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Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
The Wealth Management Chief Administrative Office (CAO) provides centralized oversight of WM business operations and financial management. We drive operational discipline, establish governance, and deliver reporting and insights that help WM operate more efficiently and effectively including real estate strategy and workplace planning.
Within CAO, the WM Real Estate team represents Wealth Management in firm real estate strategy and execution. This role is hands-on property management, strategy, analytics and stakeholder management, where you’ll solve workspace problems for Wealth Management, execute workspace strategy, translate space/occupancy data into clear insights, build executive-ready materials, and coordinate with Firm Corporate Services, WM leaders and other stakeholders to solve WM real estate needs and issues.
Responsibilities
- Improve how we work: recommend and implement workspace, process and other enhancements to increase efficiency, clarity, and consistency
- Drive projects to completion: support special projects and initiatives (intake, tracking, meeting prep, action items, timelines, and follow-ups)
- Represent WM with partners: serve as a central point of coordination between WM businesses, Corporate Services, and other stakeholders for property-related questions, initiatives, and issue resolution
- Turn data into decisions: analyze space, occupancy, and utilization information; identify trends, gaps, and opportunities; translate findings into clear, concise insights
- Build executive-ready content: develop senior management presentations with a structured storyline, clean visuals, and actionable recommendations
- Own reporting accuracy: create, reconcile, and maintain occupancy reporting and supporting documentation; ensure inputs and outputs are consistent
- Ad hoc analysis: support additional analyses and deliverables as business needs evolve
Experience
Three or more years of relevant experience in project management or related disciplines including:
- Project coordination, analytics, business analyst, business management, workplace/real estate strategy/operations, reporting/insights
- Management consulting or other similar project-based and problem-solving experience
- Capital improvement or building systems experience helpful
- Coordinating renovations and capital projects (scope, schedule, budget, change orders)
- Basic construction literacy (reading proposals, understanding sequencing and dependencies)
- Stakeholder management (owners/asset managers, tenants, contractors)
- Turnover/readiness management (unit turns, punch lists, make-ready timelines)
- BA/BS degree required
Skills/Abilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; confident interacting with cross-functional stakeholders
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-quality mindset; exceptional attention to detail
- Basic construction literacy (reading proposals, understanding sequencing and dependencies)
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; ability to synthesize complex information into executive-level storytelling
- Superior organizational skills: ability to prioritize and deliver in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Technically proficient and a quick learner of new and updated platforms
- Ability to occasionally travel to various Wealth Management locations
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.
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between 85,000 and 140,000 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 is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.
Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.
INTRODUCTION
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
The Wealth Management Chief Administrative Office (CAO) provides centralized oversight of WM business operations and financial management. We drive operational discipline, establish governance, and deliver reporting and insights that help WM operate more efficiently and effectively including real estate strategy and workplace planning.
Within CAO, the WM Real Estate team represents Wealth Management in firm real estate strategy and execution. This role is hands-on property management, strategy, analytics and stakeholder management, where you’ll solve workspace problems for Wealth Management, execute workspace strategy, translate space/occupancy data into clear insights, build executive-ready materials, and coordinate with Firm Corporate Services, WM leaders and other stakeholders to solve WM real estate needs and issues.
