Associate - Global Product Data Operations

Department

Investment Management (IM) Operations partners with the Investment Management and related teams of MSIM, by providing middle-office services including portfolio manager support, client services, portfolio transitions, market registration, product data, corporate actions. reconciliations and performance and attribution analysis services.

Team

The Global Product Data Team creates and maintains equity and fixed income securities and related reference data for Investment Teams, Surveillance, and other users of security master data. This includes a variety of equity instruments including common stocks, ADRs, GDRs, rights and warrants, and a variety of fixed income instruments including treasuries, mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset backed securities (ABS), bank loans, collateralized debt and loan obligations (CDO, CLOs), municipal bonds and others. We also work to ensure the quality, completeness, and timeliness of the data for each of these types of instruments.

We seeking someone to join our team as an Associate with a focus on maintaining MSIM’s security master and related reference data, as well as work on strategic initiatives as we continue to provide quality data for our clients and reduce risk in our changing industry.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What you’ll do in the role:

• Creating and managing securities with a focus on automation, data quality and risk mitigation.
• Providing security master and reference data support to Front Office (PM’s, Traders, Analysts) , Surveillance and other stakeholders across Asia, Europe, and America. Responding to all queries in a timely manner.
• Reviewing exception reports such as those for Aladdin and proprietary systems on a daily basis and resolving the exceptions
• Resolving cash and asset reconciliation exceptions including researching reference data points causing the breaks
• Partnering with global teams in West Conshohoken, PA and Mumbai, India for security master related cleanup, new data points and related projects.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• 2+ years of experience in the asset management side of the investment management industry.
• Strong knowledge of investment instruments, their related reference data requirements and how they are expected to behave.
• Knowledge of Aladdin applications, particularly Security Master, Dashboards, AladdinView and Reconciliation. Other modules such as Trade Entry, Explore a plus.
• Proficiency with data querying tools such as PL/SQL and MSSQL a plus
• Proficiency with market data providers such as Bloomberg and Refinitive a plus
• Proficiency with automation tools such as Copilot, Alteryx, Ui Path and PowerBI a plus
• Strong organizational skills with strict attention to detail.
• Demonstrated success working in a high volume, high intensity environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to risk control and management.
• Demonstrated skills working on a global team including clear communication, being proactive, handoffs and escalation as needed.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Professional and decisive with outstanding business judgment and ability to see issues through to resolution.
• Proficient computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Office (Excel)

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

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. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $65,000 and $90,000 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's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

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