Equity Risk Associate​/Senior Associate

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (“MSIM”), together with its investment advisory affiliates, has more than 1,300 investment professionals around the world and $1.7 trillion in assets under management or supervision as of June 30, 2025. Morgan Stanley Investment Management strives to provide strong long-term investment performance, outstanding service and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide.

• Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) is a global provider of investment products and services to institutional clients across multiple asset classes. The Firm offers a wide range of global equity, fixed income and asset allocation solutions across both public and private markets.
• The Global Risk & Analysis Group (GRA) team offers the opportunity to identify, assess, manage and monitor risk across MSIM, and provide research/analysis and reporting for clients, regulators, Portfolio Management Teams, Firm Management, and other internal teams.
• This member of GRA will be responsible for analysis, research and delivery of certain equity risk-focused projects. In addition, the associate/senior associate will perform data analysis, aggregation and reporting.

• Work as a key member of the Equity Investment Risk team to conduct research and analysis of MSIM’s actively managed equity funds and the overall global equity market.
• Measure, identify, and communicate risks of actively managed equity funds to various parties, such as Portfolio Management Teams, Firm Management, clients, regulators, and other internal teams.
• Research, construct, apply, and interpret macroeconomic stress scenarios as they relate to actively managed equity funds.
• Use market, risk, and performance tools such as Barra Portfolio Manager/Barra risk models, Fact Set, Bloomberg, and Aladdin on a daily basis.
• Work closely with other investment risk management teams (alternatives, fixed income, liquidity, cross-investment) to expand and optimize MSIM’s risk management platform.
• Collaborate with I.T. Team to build and improve data and processes which are critical to the Equity Investment Risk Team.

• An undergraduate degree in business, finance, mathematics or other related quantitative field
• Ideally 2 to 5 years of experience; previous experience in the equity asset management industry is strongly preferred.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Experience using SQL is a plus.
• Familiarity with market data and risk tools (i.e., Barra Portfolio Manager, Barra One, Barra equity factor risk models, Fact Set, Bloomberg, Aladdin).
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic self-starter.
• Team-player mentality, with the ability to work independently when necessary.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments at once and meet associated deadlines.

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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.

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