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The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.\nMorgan Stanley is committed to helping its employees build meaningful careers and we strive to be a place for people to learn, achieve and grow.\nDepartment Overview\nIn the Wealth Management division, we help people, businesses and institutions build, preserve, and manage wealth so they can pursue their financial goals\nWealth Management (WM) Platforms manages industry-leading platforms, across all WM channels and client segments, to provide a unified digital experience, unlock growth, and deliver efficiencies for Advisors, Clients, and Institutions. WM Platforms consists of ten sub-teams including: Field Experience & Platforms, Digital Client Experience & Platforms, Workplace Platforms, Automation & Workflow, Digital Trading & Investing, Generative AI, UX Design & Research, Strategy & Execution, WM Platforms Risk, and the Chief Operating Office.\nEquityZen, a part of Morgan Stanley, is a leading marketplace for pre-IPO investments, connecting shareholders of private companies with accredited investors. Through its category-leading technology and innovative approach, EquityZen delivers data-driven insights and tools that empower its 800,000 users to navigate the private markets with confidence. Having completed more than 51,000 private placements in nearly 500 private companies, EquityZen is on a mission to deliver “Private Markets for the Public.” EquityZen is looking for a detail-oriented and creative Associate, UX Designer (Platforms) to join our growing team.\nWhat you’ll do in the role:\nSupport complex and time-sensitive UX/UI initiatives that help push the EquityZen platform forward.\nWork closely with senior design and product leadership to aid in the visual and interactive execution of the company roadmap.\nCollaborate directly with product managers and the Technology team to build accessible, intuitive, and user-centric interfaces.\nCreate wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for new features and platform enhancements.\nAssist in conducting user research and usability testing, analyzing qualitative feedback to uncover insights and support design-driven decision making.\nParticipate in agile ceremonies and partner with Technology to ensure designs are implemented accurately and maintain high-quality standards.\nGather and organize design feedback from Product, Sales, Operations, Compliance, and other internal teams to iterate on current and future user experiences.\nSkills Required:\n1-3 years of experience in UX/UI design, product design, or a related role, preferably at a technology startup.\nUndergraduate degree, preferably with a concentration in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Technology, or a related field.\nAn interest in Fintech, Wealthtech, private markets, or highly regulated industries (previous industry experience is a plus).\nA strong portfolio demonstrating a solid understanding of user-centered design principles, interaction design, and visual problem-solving. (Please share a link to this on your resume - or attach as part of your application)\nProficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.\nExperience assisting with the design lifecycle - from initial discovery and wireframing to user testing and developer handoff.\nStrong oral and written communication skills to effectively articulate design decisions, share updates, and gather feedback across the organization.\nEntrepreneurial drive and a bias for action; eager to navigate the uncertainty of new products and learn how to prioritize design initiatives effectively.\nA demonstrated passion to learn, grow your design skillset, and contribute to a collaborative team environment.\nWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:\nAt 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.\nTo learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.\nExpected base pay rates for the role will be between $58,000 and$115,000 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.\nMorgan 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.\nOur workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.\nFor more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6352,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Wealth Management & Financial Advisors","Asset Management & Funds","Investment Banking & M&A Advisory","Online Brokerage & Trading Platforms"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-05T02:19:36Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 261 · green card filings: 46","filings_12m":261,"filings_prev_12m":208,"green_card_filings_12m":46,"median_offered_wage_usd":202500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-29T16:27:21+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":10,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.345,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":192,"expected_fill_days":60,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:tail","crowd:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-29T05:49:05Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":115000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/morgan-stanley-associate-ux-designer-equity-zen","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/morgan-stanley-associate-ux-designer-equity-zen.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-29T23:29:52Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":34588,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-30T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":40230},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=40230"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmorgan-stanley-associate-ux-designer-equity-zen"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmorgan-stanley-associate-ux-designer-equity-zen"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmorgan-stanley-associate-ux-designer-equity-zen"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/morgan-stanley-associate-ux-designer-equity-zen\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmorgan-stanley-associate-ux-designer-equity-zen"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":1885698}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"morganstanley.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":1885698},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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