AddressMorgan Stanley Investment Management (“MSIM”) is a global investment manager with over 40 years of history delivering innovative investment solutions across public and private markets worldwide. We have $1.5Tn of AUM with professionals located across 25 countries, with a proven long term track record of success. Our investment teams bring significant expertise in structuring complex financial transactions and commitment to partnering with world class management teams. Morgan Stanley’s extensive business relationships and global network of resources afford our private equity and credit teams as well as our portfolio companies’ unparalleled access to leading corporations, executive talent, as well as competitive deal sourcing advantages.
MSIM’s Alternative Investments platform (“MSIM Alternatives”) is an industry leader consisting of nearly 600 investment professionals globally managing ~$225 billion of investible capital across a broad spectrum of strategies within the following categories:
· Private Credit
· Private Equity
· Real Assets
· Hedge Funds
· Alternative Solutions
The investment teams comprising MSIM Alternatives generally have long respective histories of investing in a diverse range of global opportunities and seek to rely on the combination of deep investment expertise, regional operating knowledge and the power of the Morgan Stanley brand, continually refined over the years.
The Vice President of Channel Marketing is a key member of the Alternatives Marketing team and will develop and execute strategic marketing plans that support MSIM Alternatives via multi-channel distribution: Private Wealth; US Institutional; US Intermediary–Wealth Management and US Intermediary–RIA. This role is central to the generation and deployment of communications that differentiate the value proposition of our products and solutions in an effective manner, with the goal of generating demand for our offerings and amplifying our brand among current and prospective clients.
Primary Responsibilities
· Serve as key point of contact for Sales, providing ongoing communication regarding strategy, status and results.
· Build strong cross-functional relationships across Sales Distribution, Marketing, Investment Teams, Legal & Compliance.
· Develop and execute segmented communication/promotional (air cover and campaign) strategy for multi-channel distribution framework.
· Deliver emails, newsletters and other forms of communication that support new launches, time-bound and ongoing capital raising, thought leadership content, webinars and client-specific and/or industry events.
· Collaborate with SMEs on platform-level collateral and web content.
· Create clear metrics, monitor and report results for channel-driven activities to enhance the client and prospect experience.
· Liaise with Product Marketing and other areas of the Morgan Stanley marketing ecosystem to stay current with best practices and ideate new communication tactics and methodologies
· Assist the Head of Alternatives Marketing and team with ad hoc projects.
Job Requirements
· BA/BS degree required. Series 7/63, MBA or CAIA a plus.
· Minimum 7-10 years of work experience supporting marketing solutions for financial services firms with multiple investment products, servicing multiple distribution channels. Experience with Alternatives Investments strongly preferred.
· Excellent presentation skills with the ability to communicate confidently to cross-functional senior stakeholders.
· Excellent time/project management and communications skills.
· Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
· Proactive; self-motivated and goal oriented.
· Team player, but also enjoys working independently.
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).
Wage Transparency Statement
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $130,000.00 and $190,000.00 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.
