Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of wealth management products and services for affluent individuals, businesses, and institutions. These services include brokerage and investment advisory, financial and wealth planning, credit and lending, cash management, annuities and insurance, retirement and trust. Position Summary Global Investment Manager Analysis (GIMA), a unit within the WM Investment Solutions, provides comprehensive manager research on a wide range of investment strategies, including separately managed accounts, mutual funds, UCITs, exchange-traded funds and private vehicles in the equity, fixed income and alternative investments spaces. The GIMA team engages with a broad array of investment managers to identify high quality strategies for portfolios. The GIMA Alternative Investments Due Diligence Director will perform investment due diligence on alternative investment funds and managers as well as perform ongoing investment monitoring for existing relationships. Job Description for Alternative Investments Due Diligence Director: Core functions: - Perform initial and ongoing investment due diligence on alternative investment strategies (private equity, private credit, private real assets, hedge funds) - Participate in alternative investment manager meetings on a regular basis, taking meeting notes - Prepare written research reports and commentaries on fund managers and thought leadership pieces on market trends and opportunities impacting alternative investment strategies - Conduct quarterly liquid risk analysis to determine exposure to alternative investment products - Prepare quarterly and annual notes/reviews on alternative investment strategies - Prepare peer analyses to compare various alternative strategies and managers - Analyze managers in relation to their investment process, track record, attribution, portfolio construction, and risk management capabilities