Associate - Global Product Data Operations

Morgan Stanley • Boston, MA

2d • $65,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Department Investment Management (IM) Operations partners with the Investment Management and related teams of MSIM, by providing middle-office services including portfolio manager support, client services, portfolio transitions, market registration, product data, corporate actions. reconciliations and performance and attribution analysis services. Team The Global Product Data Team creates and maintains equity and fixed income securities and related reference data for Investment Teams, Surveillance, and other users of security master data. This includes a variety of equity instruments including common stocks, ADRs, GDRs, rights and warrants, and a variety of fixed income instruments including treasuries, mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset backed securities (ABS), bank loans, collateralized debt and loan obligations (CDO, CLOs), municipal bonds and others. We also work to ensure the quality, completeness, and timeliness of the data for each of these types of instruments. We seeking someone to join our team as an Associate with a focus on maintaining MSIM’s security master and related reference data, as well as work on strategic initiatives as we continue to provide quality data for our clients and reduce risk in our changing industry. Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in the asset management side of the investment management industry.
• Strong knowledge of investment instruments, their related reference data requirements and how they are expected to behave.
• Knowledge of Aladdin applications, particularly Security Master, Dashboards, AladdinView and Reconciliation. Other modules such as Trade Entry, Explore a plus.
• Strong organizational skills with strict attention to detail.
• Demonstrated success working in a high volume, high intensity environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to risk control and management.
• Demonstrated skills working on a global team including clear communication, being proactive, handoffs and escalation as needed.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Professional and decisive with outstanding business judgment and ability to see issues through to resolution.
• Proficient computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Office (Excel)

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with data querying tools such as PL/SQL and MSSQL a plus
• Proficiency with market data providers such as Bloomberg and Refinitive a plus
• Proficiency with automation tools such as Copilot, Alteryx, Ui Path and PowerBI a plus

Responsibilities

• Creating and managing securities with a focus on automation, data quality and risk mitigation.
• Providing security master and reference data support to Front Office (PM’s, Traders, Analysts) , Surveillance and other stakeholders across Asia, Europe, and America.
• Responding to all queries in a timely manner.
• Reviewing exception reports such as those for Aladdin and proprietary systems on a daily basis and resolving the exceptions
• Resolving cash and asset reconciliation exceptions including researching reference data points causing the breaks
• Partnering with global teams in West Conshohoken, PA and Mumbai, India for security master related cleanup, new data points and related projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed