Associate – Research COO Team

Company Profile:

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

In the Research division we offer timely integrated analysis of companies sectors markets and economies helping clients with their most critical decisions.

What youll do in the role:

Morgan Stanley is seeking an Associate Research in New York New York to support the Research COO team through rigorous analysis and proactive partnership with senior and cross-functional stakeholders.

The Associate will own a significant portion of Research reporting for analysts management and partner teams. You will design enhance and run performance and business-outcome metrics ensuring reporting is accurate scalable and decision-useful. The role requires a highly data-driven approach translating complex datasets into clear insights narratives and recommendations that influence business decisions.

You will work closely with Research leadership Sales Technology and other internal partners to apply analytics in support of client engagement strategies business planning and strategic decision-making. Responsibilities include consolidating data from multiple sources validating results synthesizing findings into executive-ready materials and guiding stakeholders on how to use data effectively in practice.

This role will also gather requirements and manage delivery for management data platforms automate and streamline reporting and data workflows and support the execution of strategic initiatives led by the Research COO team. Success in this role requires strong ownership the ability to move quickly from problem to solution and confident communication across technical and non-technical audiences. The Associate will collaborate with stakeholders in the U.S. and overseas balancing independent ownership with a highly collaborative working style. Telecommuting permitted up to 1 day per week.

What youll bring to the role:

• 23 years of relevant experience in data analytics data management COO consulting strategy or related analytical roles
• Strong reporting and analytics ownership: ability to independently drive recurring and ad hoc reporting deliverables end-to-end
• Deep data expertise: advanced ability to clean structure validate and analyze datasets to produce reliable metrics and insights
• Demonstrated ability to identify trends answer business questions with analytical rigor and translate analysis into actionable recommendations for a range of stakeholders (including senior leadership)
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities drive timelines and coordinate across teams in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with a track record of influencing cross-functional partners and delivering clear concise narratives
• Experience with data and reporting tools including: Excel Python SQL and PowerBI
• Bachelors degree in Finance STEM Computer Science or a related field

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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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $100000 and $155000 per year for Associate 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 Stanleys 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.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color religion creed age sex sex stereotype gender gender identity or expression transgender sexual orientation national origin citizenship disability marital and civil partnership/union status pregnancy veteran or military service status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).