Associate - Business Analyst - Advisory

Morgan Stanley; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a talented AVP in the Advisory Platform team to shape the next-generation Wealth Management platform for Morgan Stanley Advisors, emphasizing industry-leading trade execution solutions. You will partner with a Platform lead to drive product requirements and collaborate across business, tech, UX, risk, and compliance.

The role requires a degree and 2–3 years of related experience in agile environments, with strong communication and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering digital products on time and within scope.
• Strong communication skills, ability to present complex information clearly.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Support product owners with definition and prioritization of product roadmap, release planning, and development and communication of business requirements
• Assist with critical user journeys, use cases, workflows, and business processes that align with the product vision/goals and address critical user and control needs
• Support prioritized product backlog identify, groom, and validate epics and user stories for agile sprints
• Assist with backlog refinement and sprint planning ceremonies to communicate requirements
• Specify acceptance criteria, review testing cases/scenarios and perform and oversee user acceptance testing as needed
• Analyze, define, and manage data flows/models and diverse datasets to define requirements and expected behavior for Morgan Stanley's digital planning solutions
• Work closely with the technology team to assure effective communication of requirements and rapid delivery of key product releases
• Collaborate with key stakeholders from business, technology, UX, risk, cyber & fraud, communications, legal & compliance to elicit requirements
• Prepare presentations, user demos, and status updates
• Gather, organize, and assimilate internal and external feedback to identify and prioritize product gaps, enhancements, and new features
• Collaborate with UI/UX team to develop information/interaction architecture, user flows, wireframes, and visual design comps
• Team up with program management office to effectively organize and plan product releases
• Define, collect, and track KPIs and product/program adoption and usage metrics evangelize for adoption

Skills

Agile development

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Masters degree preferred

Job description

Company Profile

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals. At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firms global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management and Investment management, as well as in the Firms infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, theres ample opportunity to move across the businesses. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

Division Profile

The Wealth Management Platforms organization manages digital platforms and experiences across the Advisor, Workplace and Direct channels, ensuring that our capabilities lead the industry and are delivered and integrated seamlessly.

Position Summary

The Platform team works closely with Wealth Management product areas to define and drive the Advisor and Client experience, and we are in search of a talented and enthusiastic Business Analyst to join our team. As an AVP on the Advisory Platform team, you will work alongside a Platform lead to build the next-generation Wealth Management platform for Morgan Stanley Advisors focusing on industry leading trade execution solutions. As a smart, passionate, detail-oriented team player who loves interacting with a diverse set of people solving tough problems and challenging the status quo, this is an amazing opportunity to forge a new direction for a highly respected company that is deeply committed to reinventing itself.

Key Responsibilities

• Support product owners with definition and prioritization of product roadmap, release planning, and development and communication of business requirements
• Assist with critical user journeys, use cases, workflows, and business processes that align with the product vision/goals and address critical user and control needs
• Support prioritized product backlog identify, groom, and validate epics and user stories for agile sprints
• Assist with backlog refinement and sprint planning ceremonies to communicate requirements
• Specify acceptance criteria, review testing cases/scenarios and perform and oversee user acceptance testing as needed
• Analyze, define, and manage data flows/models and diverse datasets to define requirements and expected behavior for Morgan Stanleys digital planning solutions
• Work closely with the technology team to assure effective communication of requirements and rapid delivery of key product releases
• Collaborate with key stakeholders from business, technology, UX, risk, cyber & fraud, communications, legal & compliance to elicit requirements
• Prepare presentations, user demos, and status updates
• Gather, organize, and assimilate internal and external feedback to identify and prioritize product gaps, enhancements, and new features
• Collaborate with UI/UX team to develop information/interaction architecture, user flows, wireframes, and visual design comps
• Team up with program management office to effectively organize and plan product releases
• Define, collect, and track KPIs and product/program adoption and usage metrics evangelize for adoption

Experience

Bachelors degree required. Masters degree will be a plus.2 - 3 years of experience as a software business or systems analyst with track record of delivering new innovative web or mobile applications within an agile/scrum development process

Required Skills

Proven track record of delivering successful digital products on time and within scope. Experience working in an Agile development environment. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner. Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

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EOE

EOE M/F/D/V Committed to DiversityMorgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals.