Company Profile
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.
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Department Profile
From global institutions to hedge funds, investors come to Morgan Stanley for sales, trading, and market-making services in almost every type of financial instrument in all the world's financial markets. Morgan Stanley professionals use our network and technology to provide liquidity and sophisticated analysis, to manage risk and execute reliably in the fast-changing markets.
Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equity Division (IED) is a world leader in the origination, distribution and trading of equity, equity-linked and equity-derivative securities. Our broad and deep client relationships, market-leading platform and intellectual insights enable us to be a world-class service provider to our clients for their financing, market access and portfolio management needs.
Global Markets Group is the offshoring arm of Morgan Stanley's Equity businesses in India. It covers functions across IED ranging from those associated with sales, trading, analytics, Strats to risk management.
Electronic Trading Risk Management (ETRM) within Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equity Division (IED) is responsible for managing the risks associated with electronic trading of equities and listed derivatives. The team is responsible for the limits and controls built in the electronic trading platform. With desks in New York, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, the team partners closely with a diverse set of senior stakeholders including Traders, Sales Traders, Product Management, Client coverage and relevant functional areas in order to ensure electronic trading risks are appropriately managed. The team is cross-functional and highly technical, uniquely positioned to identify, understand, solve, and monitor a variety of risks related to electronic and algorithmic trading.
Role Summary
Morgan Stanley's Electronic Trading Risk Management (ETRM) team in the Institutional Equity Division (IED) is looking to expand and build out the team's data analytics capabilities. The candidate's main responsibilities will be to use data and quantitative solutions to help optimize day to day operations for the global team, as well as help build an analytics platform to assist in managing our electronic trading plants. This role will be based in Mumbai working with teams around the globe.
Primary Responsibilities
This role, based in Mumbai, requires the individual to work with global ETRM teams.
The key elements of the role are -
- Reviewing internal policy breaches on a daily basis, investigate, educate and escalate as necessary.
- Trend and identify repeat behaviors and establish a process to address recurrence.
- Reviewing electronic communications and escalating where these are not in line with internal policies.
- Create management reports to highlight issues, trends, new regulatory changes etc.
- Support BU projects to create, enhance or develop procedures/protocols.
- Engaging with other regional Risk and Control group (RCG) teams to focus on and deliver increased automation and standardization across applicable surveillance processes.
- Engaging with IED contacts and other stakeholders to build awareness of Non- Financial Risk and RCG's continued focus on proactive and effective surveillance and supervision.
- Drive discussion with relevant Risk and Compliance contacts to validate the existing review process and alert disposition logic.
- Help ensure that IED activities comply with relevant legal, regulatory and Firm requirements.
- Partner with stakeholders to design and implement new reports to assist with the Firm keeping pace with the evolving Regulatory environment.
- Partner in projects related to improving the review process, reduce false positives or further enhance the report logic.
Essential Requirements
- Graduate / Postgraduate in any discipline.
- 3-5 years with a background in Risk Management, Compliance, Operations or Trading Support focusing on sales and trading issues. Job level will be based on relevancy of the experience.
- Knowledge of Equities markets, understanding of applicable regulatory rules and regulations.
- An understanding of and strong focus on the mechanics of a control environment, including escalation and risk-related issues.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Strong analytical and reasoning skills. Ability to work independently as well as a Team Player.
- Excellent organizational skills and high degree of attention to detail.
Desired Requirements
- Knowledge of Advanced Excel / VBA Macros / Power BI / SQL / Python or similar applications.
- An understanding of and strong focus on the mechanics of a control environment, including escalation and risk-related issues.
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.