Vice President - Equity Derivative Trade Operations

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Vice President in ISG Equity Operations. The New York Equity Derivative Trade Support Group is the point on all operational issues for the Institutional Equity Derivative Trading Desks. They communicate daily with Traders, Sales, Compliance, Controllers, and Information Technology. A Vice President in this role works on resolution of complex issues and workflow optimization to ensure that the trading desks are receiving high quality support, risk is comprehensively mitigated and continual improvements in operational efficiency are delivered.

In the Operations division, we partner with business units across the Firm to support financial transactions, devise and implement effective controls and develop client relationships. This is an Advanced Specialist position at Vice President level within Product Support & Services, which is responsible for providing transaction support and managing post execution processes.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What you’ll do in the role:

• Manage complex processes and/or support significant process management/project efforts
• Lead in process improvement, automation, project management and testing across multiple teams, while continually ensuring that a high standard of governance remains in place. 
• Analyze and expose ambiguous, complex issues or non-standard issues, identify risks, root causes and propose future actions, tracking through to resolution
• Provide broad product experience to support the resolution of complex issues, and function as a senior point of escalation.
• Directly contribute to the operation and delivery of risk and control processes. Ensure that risks detected across the control framework are mitigated, that Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) are managed and issues appropriately escalated.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Broad experience in OTC and Securitized Equity Derivative products (Options, Swaps, Exotics, Structured Notes) with a comprehensive understanding of front to back trade flow and post trade processing.
• Experience in automating operational processes leveraging transformation tools such as Power Automate, Alteryx, Power BI, UiPath
• Highly motivated, self-starter with ability to manage multiple workstreams, and to prioritize effectively
• Experience collaborating with Sales, Traders, Risk and a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Ability to think commercially, understand the impact of initiatives, risks and operational impacts.
• Ability to address non-standard issues within area of expertise
• Culture carrier and role model, representing and leading the Firm's core values to influence and motivate those around you
• At least 6 years’ relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
• Series 99 license required or willing to obtain within 180 days of employment

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.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $120,000 and $172,500 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).