Strategy & Engagement Associate

Jul 16, 2025
We're seeking someone to join our team as a Strategy & Engagement Associate to collaborate on a strategic agenda for our global communications, talent development and employee engagement programs. You will work closely with the Global Strategy & Engagement Team, Global Head of Corporate Services and Chief of Staff, Global COO and extended leadership team and our partners in Corporate Communications and Human Resources to drive key initiatives critical to enabling the employee lifecycle and workplace experience.

In the Corporate Services division, we empower our businesses by creating collaborative workplace solutions and commercial services that enhance the employee and client experience, while optimizing the value of our sourcing and third-party lifecycle to enable the Firm to do-and-win business.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you'll do in the role:
Facilitate strategic events such as Open Forums, Open Doors with senior leaders, learning workshops, team meetings and other employee engagement opportunities.
Assist with program management of our Intern, Analyst, and New Hire Onboarding programs.
Contribute to the development of strategic communications plans for divisional projects, business initiatives, and employee engagement programs.
Create materials and presentations for senior leadership meetings, strategic initiatives and programs as needed.
Coordinate and strategize on content creation, review (planning, writing & editing) and distribution of division-wide communications across all channels, including presentation slides, email, newsletters and intranet sites.
Project manage capabilities and deliverables to enhance team effectiveness and assist in driving accomplishment of team objectives.
Develop and oversee metrics reporting around goal achievement, content and program engagement, and employee satisfaction and experience.

What you'll bring to the role:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail.
Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to balance multiple deliverables and deadlines.
Strong program management skills with ability to build effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders
Versatile in communicating across different formats for a variety of audiences, with an ability to capture the voice of Morgan Stanley's communications.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with ability to problem-solve.
Team player with a strong work ethic and highly motivated to learn.
Self-starter with a desire to make an impact.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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 $80,000 and $115,000 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, *** stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, ****** 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).

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