We’re seeking someone to join our team as an Associate in Market Risk Analytics team.

In the Firm Risk Management division, we advise businesses across the Firm on risk mitigation strategies, develop tools to analyse and monitor risks and lead key regulatory initiatives.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you’ll do in the role:

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop market risk models and perform their periodic monitoring
• Design and create analytical libraries using Python
• Assume technical ownership of the code library, including its development, maintenance, testing, and governance
• Collaborate effectively with other Market Risk Analysis (MRA) teams and partnering areas, such as Market Risk Management, Model Risk Management, Strats, and IT, to fulfil project requirements.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Required Experience/Skills:

• A master's degree in a quantitative discipline such as Quantitative Finance, Computer Science Physics, Mathematics, or Engineering is required, along with two to five years of relevant work experience that includes a significant quantitative development component.
• A solid understanding of code development using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts, along with familiarity with GitHub for version control, is required.
• Knowledge of trading markets, particularly within the Credit space (including products such as Bonds and Credit Default Swaps), and familiarity with market risk concepts like value-at-risk, is preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Python programming and experience with packages used for data manipulation, time series, and data analysis are essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Ability to independently own and deliver projects is required.

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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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.