Quantitative AI and Data Analyst - Executive Director

474 MS Services Group, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 195,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley seeks a seasoned analytics professional to join the Prime Brokerage and Funding Technology team in New York. You will contribute to building scalable AI and data analytics solutions, including GenAI/Large Language Models, with production-grade quality and governance.

The role blends quantitative research with engineering to deliver measurable business impact for multiple trading and risk domains.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in AI, data analytics or related field.
• Experience with production-grade analytics in a financial services setting.
• Ability to present concepts clearly to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop, calibrate and deploy Agentic AI solutions using ML and LLMs.
• Design advanced statistical methods to evaluate and monitor GenAI/LLM applications.
• Test models and build validation frameworks across market conditions.
• Collaborate with users to refine models delivering revenue impact or efficiency gains.
• Ensure compliance with model risk management and governance standards.
• Work with development teams to integrate models into the firm’s tech stack.
• Present findings to management and stakeholders.
• Mentor team members.

Skills

AI & Data Analytics

GenAI/LLM deployment

Statistical modeling

Model risk governance

Python programming

Big data handling

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Python

Job description

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.

Morgan Stanley is seeking a highly motivated professional with financial industry experience to join a data analytics and artificial intelligence team within the Prime Brokerage and Funding Technology Department. The team has a global footprint across New York, London, Hong Kong, and Mumbai and works closely with a variety of business lines in Institutional Equities and Fixed Income trading, Prime Brokerage, Securities Lending and Fund Services, and the Finance and Risk Divisions of the firm. The team is expanding its capabilities in quantitative AI, combining advanced statistical methods with cutting-edge GenAI technologies to develop reliable and production-grade analytics tools.

Primary Responsibilities

• Development, calibration and deployment to production of Agentic AI solutions using a variety of tools and techniques including Machine Learning and Large Language Models.
• Designing and implementing advanced statistical approaches to support evaluation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of GenAI/LLM-based applications.
• Test models comprehensively and build frameworks for model validation across a range of statistical and market conditions.
• Collaboration with users to refine models and tools to deliver applications that provide tangible revenue impact or operational efficiency benefits.
• Working with model risk management and other control functions in the firm to ensure compliance with regulatory and firm governance standards applicable to both quantitative and AI models, including documentation, benchmarking and explainability.
• Working closely with development teams to ensure accurate integration into the firm’s technology stack.
• Presentation of the team’s work to management and stakeholders.
• Mentoring team members.

Required skills

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• 9+ years of relevant experience, particularly working with AI and/or Data Analytics.
• Strong programming skills using Python and handling large datasets and building prototypes of mathematical or statistical models.
• Practical experience in statistics, data analytics or artificial intelligence and familiarity with model development lifecycle in an industry context.
• Ability to work collaboratively and to present concepts and solutions clearly to diverse audiences.

Desired skills

• Practical experience with Bayesian statistics, hierarchical modelling, probabilistic programming (e.g., PyMC, Stan) and uncertainty quantification.
• Experience designing evaluation and monitoring frameworks for ML/GenAI/LLM models.
• Relevant experience in a quantitative, structuring or trading role in the financial industry.
• Domain knowledge of financial market methodologies such as stress testing, VaR, and calibration techniques.

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $195,000 and $275,000 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.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents. Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.

At Morgan Stanley, we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for people, governments and institutions, always with a standard of excellence and guided by our core values. Morgan Stanley is dedicated to providing first-class service to our clients, in a way that reflects our commitment to creating a more sustainable future and fostering stronger communities around the world. In each line of business, we strive to demonstrate our belief in the power of transformative thinking, innovative strategies and leading-edge solutions—and in the ability of capital to work for the benefit of all society.