Responsibilities
- Improve how we work: recommend and implement workspace, process and other enhancements to increase efficiency, clarity, and consistency
- Drive projects to completion: support special projects and initiatives (intake, tracking, meeting prep, action items, timelines, and follow-ups)
- Represent WM with partners: serve as a central point of coordination between WM businesses, Corporate Services, and other stakeholders for property-related questions, initiatives, and issue resolution
- Turn data into decisions: analyze space, occupancy, and utilization information; identify trends, gaps, and opportunities; translate findings into clear, concise insights
- Build executive-ready content: develop senior management presentations with a structured storyline, clean visuals, and actionable recommendations
- Own reporting accuracy: create, reconcile, and maintain occupancy reporting and supporting documentation; ensure inputs and outputs are consistent
- Ad hoc analysis: support additional analyses and deliverables as business needs evolve
Experience
Three or more years of relevant experience in project management or related disciplines including:
- Project coordination, analytics, business analyst, business management, workplace/real estate strategy/operations, reporting/insights
- Management consulting or other similar project-based and problem-solving experience
- Capital improvement or building systems experience helpful
- Coordinating renovations and capital projects (scope, schedule, budget, change orders)
- Basic construction literacy (reading proposals, understanding sequencing and dependencies)
- Stakeholder management (owners/asset managers, tenants, contractors)
- Turnover/readiness management (unit turns, punch lists, make-ready timelines)
- BA/BS degree required
Skills/Abilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; confident interacting with cross-functional stakeholders
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-quality mindset; exceptional attention to detail
- Basic construction literacy (reading proposals, understanding sequencing and dependencies)
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; ability to synthesize complex information into executive-level storytelling
- Superior organizational skills: ability to prioritize and deliver in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Technically proficient and a quick learner of new and updated platforms
- Ability to occasionally travel to various Wealth Management locations
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.
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between 85,000 and 140,000 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 is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.
Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Strategy Analyst
Map your degree to the SOC code
USCIS evaluates specialty occupation by matching your degree field to the role's SOC classification. Pull the O*NET profile for Strategy Analyst positions and confirm your transcript aligns with the listed education requirements before applying.
Verify the LCA wage tier before negotiating
Your offer salary must meet the DOL prevailing wage for your metro area and experience level. Run the OFLC Wage Search for the relevant SOC code and location so you know which wage tier applies before salary discussions begin.
Target employers with cap-exempt affiliations
Strategy Analysts at nonprofits, research institutions, or university-affiliated consulting units may qualify for cap-exempt H-1B filings. Ask recruiters directly whether the entity holds cap-exempt status, since these roles bypass the annual lottery entirely.
Use Migrate Mate to filter by H-1B filing history
Filter Strategy Analyst openings by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history on Migrate Mate. This surfaces companies that have actively sponsored the role before, not just those with general sponsorship policies that may exclude your position.
Request the I-129 filing timeline in writing
Ask your hiring contact to confirm whether the employer files by the April 1 cap registration deadline and whether premium processing is included. Strategy Analyst roles with October 1 start dates require the petition submitted well before that window.
Document consulting deliverables as specialty occupation evidence
If your role involves external clients or cross-functional projects, keep records of frameworks, deliverables, and degree-specific methodology you applied. USCIS may issue an RFE for consulting-adjacent analyst roles, and this documentation directly supports the specialty occupation requirement.
H-1B Visa Strategy Analyst: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Strategy Analyst role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as business, economics, finance, or management. The employer must demonstrate that the degree requirement is standard for the role. Generic analyst titles that accept any bachelor's degree can draw RFEs, so the job description wording matters.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Strategy Analyst roles?
Consulting firms, financial services companies, technology companies, and large corporations with dedicated strategy functions are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for this role. Migrate Mate lets you filter Strategy Analyst openings by employers with confirmed LCA filing history, so you can focus your search on companies that have actually sponsored the position before.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new employer for a Strategy Analyst role?
Yes. Under H-1B portability, you can start working for a new employer as soon as the transfer petition is filed with USCIS, as long as your prior H-1B was approved and you've maintained valid status. The new employer files a fresh I-129, but you don't need to wait for approval before your start date.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Strategy Analyst role shifts to a different function?
A material change in job duties, location, or salary can require an amended H-1B petition. If your role expands into a different SOC classification or your worksite changes to a new metro area, your employer needs to file an amendment and potentially a new LCA. Informal title changes alone don't always trigger this, but substantive duty shifts do.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my chances as a Strategy Analyst?
Strategy Analyst roles are subject to the standard H-1B cap of 65,000 regular slots plus 20,000 for U.S. master's degree holders. USCIS conducts a randomized lottery each March for the following fiscal year. Holding a U.S. master's degree enters you in both pools, improving your selection odds compared to the general cap alone.