Company Profile

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Department Profile

The Fixed Income Division (FID) is comprised of Interest Rate and Currency Products, Corporate Credit, Muni Products, and Securitized Product Group. Professionals in the Division assess and actively manage risk, trade securities, and structure as well as execute innovative transactions in the fast-paced and constantly changing global markets. The Municipality Division is a market leader across a broad range of markets, with expertise in areas including Sales & Trading, Muni Capital Solutions, Muni Capital Markets, and Public Finance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, build, develop, and manage software products used by bankers to drive their client coverage and inform decision making
• Collect, build and analyze banking datasets to generate quantitative and qualitative content for banking RFPs and other clients’ needs
• Initiate and develop models and tools that facilitate deal making and client relationship building
• Collaborate with bankers, syndicate desk, traders and technology teams to achieve workflow innovation

Desired Skills

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in a financial engineering, financial economics, computer science, statistics, operational research or related discipline
• Experience to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work well with junior team members, senior management, and external clients
• Strong self-motivation and initiatives, interested in Muni banking business
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Real world data experience with programming capability of data analytics
• Attention to detail and working thoughtfully and independently

Beneficial Skills

• Moderate to advanced quantitative skills and programming ability in a major language, preferably Python
• Database experience, such as SQL, Mongo or KDB
• Experience in generating banking RFPs
• Experience with enterprise software development, including CI/CD pipelines, code management, deployment, and code quality controls
• Knowledge of Muni and Client coverage

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $150,000 and $200,000 per year for an Associate and between $200,000 and $250,000 per year for a VP, at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees. It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

Job: *Desk Strategists

Title: FID, Public Finance Desk Strat - VP

Location: New York-New York

Requisition ID: 3259666