FID, Credit, NA Leveraged Finance Strat - Analyst / Associate
About The Position
Role Overview: The North America Credit Flow business is seeking a Desk Strat at the Analyst or Associate level to support the Leveraged Finance (LevFin) trading desk which includes Leveraged Loans (LL), High Yield bonds (HY), and the Special Situations Group (SSG). The successful candidate will join the Global Credit Strat Team, partnering closely with traders, desk analysts, and sales to design, enhance, and maintain analytical tools and trading systems that underpin the business. This is a hands-on, front-office role offering direct exposure to the trading desk. The role centers on developing and scaling data-driven analytics to support pricing, risk management, and trade idea generation for the trading desk. The candidate will work with structured and unstructured data sources, build analytical models, and help drive decisions around execution, risk management, and capital allocation. This individual will collaborate with key stakeholders across Technology, Market Risk, Finance, and Operations in addition to maintaining and developing strats managed tools. 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. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser. 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. At Morgan Stanley, we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for people, governments and institutions, always with a standard of excellence and guided by our core values. Morgan Stanley is dedicated to providing first-class service to our clients, in a way that reflects our commitment to creating a more sustainable future and fostering stronger communities around the world. In each line of business, we strive to demonstrate our belief in the power of transformative thinking, innovative strategies and leading-edge solutions—and in the ability of capital to work for the benefit of all society.
Requirements
- Several years of experience in a quantitative or data-driven role within financial markets.
- Proficiency in Kdb+/q (or strong aptitude to learn).
- Experience with large-scale data integration and analytics development preferred.
- Understanding of fundamental credit and financial analysis (e.g., financial statements, earnings, market events) is a plus.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities independently.
- Ability to communicate effectively across trading, sales, and support functions.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the LevFin analytics foundation and trading system infrastructure.
- Expand business capabilities to incorporate new structured and unstructured data sources and build relevant analytics.
- Design, improve, and maintain pricing and risk models across LevFin and SSG products.
- Partner with traders, sales, analysts, and structurers to identify and execute trade ideas.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Tech, MRM, MRD, Finance, Ops) to align tools and analytics with broader business objectives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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