Investment Solutions, Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant

Morgan Stanley's Wealth Management Investment Solutions organization is seeking an Executive Assistant to support several Managing Directors with a variety of administrative, organizational, and logistical responsibilities.

Investment Solutions is a division within Morgan Stanley Wealth Management that covers product and program development supporting our financial advisors and their clients. Product lines include equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, futures, options, structured investments, syndicate, exchange traded funds, mutual funds, 529s, closed end funds, unit investment trusts, alternative investments, insurance and annuities. Programs supported include brokerage as well as client, advisor and firm discretionary managed accounts.

We are seeking an Executive Assistant that will directly support members of the Investment Solutions executive leadership team. This position offers a unique opportunity to interface with individuals at all levels across Morgan Stanley and outside the firm. The ideal candidate embodies the firm's core values, is team oriented and will collaborate across the organization. The candidate brings knowledge of operational processes and administrative capabilities as well as demonstrated experience supporting executive leaders. This individual must have excellent communication and organizational skills, the ability to manage a fast-paced work environment and effectively multi-task. This is an on-site role based in midtown Manhattan.

Key responsibilities include :

• Managing complex schedules with focus on proactively identifying and resolving conflicts and communicating them to senior executives in a timely manner
• Handling travel arrangements, including booking flights, hotels, and ground transportation; collecting all relevant details and preparing trip itineraries; communicating with trip organizers
• Vetting and prioritizing requests for meetings and external appearances
• Organizing and submitting expenses including securing pre-approvals for internal and external (product vendor) as required
• Answering phone inquiries and directing as appropriate
• Planning, organizing and implementing events such as team meetings, departmentwide events and off-sites
• Performing ad hoc administrative and business management responsibilities
• Creating presentations and providing meeting summaries
• Taking on special department projects as capacity allows

Qualifications :

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $57,000 and $115,000 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's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership / union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M / F / Disability / Vet).