Data & Analytics - Business Solutions Group (BSG) - Associate

Morgan Stanley • New York, NY

16h

About The Position

The Business Solutions Group (BSG) team sits within Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Securities Group (ISG) and functions as an in-house management consulting team supporting the firm with strategic program management and delivery, large-scale transformation, operational improvement, and regulatory change or remediation. The team partners with individual business lines, Legal/Risk/Compliance, and senior firm leadership to drive initiatives to completion. This individual will play a foundational role in shaping the team’s capabilities, delivering high-impact engagements. As a key member of the BSG team, this individual will work in cross-functional agile teams alongside various business stakeholders (e.g. business, technology, operations, risk and finance) to innovate and consult on developing new or enhancing existing technologies. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and industry experts to design and deliver high performance data frameworks and technical platforms that power advanced analytics engagements and solutions.

Requirements

• Strong data analytics experience, including ability to leverage data visualization tools (i.e., Power BI, Tableau, Excel)
• Experience with machine learning models, LLM, agentic workflows and RAG implementation
• Proven ability to manage delivery/execution of a wide range of tasks and initiatives
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Proven experience developing partnerships with and successfully coordinating across various business and functional stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to interact at all levels of the organization and tailor messages appropriately
• Strong presentation skills, including ability to create polished PowerPoint presentations for various levels of management
• Independent self-starter who can manage multiple activities to aggressive deadlines
• Eagerness to learn business and understand detailed technical requirements
• A minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience
• Ability to manipulate and do computations on financial data sets using a programming language such as Python, R or similar languages
• Demonstrated interest and skills in technology and process management
• Experience building data pipelines in production and ability to work across structured, semi-structured and unstructured data
• Interest in the sales and trading ecosystem – products, markets, risk management, finance and regulatory drivers
• Experience building or scaling an internal consulting, strategy, PMO or transformation function
• Project management, product development, business management, or management consulting in the financial services industry, ideally Wealth Management
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree within a quantitative/economics/finance field

Responsibilities

• Support high quality, multi-workstream consulting engagements within ISG including front office, risk, finance, operations and technology
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance and propose technology assets and solutions, ensuring seamless deployment and continuous upgradation of functionalities
• Own deliverables across the automation journey to ensure the use cases and scenarios are properly documented & analyzed
• Create & manage project plans, call out risks & issues proactively, report progress against the plan & track associated project benefits
• Partner with BSG leadership and stakeholders on all stages of program planning and execution to ensure deadlines are met and assist with risk/issue resolution
• Support change management/ process enhancements, control, and governance-related initiatives
• Promote a collaborative, inclusive, high-performance culture that balances excellence with sustainability

Benefits

• Ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
• Attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry.
• Support for employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level