Real Estate Investing, Pre-MBA Associate (2027 Program)

Full-Time Pre-MBA Associate

The Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing team is looking for a Full-Time Pre-MBA Associate (2027 Spring / Summer Start) to support the Acquisitions group in several areas, including:

• Preparing financial analysis and presentation materials for potential investment opportunities across both core and opportunistic strategies and all product types
• Managing due diligence of potential deal closings
• Coordinating market due diligence
• Working directly with investment sales brokers, joint venture / operating partners, and developers
• Helping to execute business development initiatives
• Researching and analyzing various investment strategies

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with superior academic performance
• 2-4 years of prior work experience in the real estate field, ideally at a leading real estate investing, lending, development, brokerage or investment banking platform, including leveraged finance or sponsors coverage
• Experience with real estate financial modeling and Argus DCF or Enterprise
• Strong analytical and technical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Superior attention to detail
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and a team player
• Ability to handle multiple assignments at once and meet critical deadlines

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $110,000 and $150,000 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.

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).