Business Development Manager, VP
1/15/2026
The Business Development Manager is responsible for driving revenue growth, executing strategic initiatives, and providing coaching to Financial Advisors. This includes coordinating local, regional, and national initiatives to support the sales team.
Working Hours
40 hours/week
Company Size
10,001+ employees
Language
English
Visa Sponsorship
No
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. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.
The Wealth Management National Sales organization supports the Firm’s Financial Advisors by managing the field sales support of non-banking products and the business development functions for our branch network.
As part of the Regional Sales Team, the Business Development Manager (BDM) is responsible for driving revenue growth in their respective markets, executing strategic and tactical initiatives, providing ongoing practice management coaching and proactive ideas to Financial Advisors, and coordinating efforts around local, regional, and national initiatives. This role will be based in either our Louisville KY, Nashville TN, or New Orleans, LA branch locations, and will cover a wide remit of 5 states which require travel. (Coverage areas include: LA, WV, MS, KY and TN.)
Key Responsibilities:
- Working knowledge of the Firm’s entire suite of products and tools
- Ability to accurately and effectively position each of the major product capabilities against suitable client need and, where necessary, refer Financial Advisor inquiry to the right internal partner
- Deeper specific knowledge of platforms / tools supporting the key National initiatives and the specific Regional priorities
- Ability to develop strategic and tactical business plans to drive positive results
- Ability to continuously grow and develop Financial Advisors practices through training, education, and one on one conversation
- Effectively engage with Product Partners across the Firm to ensure your Financial Advisors have the proper training and knowledge of both existing and new tools and resources
- Delivery of initiatives to the Branch / Complex office and Financial Advisor in a variety of methods
- Desk-to-desk rollout of key initiatives
- Deep dive book reviews and segmentation
- Tactical campaigns
- Procurement and facilitation of outside resources
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in Wealth Management, as a Financial Advisor (with satisfactory production and compliance record), or comparable product area or management experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Active Series 7, and 66 (or 63 and 65) required upon hire or within 120 days of hire date
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and demonstratable ability to establish alignment between the expectations and strategies of different stakeholders
- Strong and creative problem-solving skills
- Confident, flexible, and resilient team player
- Adapts style to build relationships across all levels
- Ability to autonomously develop, deliver, and execute on strategic plans
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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.
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.
Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).
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