Firm Risk Management
Morgan Stanley's Firm Risk Management (FRM) Division is an exciting and rapidly growing space. We support 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, operational, model and other risks.
Background on the Position
The role will reside within the Firm Risk Management's Risk Analytics area. Risk Analytics develops market risk analytics, credit risk analytics and scenario analytics models providing quantitative analysis on the Firm's risk exposures. By developing mathematical and statistical models, Risk Analytics calculates the risks associated with specified sets of financial positions and day-to-day operations.
Morgan Stanley is seeking an Associate in its Market Risk Analytics department with a focus on market risk RWA stress testing models. The Market Risk Analytics group develops, maintains, and monitors the performance of market risk (VaR, Stressed VaR, and IRC) and stress testing models for Morgan Stanley's portfolio of assets, as required by the regulatory framework and the Firm's risk management needs. The new hire will join the Market Risk Analytics team to undertake research, modelling, development, and analysis of various market risk models to ensure appropriate modelling and capture of risk, regulatory capital calculation, and ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements, including for the upcoming Fundamental Review of Trading Book (FRTB).
Primary Responsibilities
- Develop and enhance market risk VaR, RNIV, IRC RWA stress testing models.
- Undertake research, modeling, development and analysis of these models to ensure appropriate modeling and capture of risk, regulatory capital calculation, and ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements including FRTB.
- Analyze and understand changes in risk metrics due to model and position changes to ensure the changes are as expected.
- Respond to model validation, audit, regulatory requests.
- Interact with various Risk departments within the Firm including Market Risk Capital, Market Risk, Model Risk Management and Risk IT.

Prefer a Master's degree in Quantitative Finance, Economics, Math/Physics/Engineering or a related field of study and five (5) years of experience in the position offered or five (5) years as an Associate, Analyst, or a closely related occupation;

Requires 4 years of experience working with: VaR; Risks Not in VaR, IRC, VaR Stress Testing; IRC Stress Testing; Python/R; Regression techniques; SQL; Basel framework and upcoming FRTB rules

Strong skills in Communication, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving and Collaboration

Curious about risk management, financial products, markets, and regulation

Strong attention to detail and ability to provide information in usable formats

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $110,000 and $190,000 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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