Firm Risk Management

Firm Risk Management (FRM) supports Morgan Stanley to achieve its business goals by partnering with business units across the Firm to realize efficient risk-adjusted returns, acting as a strategic advisor to the Board and protecting the Firm from exposure to losses as a result of credit, market, liquidity, model and other risks.

Background on the Position
The role will reside within the Firm Risk Management's Market Risk Department (MRD) which is a team dedicated to providing independent market risk oversight across the Morgan Stanley's trading and banking activities. The position is for a junior Market Risk Manager working in the XVA Coverage team which oversees firm's CVA (Credit Valuation Adjustment), FVA (Funding Valuation Adjustment) and other related/emerging VAs on the firm's counterparty.

Primary Responsibilities
> Maintain on-going dialogue with trading desks and Front Office support groups regarding positioning, market developments, trading strategies, limit usage, and risk representation of new and/or exotic trades.
> Monitor market risks through the review of portfolio risk sensitivities, Value-at-risk (VaR), stress scenario analysis and limit monitoring.
> Support projects involving your coverage area, such as market risk modelling enhancements, development of stress tests, or regulatory initiatives (e.g. Fundamental Review of the Trading Book).
> Collaborate closely with colleagues from the global Market Risk Department and other support groups, including Model Risk Management Finance & Technology.

Experience
> 2 Years experience in a trading or a market risk department is a plus
> Curiosity and self-motivation to develop expertise in financial products, markets, and risk management practices
> Ability to synthesize complex problems and conceptualize appropriate solutions
> Proactive with the ability to work as both part of a close-knit team and independently
> Strong IT skills are desired to facilitate data analysis, competence MS Excel, VBA, and SQL
> Excellent communication skills for written, graphical and verbal presentation, with high competency in PowerPoint
> Knowledge of market risk concepts like VaR and regulatory activities like CCAR is a plus
> Product expertise in Fixed Income and/or Equity products including derivatives is desired

This role is hybrid and currently requires in office attendance 3 days/week. The in office requirement is subject to change at any time.

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.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).