Asset Retention Specialist, AVP

Morgan Stanley (“MS”) is a global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments—Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Asset Management. Wealth Management provides comprehensive financial advice and services to its clients including brokerage, investment advisory, financial and wealth planning, credit & lending, deposits & cash management, annuities, insurance, retirement and trust services.

Job Description

Field Business Management (Wealth Management Field Home Office) is seeking an Asset Retention Specialist (AVP) to help drive strategies that strengthen Financial Advisor retention and asset retention. This role blends strategic problem-solving, data-driven insights, and cross-functional execution to deliver measurable business outcomes. You’ll partner with field leaders and corporate partners, turning insights into action and helping scale initiatives that improve retention performance.

Position Responsibilities

• Interface with Senior Field Leadership to drive one of three Manager Metrics of Wealth Management Field
• Support all phases of the retention lifecycle, inclusive of Advisor & Asset retention strategy and execution
• Provide training to Field managers, using data and direct field insights to focus content and drive measurable retention improvements
• Partner with Regional Analysts to align priorities and help drive retention initiatives across the field
• Serve as a strategic partner to Senior Leadership, delivering executive-ready reporting & analytics and visualization (daily, monthly, quarterly)
• Build relationships with corporate partners to develop and implement strategic projects across different initiatives
• Develop AI Agents/automation to enhance operational efficiencies and accelerate results
• Translate data into recommendations and action plans, identifying trends and delivering initiatives with quality, accuracy, and timeliness
• Management responsibility over one direct report, with the ability to expand, providing coaching and quality control for deliverables
• Support the preparation and execution of Client Communication during an Advisor departure, as needed

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Wealth Management and/or relevant financial services experience
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Highly organized and analytical; able to take complex workstreams from concept to delivery
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to produce clear, executive-ready narratives and recommendations
• Proficiency in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Comfort with digital tools and working knowledge of internal platforms
• Knowledge of Dataiku-SQL a plus; used for workflow automation and producing scalable insights
• Proactive and collaborative teammate, comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, align stakeholders, and deliver high-quality results with strong attention to detail

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.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $90,000 and $130,000 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).