Overview

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in over 40 countries, the Firm serves clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management ("MSIM"), together with its investment advisory affiliates, operates in 26 countries around the world with $1.9 trillion in assets under management or supervision as of March 31, 2026. Morgan Stanley Investment Management strives to proviade strong long-term investment performance, outstanding service, and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations, and individuals worldwide.

About the Role

The MSIM Asia COO Office is searching for an Associate to join their team in Hong Kong. Reporting to the MSIM Employee Investing team in New York and also the MSIM Asia Private Markets COO in Hong Kong, the role involves supporting MSIM’s expansion of investment opportunities for employees in Asia across our Alternatives Platform and assisting the team on the delivery of strategic business management, operational execution, and organizational initiatives across the region.

This unique role combines sales support with involvement in strategic initiatives, including programs designed to expand access to alternative investment strategies and supporting the private fund operating platform for existing and new funds in Asia.

The role requires a highly motivated individual with strong analytical, project management, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate effectively across a broad range of business functions and senior stakeholders.

The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of key employee investment initiatives, support business governance activities, and drive execution of strategic priorities across the organization.

Primary Responsibilities

Employee Investing Programs

• Assist MSIM with the design and development of a scalable employee investing program, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, employee engagement goals, and licensed regulatory standards in key Asia jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan
• Coordinate employee participation processes, including content creation, investor onboarding, communications, reporting, and program lifecycle management
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Human Resources, Investor Services, and business stakeholders to ensure adherence to Firm policies and regulatory requirement
• Coordinate across regional and global stakeholders to support platform growth and integration
• Maintain program documentation, controls, governance frameworks, and operating procedures
• Prepare management reporting, program metrics, and materials for governance committees and senior management
• Assist with audits, reviews, and control assessments related to employee investment activities
• Identify opportunities to enhance processes, controls, and participant experience

MSIM Asia COO Office

• Support the MSIM Asia COO Office on the delivery and execution of strategic, operational, and organizational priorities across the region
• Support private fund governance related activities for existing and new private funds in Asia
• Coordinate cross-functional projects and facilitate collaboration across business and support functions such as Finance, Legal, Compliance and Human Resources
• Assist in resource planning, organizing events and training and take up ad-hoc administrative tasks relating to the MSIM Asia COO Office
• Drive process improvement and operational efficiency initiatives across the organization via the use of AI and other automation tools

Qualifications, Skills & Requirements

• 4–6 years of relevant experience in fund sales, alternatives platform, product strategy, COO office or investor services role, ideally from a top-tier tier investment management or financial services firm
• Must be a current Hong Kong SFC Type 1 Licensed Representative in good standing
• Strong understanding of investment program design, product development or platform operations preferred
• Strong analytical, project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functions, manage complex processes and completing deadlines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, understanding when to escalate
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics or related discipline
• Fluency in English required; Mandarin language skills a bonus
• Exposure to or willingness to learn to apply AI efficiencies to business processes

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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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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