Commodity Strats, Manager / Senior Manager, Fixed Income Division

Company Profile
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 is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.
 

Department Profile
The Fixed Income Division is comprised of Interest Rate, Currency, Credit and Commodities Products and Distribution. Professionals in the Division assess and actively manages risk, trade securities, and structure as well as execute innovative transactions in the fast-paced and constantly changing global markets. The Commodities Division is a market leader across a broad range of commodities markets, with expertise in areas including client risk management, financing solutions and investor products Sales & Trading
From the largest global institutions to innovative new hedge funds, investors come to Morgan Stanley for sales, trading, and market-making services in every type of financial instruments including stocks, bonds, derivatives, foreign exchange, and commodities. Our professionals provide liquidity and content to clients around the world, actively assessing and managing risk, trading securities, and planning and executing transaction. As the need of our clients become increasingly complex, we often develop customized solutions.
 

Role Overview
The commodities business is looking for a Manager to Senior Manager level desk strategist located in Mumbai, to support desk with the build out, maintenance and support of the trade/sales platform.
The candidate will be part of the Commodities Strats team and will work to provide tooling, timely and accurate data, and analysis across the various Morgan Stanley commodity trading desks. This is a broad and technical role and will involve tasks related to: assisting with the expansion of products on offer, assisting with the execution of specific client-driven requests and business analysis/translating of requirements for systems enhancements. The candidate should expect to gain familiarity with all commodity products.
 

Role Responsibilities

• Understand existing systems and infrastructure. Assist in ongoing firmwide strategic projects.

  
  

• The role would eventually align to a trading desk and provide mentorship/leadership opportunity.

  
  

• Understand traded products/payoffs and mathematical pricer, maintain model and enhancement.

  
  

• Perform data analysis, modelling and assist with quantitative support to the Trading desk.

  
  

• Work with controllers and the model risk groups on model documentation and approval.

  
  

Key Skills and Experience

• Graduate up to 8 years of work experience. Degree in quantitative subjects.

  
  

• Ability to work closely with Sales/Traders, Tech and Risk teams.

  
  

• Programming experience in Python. Preferable to have C++/Java/Scala experience.

  
  

• Must be proactive in identifying opportunities to add value to trading desk.

  
  

• Good analytical, problem solving and communication skills.

  
  

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Preferred knowledge of at least one of European Power and Gas, LNG, Oil, and North American Power and Gas markets.

  
  

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 way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that 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’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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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.

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