Associate-Equity Strats (Research)

About Morgan Stanley

Since our founding in 1935, Morgan Stanley has consistently delivered first-class business in a first-class way. Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 42 countries. Everything we do at Morgan Stanley is guided by our five core values: Do the Right Thing, Put Clients First, Lead with Exceptional Ideas, Commit to Diversity and Inclusion, and Give Back.

What We Offer

Morgan Stanley offers a dynamic and multifaceted environment which requires individuals to work closely with colleagues across various functions and the Business Unit in onshore regions. You will get to work with extremely talented peers in a meritocratic team-oriented culture.

Role Description

As a part of the growing Mumbai based Research Strats team, the individual shall be working directly with equity research analysts located in New York, London, or Hong Kong. The individual will help acquire, clean, and maintain core datasets, maintain models, and automate key data-driven reports for regular publications. Long-term, the individual will have the opportunity to leverage data-driven, quantitative techniques to become a publishing member of the team. To succeed in this role, you should be a self-starter, creative, and curious, with an interest in data and financial markets. We're looking for someone with a unique blend of business, technical, and data skills who is looking to make an impact.

Responsibilities
• Develop comprehensive understanding of relevant databases and technology solutions to elevate data analysis for stocks/sector under coverage
• Automate and maintain key data-driven reports
• Acquire, clean, maintain, and analyze data sets to identify trends and patterns
• In addition to building expertise in data, the equity strat should acquire broad knowledge of stocks and industries to successfully interpret data into meaningful recommendations
• Work with analyst teams to identify and understand relevant drivers of stock performance within specific sectors and industries
• Respond to bespoke data analysis requests from clients and internal stake holders

Qualifications/Skills/Requirements
• Master's degree or higher in a quantitative field such as Financial Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, or Economics
• 2-5 years of experience in relevant roles (ideally in a data analytics/data management role in finance)
• Expert excel skills required
• Extensive experience with the Pandas library in Python, plus some mastery of Python as a general purpose language
• Experience using data vendors such as Refinitiv, Bloomberg, and Factset is highly beneficial
• Very strong attention to detail
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• A genuine interest and understanding of financial markets
• Candidates should be analytical, insightful, quick learners, team players, multi-taskers, with a positive attitude

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