Investment Management STEM OPT Jobs in New York
New York is the center of U.S. investment management, with firms like BlackRock, Vanguard, Goldman Sachs, and Citadel filing hundreds of STEM OPT Labor Condition Applications annually. F-1 students with quantitative, data science, or financial engineering backgrounds will find Manhattan and Midtown home to the highest concentration of sponsoring employers in the country.
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Company Profile:
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment, 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.
In Technology, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities.
What you’ll do in the role:
Morgan Stanley Services Group, Inc. is seeking a Director, Software Engineer in New York, New York to provide coding and technical solutions as a full stack developer to build front-end Graphical User Interfaces and back-end services. Renovate software systems to better serve clients, reduce operational risk, increase front office efficiency, and achieve regulatory excellence. Build software tools to streamline automation to provide margin and notional optimization solutions across Fixed Income Derivatives asset classes, reduce operation cost, credit risk and associated capital cost, reduce end-of-day and intraday risk, and generate reliable profit and loss reports. Work on global solutions and solve technology pain points to accelerate firm’s global business growth. Utilize Agile as a project management skill to emphasize flexibility, collaboration, and continuous improvement in software development. Improve and build robust and scalable software platforms. Provide technical software support in local and global markets to help grow firm’s business. Telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week.
What you’ll bring to the role:
- Requires a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Requires three (3) years of experience in the position offered or three (3) years as an Associate, IT Consultant, or a related role in the technology field.
- Requires three (3) years of experience with the following skills:
- Graphical User Interface;
- Fixed Income Derivatives;
- Profit and loss statements;
- Big data;
- Cloud;
- DevOps;
- Java;
- J2EE;
- Scala;
- C#;
- Spring;
- JSON;
- Python;
- Sybase and Oracle database;
- Bash;
- Git;
- Treadmill;
- Finance; and
- Interest rate derivatives.
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 $163,000 and $165,000 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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Which investment management companies sponsor F-1 STEM OPT visas in New York?
Major New York-based asset managers and hedge funds with documented STEM OPT sponsorship history include BlackRock, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, JPMorgan Asset Management, Citadel, Two Sigma, and D.E. Shaw. Quantitative-focused firms and large institutional managers tend to file the most Labor Condition Applications for STEM-designated roles, reflecting their demand for graduates with advanced analytical and data science training.
Which cities in New York have the most investment management F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship jobs?
Manhattan concentrates the vast majority of investment management STEM OPT sponsorship activity in New York, particularly Midtown and the Financial District, where the largest asset managers, hedge funds, and private equity firms are headquartered. Greenwich, Connecticut is a short commute away and hosts additional major fund employers. Outside Manhattan, opportunities in Buffalo, Albany, or Rochester are significantly more limited for investment management roles.
What types of investment management roles typically qualify for F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship?
Roles that most consistently qualify for STEM OPT authorization in investment management include quantitative analyst, data scientist, risk analyst, financial engineer, portfolio analytics associate, and algorithmic trading developer. These positions require degrees in fields classified as STEM by the Department of Homeland Security, such as financial engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, or applied economics. Purely business-focused roles like relationship management may not qualify.
How do I find investment management F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship jobs in New York?
Migrate Mate filters investment management job listings specifically by F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship eligibility in New York, pulling from verified DOL Labor Condition Application filing data so you can see which employers have an active sponsorship track record. This is more reliable than searching general job boards, where sponsorship willingness is often unclear or self-reported. Filter by role type and New York location to narrow results to quantitative and analytics positions.
Are there any New York-specific or industry-specific considerations for F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship in investment management?
New York's investment management sector is heavily regulated, and many firms require background checks and securities licensing (such as FINRA Series exams) alongside immigration paperwork, which can extend onboarding timelines. F-1 students should confirm their degree program's STEM designation with their DSO before applying, since some financial engineering or applied mathematics programs may carry different CIP codes. Employers in New York also frequently require work authorization documentation earlier in the hiring process than in other industries.