We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Vice President in Credit Risk Fixed Structured Lending - Commercial Real Estate team.

In the Firm Risk Management division, we advise businesses across the Firm on risk mitigation strategies, develop tools to analyze and monitor risks and lead key regulatory initiatives.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you'll do in the role:

Job specific functions include:

• Manage a large team (>5 FTEs) of professionals responsible for providing high quality credit due diligence on underlying secured lending portfolio backed by CRE loans.
• The team lead will provide oversight of the credit analysis, credit rating assignment and risk management for the assigned team portfolio
• The team lead will also cover collateral monitoring and valuation assessments for the above mentioned portfolio of secured lending facilities.
• The team lead will also monitor a portfolio of borrowers themself.

Primary duties include:
Individual contribution:

• Responsible for the financial and credit analysis for an assigned coverage portfolio
• Track and monitor industry trends, borrower compliance for assigned coverage portfolio
• Present and discuss credit views internally on assigned coverage portfolio, including rating and regulatory classification recommendation

Team management:

• Reviewing credit analysis performed by the team
• Oversee the tracking and monitoring over of industry trends
• Prepare team to present and discuss credit views internally on assigned coverage portfolio, including rating and regulatory classification recommendation
• Oversee the tracking and monitoring of borrower compliance in accordance with contractual terms and Firm requirements for the assigned coverage portfolio;
• Training new team members and ensuring continued growth in technical expertise of team members.

What you'll bring to the role::

Skills Required:

• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Quantitative orientation
• Ability to manage dynamic priorities
• Finance and/or accounting degree preferable
• Knowledge of the loan origination and collateralized structured lending preferred
• Experience in Commercial Real Estate loan underwriting is mandatory
• Minimum 8.5 years of relevant experience
• Masters or equivalent professional qualification (CFA, CA, CPA, etc preferred)
• Perform ad-hoc tasks as requested by onshore teams and senior stakeholders
• Possess strong problem identification and solution techniques
• Good collaboration skills in a team-oriented environment

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.