Morgan Stanley

Market Risk Asia Coverage, Associate, Firm Risk Management

Posted On

June 27, 2025

Location

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Experience Level

Freshers/Experienced

Job Type

Permanent

Apply By

July 23, 2025

Job Description

Morgan Stanley

Market Risk - Associate

Profile Description

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a [Asia Coverage] to [Market Risk team]

Firm Risk Management

In the Firm Risk Management division, we advise businesses across the Firm on risk mitigation strategies, develop tools to analyze and monitor risks and lead key regulatory initiatives.

Company Profile

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you’ll do in the role:

Role & Responsibilities:
• Identifying, assessing and monitoring risks related to the Firm's trading activities with initial focus on fixed income related products (FX, Rates).
• Supporting senior risk managers on a variety of tasks, which include, but not limited to, deal approvals, risk analysis, limit setting, and providing risk transparency
• Portfolio Analysis using exposures and VaR, creating risk summaries, and presenting risk updates to senior management.
• Monitor market risks limit utilization and escalate any breaches.
• Identify major Pnl drivers of the desk and helps with strategizing on portfolio optimization.
• Stay abreast of market trends, emerging risks, and macro-economic themes, understand the risks that get generated because of it.
• Participate in designing topical scenarios to estimate capital efficiencies and make risk management processes more robust.
• Clearly communicate infrastructure requirements to subject matter experts in our Technology team.
• Build and advice the team on tooling for efficient risk management.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Qualifications/Skills Required:

To be successful, candidates will benefit from relevant experience, a strong desire to lean and the ability to work in a small specialized team.

• 4 or more years of experience preferably in Market Risk management.
• Good Understanding of risk management concepts and financial products across asset classes especially Fixed Income.
• Understanding of market dynamics and macro-economic themes.
• Balance between regular and development / ad-hoc related tasks.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills to effectively communicate with senior management.
• Proficiency in MS Office (excel, word and power point).
• Strong quantitative skills acquired from disciplines such as engineering, statistics/econometrics, or finance.
• Ability to work in a small team environment, building and maintaining a network of contacts and coordinating with multiple stakeholders
• Prior experience with macro risk management and good understanding of concepts of VaR.
• Familiarity with PowerBI
• FRM/CFA or any other relevant certification course.
• Quantitative skills with respect to macro-economic model
• Proficient in Python, SQL, VBA

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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