Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career a place for people to learn, achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.
The NFR Group sits within the Legal and Compliance Division and encompasses the Compliance, Global Financial Crimes and Operational Risk teams
Summer Analysts will join us for a 10-week program beginning in June and will be placed on a team covering specific global NFR functions such as financial crimes, operational risk, regulatory relations, information controls or global monitoring and testing or on a compliance advisory team aligned with one of our core businesses. In addition to a Summer Analyst’s daily responsibilities, a team of Summer Analysts will work together on a group project to address a real-world issue from the Division. The Summer Analyst Program offers considerable training on the job as well as a robust training program to develop an understanding of the Firm and its culture.
TRAINING PROGRAM
Summer Analysts will participate in one day of Firmwide orientation followed by additional LCD specific training. In addition, a variety of events are held throughout the summer to fully immerse the Summer Analysts in the Firm and its culture, including mentorship opportunities, community service events, senior management speaker seminars, and other networking and educational events.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Contribute to key projects to establish and maintain strong processes and infrastructure and support appropriate risk governance
- Assist in day-to-day risk management of operational risk exposures by providing independent analysis of business activities and establishing processes and tools to monitor these risks
- Conduct due diligence reviews (for example, financial crimes concerns) of clients during the account opening process
- Conduct monitoring and surveillance of transactions, employee activities and communications
- Perform transaction and control-based testing of Firm processes and controls to mitigate risks
- Analyze regulations, rules and various proposals; drafting and coordinating regulatory updates and compliance bulletins
- Conduct research and assisting with responses to various regulatory inquiries and examinations
- Review and drafting policies, procedures, compliance manuals and developing/updating related training courses
- Participate in compliance risk assessments and analyzing the compliance environment and controls for a line of business
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree of any discipline, open to all majors
- Demonstrated interest in Compliance, Financial Crimes, or Risk a plus
- Graduating between December 2026 and May 2027
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Track record of academic excellence
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to analyze and synthesize a variety of data to produce well-designed, meaningful summaries and reports
- Adept at solving problems and developing efficient processes
- Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.
APPLICATION PROCESS AND DEADLINE
In order to be considered, candidates must apply with their resume through the Morgan Stanley website and complete their HireVue digital questionnaire. Resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the role is filled or the application deadline, whichever comes first. Applications must be submitted by September 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM EST and HireVues completed by September 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM EST in order to be considered.
Expected base pay rate for the role will be $25.49 per hour 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'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).
