Associate, Strats

HBPad; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley seeks an Associate, Strats in New York, NY. Work as a desk strategist focusing on the Prime Brokerage business to understand both tactical and strategic business needs. Perform data analysis to drive economic and operational efficiencies. Deliver data analysis and tooling with technologies including KDB+/Q, DB2, Sybase, Python, and Excel.

Telecommuting permitted up to 1 day per week. Base pay around $200,000 per year, with additional compensation as part of total rewards.

Qualifications

• Requires a Master’s in Quantitative Finance, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Requires two (2) years of experience in data analysis, software development, programming in C++ or Python, and related roles in finance.

Responsibilities

• Operate as a desk strategist on the Prime Brokerage desk to address tactical and strategic business needs.
• Perform data analysis to drive economic and operational efficiencies.
• Deliver analytics and tooling using KDB+/Q, DB2, Sybase, Python, and Excel.
• Collaborate with traders, marketers and strategists to build and enhance tools and systems.

Skills

Data analysis with Excel

Software development

C++

Python

Unix/Linux

Shell scripting

SDLC

Education

Master’s in Quantitative Finance, Business Analytics, or related field

Job description

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC seeks an Associate, Strats in New York, New York. Work as a desk strategist focusing on the Prime Brokerage business to understand both tactical and strategic business needs. Perform data analysis to drive economic and operational efficiencies. Deliver data analysis and tooling with technologies including KDB+/Q, DB2, Sybase, Python, and Excel. Work on the equity swap trading desk and collaborate with senior traders, marketers and strategists to develop the analytics used to drive the business. Build and enhance new and existing tools used for business analysis and the systems that drive business. Telecommuting permitted up to 1 day per week.

Salary

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $200,000 and $200,000 per year 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.

Requirements

• Requires a Master’s in Quantitative Finance, Business Analytics, or a related field and two (2) years of experience in the position offered or two (2) years as an Associate, Risk Analytics Specialist, Financial Engineer, or a related role in the financial industry.
• Requires two (2) years of experience with: Data analysis with Excel; software development; iterative programming languages including C++ or Python; financial derivatives; working with Unix/Linux environment; shell scripting; and the Software Development Life Cycle.

EOE

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values – putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back – aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what’s best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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