We're seeking someone to join our team as a Technical Business Analyst in Investment Management Technology to bridge the gap between IT and the business by translating business requirements into technical specifications and ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic objectives.

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Tech BA position at Associate level, which is part of the job family responsible for providing specialist data analysis and expertise that drive decision-making and business insights as well as crafting data pipelines, implementing data models, and optimizing data processes for improved data accuracy and accessibility, including applying machine learning and AI-based techniques.

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:

• Contribute to the function through a range of operational activities and project tasks, developing an understanding of the business and operating environment.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements, ensuring they are accurately translated into technical specifications.
• Design and refine functional specifications, use cases, and user stories to guide application development efforts.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings to drive consensus among stakeholders on project scope and objectives.
• Develop and maintain process maps, data flow diagrams, and other documentation to support project initiatives.
• Conduct feasibility studies and impact analysis to assess the potential benefits and risks of proposed solutions.
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and business units, ensuring clear communication and understanding of project deliverables.
• Support the testing process by developing test scenarios and conducting user acceptance testing to validate solutions meet business requirements.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular updates to stakeholders on status, risks, and issues.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Ability to engage with the broader team, communicate goals, tasks and deliverables in 1-1 and team meetings.  

• Working experience as a Business Analyst or similar role, with a focus on technical analysis and requirements gathering, preferably within financial industry
• Proven track record of successfully delivering technology projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, particularly Agile development.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically about complex business problems.
• Strong ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Good written and oral communication skills in both English and Mandarin 
• At least 2 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.  

Preferred:

• Familiar with project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or similar.
• Experience in data modeling, database design, and SQL for data analysis.

What you can expect from Morgan Stanley:

We have a track record of innovation and passion for unlocking new opportunities, we help our clients raise, manage and allocate capital. We do this by offering a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and asset management services.

All that we do at Morgan Stanley is driven by our five core values: do the right thing, put clients first, lead with exceptional ideas, commit to diversity and inclusion, and give back. These aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day, ensuring we do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees around the world. And at the core of our success are the people who drive it - relentless collaborators and creative thinkers who are fueled by diverse thinking and experiences.

Wherever you are in our 1,200 global offices, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are empowered to achieve your full potential. 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.

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.