FSL ABS Lending, SPG - Fixed Income Division - Executive Director

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The Fixed Income Division is comprised of Interest Rate and Currency Products, Credit Products and Distribution. Professionals in the Division assess and actively manage risk, trade securities, and structure as well as execute innovative transactions in the fast-paced and constantly changing global markets.

Fixed Income: ABS Lending – Executive Director
The Fixed Income Division Securitized Products Group is seeking an Executive Director with a minimum of 8+ years of experience in ABS Lending, Capital Markets ABS, Structured Finance or a related field. Relevant asset class experience may include digital infrastructure, esoterics, transportation, consumer or core infrastructure. The role will include working directly with clients and the capital markets, investment banking, asset management, credit and syndication teams to help pitch, structure, and execute transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with investment banking and capital markets coverage partners to originate transactions that fit Morgan Stanley’s risk and return appetite

• Cover all aspects of the ABS lending transaction process, including origination, negotiation of key terms, structuring, credit analysis and closing

• Manage the workflow and development of junior team members, and assist senior team members in strategic growth of the platform

• Work with internal and external counterparts including clients, credit partners, accounting firms, legal counsel, and others to execute on all aspects of ABS lending transactions

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in ABS Lending or Structured Finance

• Strong oral / written communication skills and presentation skills

• Comfort and familiarity with legal documentation and securitization structures is required

• Ability to operate collaboratively within a team and train junior team members

• Creative and strategic thinker with a proactive and results-oriented mind-set

• An undergraduate degree is required, master’s degree is a plus

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.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $225,000 and $300,000 per year at the commencement of employment for Executive Director. 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.

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