What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trading Strategy & Analytics – Investment Management – Vice President position at Morgan Stanley?
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (“MSIM”), together with its investment advisory affiliates, operates in 26 countries with $1.9 Tn in assets under management or supervision as of March 31, 2026. MSIM strives to provide outstanding long-term investment performance, service and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide.
About The Team
The Trading Strategy and Research Platform Team partners closely with Investment Teams, Trading, Risk, Capital Markets, and Senior Management to support investment outcomes, execution quality, and operating scalability across Global Equity & Multi-Asset Trading. The team sits at the center of the trading organization translating strategy, market intelligence, third party research, and data into actionable insights, robust execution, oversight frameworks, and scalable infrastructure.
About The Role
The Vice President, Trading Strategy & Analytics will play a critical role in advancing the team’s mission by developing and scaling trading analytics across the global trading desks. The role will partner closely with Trading, Investment Teams, Risk, Capital Markets, and Compliance to translate trading and market data into actionable execution insights and strategic frameworks.
The role is designed for an individual who can operate as both a strategic thought partner and hands‑on analytics leader, with a strong understanding of trading behavior, market structure, and quantitative analysis across all asset classes. In addition, the role will also provide coverage to adjacent functions, including the firm’s third-party research platform.
Responsibilities
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.
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $150,000 and $200,000 per 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.
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.
For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.
About The Team
The Trading Strategy and Research Platform Team partners closely with Investment Teams, Trading, Risk, Capital Markets, and Senior Management to support investment outcomes, execution quality, and operating scalability across Global Equity & Multi-Asset Trading. The team sits at the center of the trading organization translating strategy, market intelligence, third party research, and data into actionable insights, robust execution, oversight frameworks, and scalable infrastructure.
About The Role
The Vice President, Trading Strategy & Analytics will play a critical role in advancing the team’s mission by developing and scaling trading analytics across the global trading desks. The role will partner closely with Trading, Investment Teams, Risk, Capital Markets, and Compliance to translate trading and market data into actionable execution insights and strategic frameworks.
The role is designed for an individual who can operate as both a strategic thought partner and hands‑on analytics leader, with a strong understanding of trading behavior, market structure, and quantitative analysis across all asset classes. In addition, the role will also provide coverage to adjacent functions, including the firm’s third-party research platform.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, production, and ongoing enhancement of trading desk–level analytics across Equities and Multi‑Asset Strategies to evaluate execution performance and liquidity access
- Partner directly with Trading desks to develop strategy‑aware analytical frameworks that reflect trading intent, market conditions, and asset‑specific execution approaches.
- Provide coverage to adjacent functions, including the firm’s third-party research platform.
- Produce regular and bespoke analytics for Traders, translating trading data into actionable recommendations on timing, sizing, liquidity sourcing, and execution strategy
- Support Best Execution Committees and governance forums through preparation of analytics, materials, and performance reviews across all asset classes.
- Monitor execution quality, broker performance, and market structure considerations to ensure alignment with best‑execution policy standards and internal governance expectations.
- Partner with Compliance, Risk, and Trading to help ensure analytics are defensible, consistent, and scalable for regulatory and internal review.
- Conduct deep‑dive analytical reviews in collaboration with traders to understand drivers of anomalous outcomes, including liquidity conditions, volatility regimes, and execution decisions.
- Develop frameworks to distinguish true performance issues versus strategy‑driven or market‑driven outcomes and help incorporate learnings into future execution guidance.
- Lead and execute ad‑hoc analytical projects in response to Trading, Leadership, Investment Teams, or committee needs, often under time‑sensitive conditions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5-10 years of experience in trading analytics, execution strategy, market structure, or trading support within asset management, sell‑side, vendor, or a trading‑focused role.
- Strong understanding of equity trading mechanics and familiarity with multi‑asset execution dynamics.
- Demonstrated experience analyzing trading, execution, or TCA data and partnering directly with Trading desks.
- Comfort supporting and presenting in board meetings and senior management forums
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to conduct deep‑dive and ad‑hoc analysis.
- Clear communicator with the ability to translate complex analysis into practical, decision‑ready insights.
- Familiarity with Python is a plus.
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.
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $150,000 and $200,000 per 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.
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.
For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.
Salary : $150,000 - $200,000