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Position Summary
Morgan Stanley Private Markets provides Morgan Stanley Wealth Management clients the opportunity to invest in private companies, either by investing alongside an asset manager, investing directly in the company, or by buying or selling secondary shares through the secondary transaction desk. The Morgan Stanley Private Markets team is involved in sourcing investments, originating through the Morgan Stanley platform, and ensuring Financial Advisors and their clients are aware of investment opportunities.
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As part of the PO&D team, you will help lead and manage the onboarding and product lifecycle of various direct/co-investment deals across asset classes. In addition, you will help set and execute the strategy across private market product lines and develop and deliver enhancements to existing products. This position affords the opportunity to gain a broad perspective of the Wealth Management business, and will require close partnership with Alternative Investments, the Global Investment Office (GIO), Legal, Risk, Compliance, Asset Managers, Platforms and Technology, among other groups.
Overview of Roles & Responsibilities:
• Lead onboarding of new deals, working across the organization to ensure on-time and successful launches; this includes working with our asset manager partners, legal, risk, and compliance to negotiate terms and structure co-investment / direct product offerings
• Successfully guide co-investment / direct product offerings through internal committees and reviews
• Assist in the strategy, development, and execution of new and existing private market and transactional product offerings
• Assist in sourcing new deal opportunities from asset manager partners
• Interface with Financial Advisors and support professionals on private market program onboarding, dashboard, and deal inquiries
• Management of co-investment opportunities on the private markets dashboard
• 3-5 years of working experience required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex topics to audiences of varying knowledge levels
• Highly motivated and well-organized with the ability to prioritize and execute on competing asks
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
• Team first mentality with ability to collaborate across multiple stakeholders
• Familiarity / experience with Alternative Investments and product structuring a positive
• Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) and Series 7
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $85,000 and $135,000 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.
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