Global Emerging Markets Generalist, Vice President

About the Company 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 747 offices in 42 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. Department Profile MSIM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley and the team pioneered investing in Emerging Markets in 1996. At MSIM, we believe that intellectual capital is one of our foundational strengths. A key source of our strength has been, and continues to be, our ability to attract and retain highly trained industry practitioners who work in a team-based environment. We believe an important advantage of a team-based, collegial environment is that it allows team members with less seniority a chance to be full participants in their area of expertise. This role is with MSIM Emerging Leaders fund. The fund is a highly active and concentrated strategy focused on public market equities in emerging markets. Primary Responsibilities 1. This is a generalist role and coverage extend across multiple markets and sectors within Emerging markets 2. Actively track respective geographies and generate new ideas within the frameworks of fund philosophy 3. Expected to travel extensively to do on-ground diligence; build ground connects and produce differentiated insights on the coverage 4. Responsible for leading company management meetings, maintaining financials/valuation models and composing detailed investment thesis 5. The analyst should eventually have the potential to become a portfolio manager and keen to learn portfolio construction and risks Skills required (essential) 1. Keen learner and ability to scale up on multiple businesses/sectors. 2. Strong bottom-up research skills which includes understanding of key fundamental business drivers and translating them to valuations 3. 5+ years of experience in tracking equities either on sell side or buy side. Strong academic and professional track record 4. Proficiency in Mandarin would be an added advantage as the role will support Asian markets.