Vice President, Risk/ Policy Management

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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
180K-205K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Financial Services
The Role
Develop and maintain quantitative market risk models for equity and related asset classes, including VaR, Expected Shortfall, stress testing, and FRTB frameworks. Conduct backtesting, sensitivity analysis, risk-factor calibration, data validation, and model testing. Build production-quality analytical tools and workflows, document model changes, and collaborate with risk, technology, front-office, audit, and regulatory teams.
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Company Profile:


Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment, 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.

 

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.


What you’ll do in the role:

 

Morgan Stanley Services Group, Inc.  is seeking a Vice Resident, Risk/ Policy Management in New York, New York to develop, implement, and maintain quantitative market risk models to measure and monitor the Firm’s exposure to Equity and related asset classes. Apply mathematical and statistical techniques to support Value at Risk (VaR), Full Revaluation VaR, Expected Shortfall, stress testing, and Risk Not in VaR (RNIV) frameworks in line with regulatory and internal risk management requirements. Support development of new models under the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) framework. Perform quantitative analysis, backtesting, and sensitivity analysis to evaluate model performance and investigate changes in risk metrics driven by market movements, portfolio changes, or model enhancements. Design and execute model testing plans for large scale strategic model developments. Support model development and maintenance activities, including risk factor identification, calibration, and data validation. Develop and maintain analytical tools and automated workflows in a production environment and prepare technical documentation for model changes and ongoing governance. Collaborate with Front Office, Risk Management, Model Risk Management, and Technology teams to support model development, implementation, model validation, analysis, audit requests, and regulatory inquiries.



What you’ll bring to the role:

-Requires a Master’s in Actuarial and Financial Mathematics, or a related field

-Requires three 3) years of experience in the position offered or three (3) years as an Associate, Analyst Market Risk Analytics, or a related role

-Requires Three (3) years of experience with the following skills:

  • Utilizing quantitative finance knowledge of derivative pricing;
  • Applying probability, statistics, and stochastic processes, to financial risk modeling;
  • Equity markets and equity products;
  • Applying knowledge of regulatory market risk frameworks, including Basel standards and the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB);
  • Conducting time series analysis;
  • Programming skills in Python, including development of production quality analytical code;
  • Market risk modeling expertise, including Value at Risk (VaR), Full Revaluation VaR, Expected Shortfall, and Risk-not-in-VaR framework;
  • Analyzing changes in risk metrics driven by market movements, portfolio changes, or model updates;
  • Relational databases and SQL for data extraction and analysis;
  • Documentation of mathematical models; and
  • Working with large financial datasets, including data validation.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

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 $180,000 and $205,000 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.

Skills Required

  • Master's degree in Actuarial and Financial Mathematics or a related field
  • Three years of experience in the position offered, or as an Associate, Analyst Market Risk Analytics, or related role
  • Quantitative finance knowledge of derivative pricing
  • Probability, statistics, and stochastic processes applied to financial risk modeling
  • Knowledge of equity markets and equity products
  • Knowledge of Basel standards and the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book framework
  • Time series analysis experience
  • Python programming, including production-quality analytical code
  • Market risk modeling expertise, including VaR, Full Revaluation VaR, Expected Shortfall, and RNIV frameworks
  • Analysis of risk metric changes driven by market movements, portfolio changes, or model updates
  • Relational databases and SQL for data extraction and analysis
  • Mathematical model documentation experience
  • Experience working with large financial datasets, including data validation

Morgan Stanley Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Morgan Stanley and has not been reviewed or approved by Morgan Stanley.

  • Parental & Family Support — Family support is extensive, with paid parental leave for all parents, adoption and fertility assistance, backup childcare, and eldercare resources. Feedback suggests these programs meaningfully enhance the overall package and help with retention.
  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental‑health access, care navigation, and expert second opinions. Convenient primary care access and condition‑specific support reinforce the depth of healthcare coverage.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity compensation and stock ownership are positioned as core motivators that encourage commitment and retention. Feedback suggests education and support are provided to help participants manage equity and related financial benefits.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
87,899 Employees

What We Do

Morgan Stanley mobilizes capital to help governments, corporations, institutions and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals. For over 85 years, the firm’s reputation for using innovative thinking to solve complex problems has been well earned and rarely matched. A consistent industry leader throughout decades of dramatic change in modern finance, Morgan Stanley will continue to break new ground in advising, serving and providing new opportunities for its clients. Morgan Stanley is committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have always defined the firm. At its foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide its more than 60,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 41 countries.

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