Hedge Funds Solutions Data Management Associate

Morgan Stanley • New York, NY

1d • $90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) is one of the largest global asset management organizations of any full-service securities firm, with more than 40 years of history, a presence in 24 countries and a total of $1.9 trillion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025. MSIM strives to provide outstanding long-term investment performance, service and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide.
The Hedge Fund Solutions (HFS) Data Management team is a critical component of the HFS investment team responsible for data collection, coordination, and reporting. Team members regularly interface with all members of the HFS business including front, middle, and back-office personnel to help ensure data integrity, timeliness, and efficiency. While the role includes limited manual data collection and maintenance tasks, the team continuously seeks to source data through more automated means, therefore, a successful candidate also has strong interests in process automation, workflow, and related data optimization tasks.
The role is in New York and will report to the head of the Data Management team. The position will work in close coordination with other India-based Data Management team members to provide continuous data coverage.

Requirements

• Two-to-three years of relevant financial services experience; hedge fund or alternative asset class experience preferred, but not required
• Resourceful, self-motivated individual with intellectual curiosity able to demonstrate a flexible and creative approach to problem solving
• Ability to produce high-quality work both in a team environment and independently
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to translate fundamental research concepts into quantitative frameworks and vice versa
• Intermediate-to-advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VBA
• Intermediate-to-advanced report development skills including working knowledge of SQL, Tableau, Microsoft Access, or similar

Responsibilities

• Management of the HFS data infrastructure, including the collection of performance, assets, exposure, and investment product details
• Implement and guide data quality best practices, including oversight over process improvement initiatives
• Software and data vendor oversight tasks
• Coordination with offshore team members to help ensure continuous data coverage
• Support HFS reporting, including cross-divisional Investment Management requests, HFS’ client-facing web portal, and coordination of new functionality development

What This Job Offers

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