the higher title levels. Domain and analytical work itself can be highly interesting and challenging, if not for the corporate bureaucracy and infighting that impedes progress. Decent benefits such as medical, vision, 401k, etc.

Cons

Blame game, Machiavellian politics between groups and individuals. Corporate culture is almost the opposite of teamwork; rather, people try to CYA all the time. There is a negative view permeating the company of “failure” be it actual or perceived. People are therefore understandably afraid to try new things, do green-field research and proof-of-concept projects, etc because of the risk of failure, which is inherent in these sorts of endeavors. Zero focus or value placed on career development; people essentially get stuck in their role with no opportunity or catering toward improving their skills or moving to higher levels on their career path. Non-technical managers hired to oversee technical functions leads to poor decisions, political battles, disenfranchised and frustrated staff. Focus on cost-cutting and maintaining margin means innovation does not thrive, since the focus is always on feature development that is promised to bring in new customers. Lots of jobs transferred offshore, which makes software engineering efforts difficult to complete and very inefficient.

1.0
Mar 6, 2014

Worst company ever!

Recommend
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Pros

Good salary and compensation package (Life insurance, pension fund payment, bonus, 1 month extra payment, high salary). Very nice office environment.

Cons

Fully controlled, no way to be creative and come up with new ideas. Terrible internal procedures ("be bulletproofed") ZERO INTERNAL CAREER OPPORTUNITY!!!!!!!!!! From emerging countries, there is NO WAY TO MOVE to developed location To get a higher level position, it's easier to leave the firm and apply to the position from outside than be promoted. No real life as you have to be in the office day and night.

5.0
Mar 5, 2014

MSCI Killed the RMG Star

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Pros

Riskmetrics was a start-up inhabiting the body of a publicly traded financial firm. It was a magnet for people who loved finance but weren't big fans of Wall Street's cultural rot. Working there was a privilege.

Cons

- Compensation was not good, and they often renegged on compensation promises. - MSCI snuffed out many of the best aspects of the culture when they made the acquisition. It became less innovative, and people who were once empowered entrepreneurs were turned into drones.

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