Business Analyst MSCI Barra One / Risk Metric | Asset Management - Business Analyst (Contract) | Outside IR35 | up to £600 / day | 6-month initial | Hybrid London

Business Analyst MSCI Barra One / Risk Metric | Asset Management - Business Analyst (Contract) | Outside IR35 | up to £600/day | 6-month initial | Hybrid London
Business Analyst MSCI Barra One with deep investment operations and front-office/risk understanding is required for a flagship MSCI Barra One implementation for a £8bn+ endowment. Business Analyst MSCI Barra One is a high-impact role within a multi-year transformation programme consolidating public, private, and real asset portfolios into a single investment book of record.
The organisation is a mission-driven asset owner with a long-term investment horizon and a strong commitment to responsible stewardship.
This Business Analyst MSCI Barra One will step into a critical delivery position-owning key workstreams, validating the operating model, and partnering closely with the implementation team, front office, and risk stakeholders. Experience with MSCI Barra One
Paying up to £600/day (Outside IR35) ️ Hybrid working - 2 days a week in London 6-month initial contract (extensions expected) Start date: ASAP Technology context: Microsoft Fabric, Python
As the Business Analyst MSCI Barra One supporting the MSCI implementation, you will take ownership of key functional work streams across a complex, multi-portfolio integration.
The Business Analyst will work closely with the PM, existing BA, and MSCI implementation specialists to shape and validate the target operating model for a whole-fund investment book of record.
The successful Business Analyst MSCI Barra One will lead requirements definition, challenge assumptions, and ensure the solution design supports front-office, risk, performance, and policy needs across public markets, private markets, and real assets. The Business Analyst MSCI Barra One will collaborate with investment teams, risk, operations, and technology to ensure the platform is configured correctly and aligned to endowment-style workflows.
The Business Analyst MSCI Barra One role requires strong familiarity with investment data models, risk/performance concepts, and the nuances of asset-owner environments. You will support vendor configuration discussions, validate data flows, and ensure the integration approach-delivered via Microsoft Fabric and Python. You will also help shape the migration approach and ensure the consolidated whole-fund view is accurate, scalable, and fit for long-term reporting and governance.

To be a good fit, the Business Analyst MSCI Barra One will have:Experience working within an asset owner (endowment, pension fund, sovereign wealth fund, family office)Strong background in front-office, risk, or investment policy workflowsHands-on experience with MSCIUnderstanding of whole-fund book of record design and investment data modelsStrong grasp of risk and performance conceptsAbility to lead workstreams, validate operating models, and challenge design decisionsFamiliarity with SQL Server/data movement is helpful but not essentialComfortable working with technical teams delivering integrations in Microsoft Fabric and Python
If you are interested in this Business Analyst MSCI Barra One role and have strong experience with MSCI or comparable investment platforms, please send your CV ASAP via this advert or to .