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Investment Banking Industrials Associate / Vice President - New York

Morgan Stanley

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Base salary From $150K

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  • LocationUnited States
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
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About this job

Our New York City office is looking for an Investment Banking Associate or Vice President to join the Global Industrials Group. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with regional and international clients on a wide range of complex transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, shareholder relations, recapitalizations, demergers, leveraged buyouts and defenses against unsolicited takeover attempts, strategic advisory assignments and executions of public and private capital markets transactions. The successful candidate will work closely with professionals throughout the firm to deliver high quality advice to our clients. You will play an important role on a team that includes senior professionals who will encourage you to go beyond the numbers and think creatively.


Qualifications:

  • 3-5+ years of experience within the investment banking industry, or 1-3+ years with an MBA, with a proven track record working on executed deals across M&A and various industry sectors
  • Experience in the industrials industry is strongly preferred, but not required
  • Commercial instinct and ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines
  • Comfortable reading and interpreting financial statements
  • Extraordinarily high level of motivation and commitment to working hard
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Bachelor’s degree is required; an MBA, CA and/or CFA designation would be an asset
  • Series licensing or must obtain

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.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $150,000 and $225,000 per year for an Associate, and between $250,000 and $275,000 per year for a Vice President, 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 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.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.

Source: Morgan Stanley on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($150,000) is above 52% of the 672 Finance & Accounting roles in New York listed on this site; 64 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $144,400; the middle half runs from $117,645 to $175,000.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Morgan Stanley roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Morgan Stanley roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Investment Banking Industrials Associate / Vice President - New York (this listing)From $150K
Global Capital Markets - Infrastructure Capital Markets Associate - New York$150K - $225K
Fixed Income Credit Developer - VP$150K - $210K
Associate Market Manager$150K - $160K
Investment Banking Power and Energy Associate - New York$150K - $225K
Global Capital Markets Leveraged Finance Associate – New York$150K - $225K
Fixed Income Division – Associate, Applied Mathematician - Electronic Trading & Quantitative Finance (New York)From $150K

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Morgan Stanley roles · How to read the bar

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2026-10-12
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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $150,000 and $225,000 per year for an Associate, and between $250,000 and $275,00

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