Associate – Investment Grade Corporates

Job Description

Global Capital Markets Investment Grade Corporate Coverage Associate – New York | Morgan Stanley

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Morgan Stanley, located in New York, NY. Morgan Stanley is a financial services firm with more than 80,000 employees across 1,200 offices in 42 countries, focused on raising, managing, and allocating capital for clients for 90 years. This role is crucial for assisting corporate clients with strategic financing advice and the execution of investment-grade debt offerings, integrating expertise across Sales & Trading and Investment Banking to deliver sophisticated capital markets solutions.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, New York, NY
• Pay: $150000–$225000 yearly
• Team: Investment Grade Corporates group within Global Capital Markets
• Mission: To support the origination, structuring, marketing, and execution of investment-grade debt capital markets transactions for corporate clients.
• Tech Stack: Excel, PowerPoint, Word

What You’ll Actually Do
• Transactions: Assist in the origination, structuring, marketing, and execution of investment-grade debt capital markets transactions.
• Client Materials: Prepare client presentations, financing analyses, capital structure reviews, market updates, and transaction materials.
• Strategy Development: Support senior bankers in developing financing strategies for corporate clients, including new issuance, refinancing, and liability management transactions.
• Process Coordination: Coordinate execution processes across internal partners, including Syndicate, Sales & Trading, Legal, Operations, and Investment Banking coverage teams.
• Market Intelligence: Monitor capital markets, interest rate movements, credit spreads, and issuance activity to provide timely market intelligence to clients and internal stakeholders.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree required, with a strong interest in Debt Capital Markets, Investment Banking, and fixed income markets.
• Experience: Approximately 3–4 years of experience in Investment Grade Debt Capital Markets, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, or a related financial institution.
• Skills: High proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; strong analytical, quantitative, adaptable, and proactive abilities; excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bonus: MBA, CA, and/or CFA designation; FINRA licensing (SIE, Series 79, Series 7, and Series 63) or willingness to obtain upon joining.