MSIM- Emerging Markets- Quantitative Portfolio Analyst

Morgan Stanley • Boston, MA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Emerging Market Debt Department manages over $30 billion across multiple absolute return, fixed income, and equity investment strategies. The group employs a top down, country by country investment process that focuses on analyzing the political and economic conditions in countries around the globe. Its funds’ investment strategies employ a wide range of financial instruments including sovereign and corporate credit, foreign exchange, interest rate and credit derivatives, commodities, and equities. The department invests directly in almost all global markets and frequently in emerging and frontier markets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in economics, finance, or quantitative subjects.
• 1-3 years of related experience.
• Programming skills in Python, SQL, C# or other languages.
• Self-starter with an ability to work independently, and a strong sense of intellectual curiosity.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills are essential.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.

Nice To Haves

• Work towards CFA is a plus.
• Experience with visualization software, such as Tableau, is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Works directly with senior portfolio managers, analysts, and traders on a variety of projects of a quantitative nature. Examples include backtesting various strategies, designing portfolio construction approaches, and pre-trade analysis of quotes.
• Organize and analyze large data sets using various statistical methods such as regressions, Monte Carlo simulations, and machine learning.
• Conduct portfolio analysis leading to investment decisions resulting from findings.
• Design and build applications to analyze and visualize data for the purpose of research and portfolio management.

Benefits

• some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry
• commission earnings
• incentive compensation
• discretionary bonuses
• other short and long-term incentive packages
• other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs

What This Job Offers

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