Job Description

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, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

The Wealth Management National Sales organization supports the Firm's Financial Advisors by managing the field sales support of non-banking products and the business development functions for our branch network.

National Sales is responsible for driving revenue growth nationally across all product areas excluding banking. Reporting to the Head of the Consulting Group Advisory Team, the Morgan Stanley Portfolio Solutions (MSPS) Director is responsible for sales activity across products in their given territory. These responsibilities are both strategic (e.g., identifying market opportunities, developing a plan and executing in partnership with home office, regional management and local resources) and tactical (e.g., "get things done", delivering results against specific targets) in nature. Portfolio Solutions Directors must strategically drive and coordinate sales activity in a manner that is consistent with Morgan Stanley's values and well-aligned with clients' individual objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management of national initiatives and tactical campaigns leveraging Salesforce.

• Ongoing coaching and development of financial advisors.

• Partner with Regional Management and Product teams to identify and pursue opportunities and deliver against specific regional and product targets that meet clients' needs.

• Drive overall MSPS business in their coverage area. This includes overall CG penetration and Advisory development with a focus on driving advisory business overall.

• Create MSPS education meetings and events. This will include offsite meetings partnered with third party managers. These meetings and events will focus on investment strategy, practice management, advisory development, and MSPS training.

Qualifications:

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• • FINRA Series 7 and 66 (or 63 & 65) or willingness to obtain within 180 days of hire
• • Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance or equivalent work experience
• • 5+ years proficiency in financial markets and financial products
• • 5+ years of experience in Sales, Marketing, or comparable commercially-oriented activities
• • Deep understanding and familiarity with Morgan Stanley's branch network and Financial Advisors
• • Strong knowledge of CG products and platforms and the MSPS suite of products. The Portfolio Solutions Director will also be required to have a strong knowledge of investments and the markets. This will include asset allocation and strategy, portfolio construction and manager search and selection.
• • Proven track record of driving results in a sales/marketing role
• • Well-recognized leader, culture carrier, and experienced manager, with a demonstrated track record of building, leading, motivating, and managing teams of highly motivated and highly functioning individuals
• • Excellent presentation skills. The Portfolio Solutions Director will be required to present at regional events, complex and branch meetings as well as client events on the overall Portfolio Solutions message, training, advisory development, as well as investment management.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $100,000 and $180,000 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'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).