Portfolio Service - Director - P3 - Product Support & Services IM

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you'll do in the role:

• Provide functional support to MSIM portfolio managers, traders, and portfolio administrators through Trade Management System (Aladdin).
• Responsible for monitoring trade flows from Aladdin to Middle Offices and Custodians.
• Responsible for Trade Affirmation and Trade Settlement by using DTCC CTM, Alert, Trade Suite
• Work with brokers and custodian banks to resolve unconfirmed trades, trade settlement and reconciliation items.
• Provide required operational support to portfolio managers, traders, and portfolio administrators
• Identify and resolve issues related to transactions in a timely fashion following established guidelines, procedures, and controls
• Provide functional support around corporate action workflows including data consumption, maintain processing standards and management of overall corporate action function
• Responsible for cash and position reconciliation in Aladdin for all designated portfolios
• Retrieve and review cash balances from custodians, escalate cash overdrafts and initiate interest claim against brokers, middle office service providers and custodians on behalf of MSIM and MSIM Clients
• Support all components of Aladdin transaction processing, position, cash and corporate actions for assigned Investment teams and trading teams
• Facilitate accurate and timely delivery of critical business inquires to and from internal clients, internal business colleagues, operational colleagues, and external counterparties.

Role is Hybrid and will require in office attendance 3 days/week

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree or comparable work experience
• Four to Seven years of operations and/or related experience
• Specific knowledge of corporate action is a PLUS
• Knowledge of equity and fixed income securities a MUST
• Knowledge of BRS Aladdin a PLUS
• Knowledge of DTCC CTM and Alert a plus
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving, collaborative and innovative solution-focused thinking skills
• Knowledge of custodian bank operating standards and interoperability with asset management

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.

At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firm's global businesses across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management and Investment management, as well as in the Firm's infrastructure functions including Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with modern campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru.

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 85 years. At our foundation are five core values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect and cross-collaboration. We Firm is differentiated by the caliber of our diverse team. While our company culture and commitment to inclusion define our legacy and shape our future, helping to strengthen our business and bring value to clients around the world. Learn more about how we put this commitment to action: morganstanley.com/diversity. 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.

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.