We’re seeking someone to join our team as an Executive Assistant to provide high-level administrative support to Investment Operations leaders in Boston and reports directly to the Managing Director and Global Head of the Public Markets Middle Office, who is also based in Boston. This position manages schedules, facilitates communication, plans events, assists with presentations, and handles confidential information. The role requires exceptional organizational skills, discretion, and the ability to anticipate the needs of senior leadership in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

In the Operations division, our teams partner with business units across the Firm to support financial transactions, devise and implement effective controls and develop client relationships, driving strategic automation solutions by embracing a transformation mindset and challenging the status quo.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What you'll do in the role:

• Calendar and Schedule Management: Coordinate and maintain complex calendars, schedule meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements, and ensure executives are prepared for daily activities and key events.

• Event Planning and Coordination: Organize and oversee company events, and special meetings. Manage logistics including venue selection, catering, invitations, itineraries, and on-site support to ensure seamless execution.

• Communication Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact between executives and internal/external stakeholders.

• Meeting Coordination: Organize, prepare agendas for, and attend meetings. Record minutes and follow up on action items to ensure timely completion as appropriate

• Travel Arrangements: Plan and coordinate complex domestic and international travel, including flights, accommodations, ground transportation, and itineraries.

• Document Preparation: Prepare reports, presentations, and other documents using Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software.

• Confidentiality: Handle sensitive information with the utmost professionalism and discretion.

• Project Support: Assist with special projects, research, and analysis as assigned by executives.

• Expense Management: Track and reconcile expense reports, process invoices, and manage budgets as needed.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree preferred; relevant administrative experience may substitute for education.

• Minimum of 3-5 years supporting executives or senior management.

• Experience planning and coordinating corporate events, meetings, or conferences is highly desirable.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and calendar management tools.

• Strong organizational, multitasking, and problem-solving abilities.

• High level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

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 $95,000 and $100,000 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.