Capital Markets Fixed Income Specialist

Company Overview

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide—including corporations, governments, and individuals—from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people are critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and a strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career: a place for people to learn, achieve, and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives, and needs is an important part of our culture.

Morgan Stanley and Company (MSCO) is an institutional market maker covering insurance companies, asset managers, mutual funds, hedge funds, and banks, in addition to being one of the largest clients in the market, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM), a global leader in wealth management, provides access to a wide range of products and services to individuals, businesses, and institutions. These services include brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, credit and lending, cash management, annuities and insurance, retirement, and trust. Our MSWM Capital Markets Team provides individuals, corporations, and governments around the world with a wide range of products and services. Our scope extends across multiple asset classes, providing differentiated, commercial content and first-class service.

Position Details

Role Title

Fixed Income Specialist

Team

Investment Solutions, Capital Markets

Department

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Position Description

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Fixed Income is fully integrated into the MSCO ecosystem through a formal joint venture. Sales and content professionals on the MSWM FI desk actively assess and manage risk while working with Morgan Stanley’s Financial Advisors and UHNW clients on portfolio strategy, portfolio construction, individual and/or portfolio analytics, timely market commentary and content, and in-depth security analysis. The team leverages both internal and external credit analysis, research, and strategy to assist Financial Advisors in managing fixed income portfolios.

Primary Responsibilities

• Help curate and distribute top ideas from the Fixed Income Desk to the field via email, BlastIM, and national conference calls.
• Analyze event-driven “special situations” within credit, including liability management exercises, M&A, and other material corporate events to provide Financial Advisors with context and guidance.
• Work closely with sales and other content specialists to roundtable and scale best ideas.
• Leverage Morgan Stanley Research and Strategy to aid in positioning and portfolio construction.
• Leverage Artificial Intelligence to efficiently scale content creation and distribution.
• Adhere to and help ensure accordance with MSWM FI policy and procedures to aid in risk governance.

Requirements

• 1 to 3 years of experience in Fixed Income Sales & Trading.
• Fundamental understanding of global Fixed Income markets.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• A passion for capital markets and a constant drive to learn more.
• Licenses: Series 7, 66 (63 & 65), or within 2 months of hire.
• Proficient Microsoft Excel knowledge and AIMS functionality.
• Ability to identify investment opportunities and analyze client portfolios. A fast-paced environment requires an aptitude for analyzing and interpreting often complex information in a timely manner.
• Candidate must have an entrepreneurial attitude to help create best ideas for the Morgan Stanley client base.

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 differentiated way, and we have done so 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 is 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 visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices.

Compensation and Equal Opportunity

Expected base pay rates for this role will be between $70,000 and $115,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents. Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information regarding equal employment opportunities, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.