Fixed Income Division - Municipal Securities - VP/ED, Structuring (New York)

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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. Morgan Stanley aligns its municipal investment banking, underwriting, sales, trading, lending, and M&A advisory in one integrated organizational group under the umbrella of the Municipal Securities Division.

From the largest global institutions to innovative new hedge funds, investors come to Morgan Stanley for sales, trading, and market-making services in almost every type of financial instrument including stocks, bonds, derivatives, foreign exchange, and commodities. Our professionals provide liquidity and content to clients around the world, actively assessing and managing risk, trading securities, and planning and executing transactions in fast-changing markets. As the needs of our clients become increasingly complex, we often develop customized solutions.

Background on the Team

Within the Fixed Income Division, Municipal Securities Structuring is made up of a group of experienced municipal market professionals focused on providing exceptional marketing and execution services to the full complement of our borrower and investor clients.

The multi-faceted group sits between the nexus of origination, underwriting, and market making. The candidate will focus on the design and marketing of structured transactions to both clients and internal stakeholders using a wide array of cash and derivative products.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide the analytical, quantitative and operational contributions necessary to execute bespoke structured transactions
• Work closely with the salesforce force to identify both client needs and design structures to meet those needs
• Develop and maintain marketing materials for existing and new product offerings
• Work and collaborate with other desks withing Morgan Stanley and externally to support structuring activities

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree
• 5+ years of experience in structured finance/fixed income role, comfort with cash and derivative products
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Curious, inquisitive, collaborative, attention to detail, analytical, self-starting, team-oriented
• Eager to use new technologies, data and automation to enhance traditional job functions
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and simultaneously manage multiple high priority projects

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 $160,000 and $250,000 per year at the commencement of employment for Vice President and between $225,000 and $300,000 per year at the commencement of employment for Executive Director. 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.

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