MSCI reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(292 total reviews)
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Henry A. Fernandez

88% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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1.0
Feb 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Flexible time management - low stress environment

Cons

- limited career growth - Poor salary

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MSCI Response
4mo
Thank you for sharing your feedbadk with us on Glassdoor. At MSCI, we believe that careers grow through opportunities such as internal mobility, stretch assignments, mentoring, coaching, cross-functional projects, and promotions. Development at MSCI is employee-owned and manager guided, where our managers provide direction and support to ensure growth aligns with both personal ambitions and business priorities. We also participate in various benchmarking studies from relevant industries and firms that reassure us that we are rewarding people in an appropriate and realistic way. Our compensation is designed to be internally appropriate considering individual performance and contribution.
3.0
Feb 6, 2026

Msci review

Recommend
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Pros

Private healthcare, 13th month salary, annual bonus Practically unlimited WFH and flexibilty

Cons

Feels like the company underperforms for years now, feels like im not very well respected, cannot get a promotion for years and you have the typical multi buzzwords around all the time

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MSCI Response
4mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are glad to ehar that you appreciate the comprehensive benefits package we offer to our employees. At MSCI, we believe that careers growth can have many differrent forms, including internal mobility, stretch assignments, mentoring, coaching and cross-functional projects. Development at MSCI is employee-owned and manager guided, where our managers provide direction and support to ensure growth aligns with both personal ambitions and business priorities.
2.0
Jan 31, 2026

Msci hong kong ltd

Recommend
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Pros

Pros · Above-Market Compensation: Offers competitive salary and benefits packages that are attractive within the financial services sector. · Exposure to Learning: Provides firsthand experience with global institutional clients, financial indexes, and analytics in a major financial hub.

Cons

Cons · Inefficient & Manual Sales Processes: Sales operations are highly manual and heavily dependent on email chains, leading to slow throughput and a high risk of errors or requests falling through the cracks. · Confusing & Unstructured Workflows: The sales process is not clearly defined or streamlined, making it difficult to navigate client requests and internal procedures efficiently. · Decentralized and Inconsistent Approvals: Approval mechanisms are scattered and lack a central system, causing significant delays and frustration in getting decisions finalized. · Lack of Standardized Training: Formal, structured training is virtually non-existent. New hires are not given adequate guidance or resources to learn their roles effectively. · "Figure It Out Yourself" Culture: The prevailing expectation is to have immediate answers and solutions without proper support. You are often left to independently decipher how to handle every unique request, which is unsustainable and stressful. · Non-Advisable for Structured Learners: The combination of confusing processes, missing approvals, and absent training makes this a particularly challenging environment for those who thrive under clear guidance and structured onboarding. Not advisable to apply here if you expect a supportive framework for professional development.

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MSCI Response
5mo
Thank you for sharing your experience. We appreciate the feedback and are taking action. We are reshaping how we onboard and enable our Sales teams globally, with a clear focus on strengthening sales capabilities and delivering more disciplined commercial learning aligned to client segments and use cases. This includes clearer role expectations, defined sales processes, and training anchored in real client scenarios, supported by ongoing coaching. At the same time, we are putting clearer frameworks in place to reduce ambiguity and internal friction, so Sales teams spend less time navigating processes and more time focused on building the deep, trusted client relationships that drive our growth.
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