Role Summary
The Client Coverage Officer is a cross-divisional client coverage and origination role within Integrated Firm / Global Client Coverage. The role is responsible for quarterbacking inbound lending opportunities where no Financial Advisor (FA) is currently assigned, advancing high-priority Integrated Firm lending opportunities, and serving as a central point of coordination across Wealth Management, Strategic Client Management (SCM), IBD, MSIM and other internal partners to drive disciplined client engagement, credit pathway clarity, and advisor introduction where/when appropriate.
This role combines high-touch client/representative engagement with strong internal stakeholder management, pipeline governance, and process rigor, ensuring opportunities are consistently screened, advanced, documented, and transitioned to the right advisor coverage model over time.

Key Responsibilities
1) Own and triage inbound loan inquiries without an assigned FA/PWA
>Serve as the first point of contact for all incoming lending inquiries where no FA/PWA is currently assigned to the relationship, ensuring timely outreach and high-quality client experience.
>Initiate contact with the client and/or client representative; conduct discovery to understand objectives, urgency, structure needs, and decision-makers.
>Perform initial opportunity assessment (gauge the opportunity), including feasibility considerations, potential product fit, and anticipated approval path in partnership with appropriate lending/credit stakeholders.
>Develop a strategy for introducing a Financial Advisor when appropriate (e.g., based on client needs, complexity, revenue opportunity, service model), and coordinate a warm handoff to ensure continuity of service and accountability.
>Maintain and manage a pipeline of inbound no-advisor loan inquiries, with clear statuses, next actions, and documented outcomes; provide updates to relevant leadership and partners as required.
2) Lead field coverage for Integrated Firm priority loans (including those already advisor-covered)
> Act as the lead field/offering professional for a portfolio of loans designated as
strategically important by Integrated Firm leadership (priority loans), ensuring
proactive coordination and consistent execution rigor.
> For priority loans that originate with an FA, follow the same workflow as inbound noadvisor
inquiries, including discovery, path-to-approval assessment, and advisor
introduction strategy.
> For priority loans that are already advisor-covered, partner with the assigned FA(s) to:
o Align on client strategy, roles/responsibilities, and communication cadence.
o Drive internal coordination across stakeholders to remove friction and accelerate
progress (e.g., between coverage, product, underwriting/credit, and operational
partners).
o Maintain accountability for milestones and deliverables through to completion.
3) Own the SCM / Integrated Firm sponsorship process for IFM-sponsored loans
and maintain a top loans library
> Lead the process with Strategic Client Management (SCM) and other internal
stakeholders to generate and maintain Integrated Firm sponsorship documentation for all
IFM-sponsored loans (including completion, quality control, and routing for approvals /
sign-offs as required).
> Maintain a centralized library of the firm's 20 largest loans, ensuring records are current,
appropriately summarized, and usable for leadership reporting, continuity, and
risk/commercial discussions.
> Track and report key pipeline and portfolio metrics (e.g., volume, stage distribution,
conversion, cycle times), partnering with relevant teams to improve operational
efficiency and transparency. Key Responsibilities (cont'd)
4) Expand coverage beyond loans over time
> Over time, broaden the role's coverage remit from lending-led engagement to a wider
portfolio of client coverage responsibilities (as defined by Integrated Firm / Global Client
Coverage leadership), supporting deeper, multi-solution client engagement consistent
with Integrated Firm strategy.
> Identify opportunities to connect clients to the broader capabilities of the firm in
partnership with FA/PWA's and internal product/coverage teams, helping ensure the full
Firm is accessible to meet client needs.3
5) Coordinate delivery of Wealth Management Solutions to Mega-IPOs
> Coordinate with PWM coverage to identify and prosecute Tailored Lending solutions with
executives of large upcoming IPOs
> Key team member in designing and delivering coverage model and product suite that are
delivered to employees of Mega-IPOs to ensure full firm delivery
> Serve as liaison between MSWM coverage teams (Path to Advice + FA Coverage) and requisite
IBD coverage banker via SCM
Key Stakeholders / Internal Partnerships
>Integrated Firm / Global Client Coverage leadership (priority setting, escalation, reporting)
>Strategic Client Management (SCM) (cross-divisional coordination, sponsorship process)
>Financial Advisors / Private Wealth Advisors (client coverage, introductions, ongoing servicing)
>MS Private Banking Group - Credit / underwriting / lending product partners (path-to-approval input; structure considerations) (represented generally-specific internal groups vary; analogous coverage + credit approver partnering is common in bank client coverage models).

Qualifications
Required
>Demonstrated experience in client coverage, lending origination/structuring, or similar financial services roles requiring strong client engagement and internal coordination.
>Strong judgment in opportunity screening and the ability to translate client objectives into an actionable internal pathway.
>Proven ability to manage multi-stakeholder processes, maintain pipeline rigor, and communicate clearly across senior internal partners.
Preferred
>Experience working across Wealth Management and institutional partners (or equivalent one-firm / integrated coverage environment).
>Strong project management, analytics/metrics orientation, and process improvement mindset.
>High level of professionalism, discretion, and comfort handling sensitive client and transaction information.

Core Competencies
>Client discovery & stakeholder management (client and client representative engagement)
>Commercial judgment / opportunity qualification
>Process execution & pipeline governance
>Cross-functional leadership without direct authority
>Written communication (clear statuses, documentation, escalation summaries)
>Ownership mindset and ability to drive outcomes in ambiguity (common coverage officer expectations in comparable coverage roles).

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 $150,000 and $300,000 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.

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