Data Strategist – FXEM Business Analytics, Vice President, Fixed Income Division

Division: Fixed Income Division

Job Title: Data Strategist FXEM Business Analytics

Location: Mumbai

Job Level: Senior Manager/ VP

Company Profile

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking securities investment management and wealth management services. The Firms employees serve clients worldwide including corporations governments and individuals from more than 1200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together we share a common set of values rooted in integrity excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career a place for people to learn to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Department Profile

The Fixed Income Division is comprised of Interest Rate and Currency Products Credit Products and Distribution. Professionals in the Division assess and actively manage risk trade securities and structure as well as execute innovative transactions in the fast-paced and constantly changing global markets.

Background on the Team

The FXEM Business Analytics team partners with trading strats technology and business management to deliver high-quality scalable and innovative data solutions. The team is at the forefront of applying advanced analytics to transform data into actionable insights and business metrics that support strategic decision-making.

Primary Responsibilities

Morgan Stanley is seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled individual to join the FXEM Business Analytics team as an Data Strategist (8-12 years of experience). This role is ideal for candidates with a strong quantitative foundation and a passion for data analytics in a front-office environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Work closely with the Global FXEM Chief Operating Officer team to diagnose bottlenecks across the product lifecycle and identify opportunities for scaling and optimization.

• Apply data analytics techniques to automate workflows and streamline how users interact with data and metrics.

• Build tools to capture analyze and distribute business metrics across the organization.

• Work with large and complex datasets in KDB and Python to derive impactful insights for business decision-making.

• Partner with technology teams to build integrated data platforms supporting data pipelines catalogues and analytics.

• Contribute to the creation and documentation of high-quality datasets for internal analysis and strategic planning.

• Collaborate with Sales Traders Technologists Strategists and Risk Managers to find holistic solutions that to deliver the best of Morgan Stanley to our clients.

Skills Desired

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Mathematics Physics Computer Science or a related quantitative field.

• Masters degree in Financial Engineering Computational Engineering or a related field is a plus.

Required Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of data analytics and practical experience applying them to real-world problems.

• Strong programming skills in Python. Knowledge of KDB is highly desirable.

• Excellent analytical problem-solving and communication skills.

• High resilience and ability to work at the forefront of business decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a front-office quant strat or business analytics role within an investment bank or asset manager.

• Familiarity with Fixed Income products markets and trading dynamics.

• Interest in data science and business intelligence tools.

• Demonstrable experience writing testable code in a financial setting.

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 thats differentiated and weve 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 - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll 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. Theres also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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