eFX Quantitative Strategist - Fixed Income - Associate / Vice President

This global role sits within the eFX Strats team in New York and focuses on developing and deploying quantitative models to our production trading systems. The role spans the full lifecycle of model development, from research through to production, in close collaboration with trading, sales, and technology.

The role requires a strong quantitative background, a business-oriented mindset, strong programming ability, and a track record of converting concepts into reality. Moreover, we are looking for candidates who are looking for long-term growth.

Key Areas of Focus Include

• Research and development of quantitative tools for pricing and hedging within our core market making business.
• Research and development of alpha and flow-analysis models.
• Productionization of successful techniques.
• Close alignment with sales and trading.

Responsibilities

• Rigorously research, develop, and validate quantitative models
• Implement models in production systems, contributing across the full development lifecycle
• Collaborate closely with global trading, sales, and technology teams

Requirements

• Advanced degree (MSc or PhD) in a quantitative discipline
• Experienced modeler; AI/ML background; handling of large datasets
• Strong coding ability; handling of production systems
• Experience in the electronic markets
• Experience working in a front-office environment
• Excellent communication skills

Additional Qualifications

• Experience in Quantitative trading, Grid compute, and / or KDB/q databases

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $150,000 - $200,000 per year for Associate and $225,000 - $250,000 for Vice President, 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.