Morgan Stanley

MSET QR Strats Analytics - Corporate Actions_Senior Manager_Institutional Equity Division

Posted On

July 31, 2025

Location

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Experience Level

Freshers/Experienced

Job Type

Permanent

Apply By

Sept. 3, 2025

Job Description

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

From global institutions to hedge funds, investors come to Morgan Stanley for sales, trading, and market-making services in almost every type of financial instrument in all the world’s financial markets. Morgan Stanley professionals use our network and technology to provide liquidity and sophisticated analysis, to manage risk and execute reliably in the fast-changing markets.

Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division (IED) is a world leader in the origination, distribution and trading of equity, equity-linked and equity-derivative securities. Our broad and deep client relationships, market-leading platform and intellectual insights enable us to be a world-class service provider to our clients for their financing, market access and portfolio management needs.

Global Markets Group is the offshoring arm of Morgan Stanley’s Equity businesses in India. It covers functions across IED ranging from those associated with sales, trading, analytics, Strats to risk management.

The Quantitative Research (QR) group designs, builds and maintains the models which drive the equity trading engines at Morgan Stanley. Our systems are used globally by both internal trading groups and clients of the firm. We utilize systematic, data-driven approaches to understand how markets work and put those ideas in action. The team spans the disciplines of finance, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, machine learning and data analysis, with many team members well versed in multiple areas. We are looking to hire highly talented, creative individuals who are enthusiastic about research; and enthusiastic about making a contribution to a leading-edge team, in an intellectually stimulating environment.

Primary Responsibilities

This role, based in Mumbai, requires the individual to work with global Morgan Stanley Quantitative Research teams. The successful candidate will be a fast-learning, dynamic, pro-active and self-motivated individual who can assist the team in maintaining and analyzing referential data, as well as generating ad hoc performance and market condition reports for clients.

What You’ll Do In The Role

Responsible for analyzing ongoing corporate events like M&As, spin-offs, bankruptcies, reorganizations, and other corporate actions (e.g., stock splits, rights offerings, dividends, etc.)
Timely identification and reviewing nature of the corporate action and it’s impact index memberships, weights, size, style, and industry classifications.
Collaborating globally to deliver timely and high-quality responses to queries related to corporate events raised by our global clients and internal teams.
Share insights through emails and presentations by preparing deep-dive analytical content on corporate actions, index events, and market microstructure.
Collaborate regularly with cross-functional teams including Sales, Trading, and Strats.

Core Requirements

We are looking for a confident and outgoing individual, who has exceptional attention to detail and takes initiative.

5+ years of experience in the financial sector with direct practical experience in equity markets
Experience in monitoring activity in underlying markets to capture relevant corporate events
Able to demonstrate practical mastery of handling complex corporate actions
Experience in making presentations for complex corporate actions with proposed implementation to senior decision-making Committees
Handle client queries related to corporate actions and Equity Benchmark methodology
A degree in quantitative discipline (e.g., BE, BTech, MS in Mathematics, Statistics, Financial Engineering, or Economics).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas clearly. Experience in writing marketing materials or trade ideas for broad distribution is a plus.
Exceptional attention to detail.

Complementary Skills

Extensive experience in EU/EMEA markets, with active involvement in strategic decision-making for complex corporate event implementations.
Market knowledge on Index rebalances, Funds, ETFs, and mechanisms
Experience or progress towards gaining proficiency in Python

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

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