Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Group provides industry, regional and product expertise to corporations, institutions and government clients in order to develop and execute innovative and customized solutions to the most challenging strategic and financing issues faced in the global marketplace. The Banking Group is comprised of a number of industry groups which work closely with product team members in Mergers & Acquisitions, Global Capital Markets, Real Estate, and other industry groups throughout the Firm to provide relevant market insight, product creativity, and execution expertise to clients. These solutions include initial public offerings; public and private equity and equity-linked financings; mergers, acquisitions and restructurings; defense advisory assignments; strategic partnerships; public and private debt placements; share repurchases; and hedging, swaps and derivative transactions. Our Menlo Park, CA office is looking for a Vice President to join the Technology Investment Banking team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with regional and international clients on a wide range of complex transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, shareholder relations, recapitalizations, demergers, leveraged buyouts and defenses against unsolicited takeover attempts, strategic advisory assignments and executions of public and private capital markets transactions. The successful candidate will work closely with professionals throughout the firm to deliver high quality advice to our clients. You will play an important role on a team that includes senior professionals who will encourage you to go beyond the numbers and think creatively. - 6 years of experience within the investment banking industry as an Associate and/or Vice President with a proven track record working on complex executed deals - Experience within the technology industry is strong preferred - Extraordinarily high level of motivation and commitment to working hard - Strong analytical, corporate finance, written and verbal communication skills - Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment and under tight deadlines - Bachelor’s degree is required; an MBA would be an asset - Series licensing or must obtain /Expected base pay rates for the role will be between 250000 and 275000 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'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)./ **Job:** **Investment Banking* **Title:** *Investment Banking Technology Vice President - Menlo Park, CA* **Location:** *California-Menlo Park* **Requisition ID:** *3254447*