MSIM Growth & Innovation - Vice President

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) is one of the largest global asset management organizations of any full-service securities firm, with more than 40 years of history, a presence in 24 countries, and a total of $1.9 trillion in assets under management as of March 31, 2026. MSIM strives to provide outstanding long-term investment performance, service, and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations, and individuals worldwide.

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Morgan Stanley Growth & Innovation (MSGI) is an MSIM strategy targeting late stage, growth equity investments in scaled, private, high-growth companies in fast-growing technology sectors. The strategy targets category-defining companies operating in large addressable markets with significant long-term compounding potential. The MSGI strategy sits under the broader Private Credit & Equity (PC&E) platform with over 300 professionals globally managing approximately $62Bn of client capital across direct private equity and private-credit strategies.

Recent MSGI strategy investments include scaled private technology companies across frontier AI research and foundational models, unified data and AI analytics, next-generation defense technology, and modern financial software. The strategy has meaningful capital available for new investments, positioning the team to be highly active across late-stage growth equity opportunities. This is a unique opportunity to join a lean and entrepreneurial investment team at an inflection point for the platform, helping deploy capital into category-defining private technology companies while contributing to the continued buildout of a differentiated growth equity strategy within Morgan Stanley Investment Management.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management is seeking a Vice President to join Morgan Stanley Growth & Innovation. The Vice President will work directly with senior investors and play a central role across the full investment lifecycle, with a particular focus on deal execution, underwriting, and diligence.

This is a high-impact opportunity for an investor who can serve as the day-to-day lead on live transactions, manage complex diligence work streams, build conviction around investment opportunities, and help translate analysis into clear investment recommendations. The role will also involve company relationship-building, thematic research, portfolio company support, and broader strategy development for a growing investment platform.

• Lead day-to-day execution of new late-stage growth equity investments, including opportunity evaluation, diligence, underwriting, structuring, Investment Committee approval, and closing in partnership with senior investors.
• Own the investment recommendation, including key diligence findings, valuation framework, competitive positioning, risk / reward assessment, downside case, return scenarios, and exit path.
• Manage internal and external deal work streams, including direct engagement with management teams, industry experts, advisors, legal, tax, finance, operations, and compliance.
• Oversee Investment Committee materials and junior team execution, providing direction and mentorship to ensure analysis is rigorous, conclusions are well-supported, and work product is clear, polished, and decision-ready.
• Support portfolio company monitoring, follow-on investment analysis, thematic research, market mapping, and relationship development, with the opportunity to take on increasing origination and investment ownership over time.

• 6–10 years of relevant investment experience, including meaningful experience in growth equity, late-stage venture capital, technology-focused private equity, or technology-focused crossover investing, with significant exposure to technology sectors.
• Strong technology investing judgment, including the ability to assess market structure, competitive positioning, product differentiation, growth durability, unit economics, valuation, and exit paths.
• Demonstrated ability to form independent…