FX Structuring, Associate / Vice President

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 Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 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.

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. The Commodities Division is a market leader in energy, metals, and agricultural product trading worldwide whose professional’s trade in both physical and derivative commodity risk.

Background on the Team

The Fixed Income Structuring team is responsible for designing, pricing, and marketing structured solutions and derivatives tailored to prevailing macroeconomic conditions across FX, Interest Rates, and Credit.

The team works in close partnership with trading desks to optimize the firm’s risk and revenue profile, while collaborating extensively with Sales across Fixed Income, Private Bank, and Investment Banking to deliver investment products and hedging solutions tailored to the needs of institutional, corporate, and wealth management clients.

Key Responsibilities

•            Collaborate with key sales and trading partners across the firm to design, model, and market macro derivative solutions for Greater China institutional and corporate clients

•            Work closely with internal trading desks in defining risk profile and discussing portfolio hedging strategies

•            Coordinate end-to-end execution of transactions across multiple stakeholders, including Sales, Trading, Legal, XVA and other internal functions, while serving as a key point of contact for clients

What You’ll Bring to the Role

• 3 - 5 years of experience as a FX or IR structurer within a top tier financial institution
• Strong understanding of the FX and macro markets, including derivative products and their risk dynamics
• Strong understanding of corporate accounting and banking capital / liquidity frameworks, specifically in the context of derivative transactions
• A well-balanced combination of quantitative expertise, commercial acumen, and strong communication skills, as the role involves actively marketing structured products to corporate clients
• The candidate shall spend most of her/his time on highly tailor-made transactions, hence is expected to have a solution driven mind-set and to add value across each phase of the project.

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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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

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