HK Research, Technology, Associate recruitment

Position Category: Research

Position Title: HK Research, Technology, Associate

Job Level: Associate

Location: Hong Kong - Hong Kong

Education Required: Bachelors Degree

Position Description:
Morgan Stanley has earned an enviable reputation for the originality of its research and the value it creates among investors and decision makers. Consistently ranked among the top in its field, our Equity Research team looks at economic, market, industry and company data to enhance the performance of clients' global portfolios and to help companies set their strategic direction.

An opportunity exists for a Research Associate to join the Technology Research team. Ideal candidates will have practical work experience in an analytical role within a financial institute or have sector analysis experience from an accounting, consulting, investment banking or investment management background.

Key Responsibilities:
• The successful candidate should be passionate about the Technology industry and have great interpersonal skills to talk with industry contacts to help us to differentiate from competition
• The Research Associate will be involved in identifying the trends, the competitive landscape, the evolving content and services, as well as differentiating investment opportunities in the Technology space
• Key responsibilities include extensive financial modeling, analyzing and collecting industry /company information, analyzing macroeconomic factors industry trends, preparing research reports, replying client questions/inquiries, helping lead analyst expand stock coverage universe as well as maintaining models and databases. They will also play an important role in producing and writing company and sector research
• The candidate should have the ability to effectively work with diverse cultures in a global team, sensitivity and appreciation for diverse cultures and be capable of contributing effectively in projects regardless of functional, geographic and business lines
• The candidate should also have a facility to prepare and organize written materials in a manner that is readily understood by the reader and an ability to articulate issues clearly and concisely to peers, management and clients.

Skills Required:
• A demonstrable passion for the stock market
• 1-2 years of previous Research based experience
• Enthusiastic efficient approach with ability to multi-task
• Client focused - able to respond and manage clients' expectations; well-developed client servicing skills
• Team Player - able to build effective relationships across groups; a desire to work in a team environment and to direct your energies towards the benefit of the team
Excellent quantitative and analytical skills (able to develop and produce meaningful reports)
• Highly developed financial modeling skills: Build company earnings financial models and conduct the necessary maintenance works. Upload financial models to centralized financial database
• Strong Excel skills (able to record simple macros, generate pivot tables, and write basic formulas)
• Strong Access skills (able to write complex queries, reports, and forms from multiple sources of data)
• Excellent organizational skills - ability to prioritize workload to meet deliverables
• Self motivated - consistently seeks and has proven record of delivering results beyond team and client expectations
• Mandarin language skills is a plus