We're seeking someone to join our team as a Director in ISG Equity Operations. Operations is one of the largest divisions in the firm and has diverse responsibilities, including correctly settling and recording millions of transactions per day, identifying and mitigating all operational risks, developing strong client relationships and partnering with technology to realize the full potential of IT and e-solutions. Throughout, the Operations department continually seeks ways to improve while actively supporting the development of new businesses, structures and markets.

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.

This is a Team Supervisor position at Director level within Product Support & Services, which is responsible for providing transaction support and managing post execution processes.

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:

• Group Managers will have full functional responsibility for large operations teams either in a core location, or spread across multiple locations.
• Senior accountability for the budget performance, operational excellence and people development agenda of their teams, plus for the delivery of a first rate client service experience by those teams.
• Broad knowledge across multiple products, markets and services. Understands market drivers and can engage with senior stakeholders and business unit leads on business strategy.
• Represents Morgan Stanley in senior external market forums and with regulators for their area of responsibility.
• Engages in these forums to drive industry and market change.
• Establishes, facilitates and communicates the Morgan Stanley stance and direction on key external issues.
• Identifies opportunities for achieving competitive advantage and thinks beyond current transactions/issues to strengthen internal and external client relationships.
• Keeps clients informed of trends, issues and industry initiatives relevant to their business.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Manage multiple work streams and prioritize effectively.
• Seeks new opportunities for self-development and career progression; ensures core skill set is best utilized by the Firm.
• Commitment to learn from experience and mistakes; actively seeks out feedback and adjusts behavior accordingly.
• Aware of longer term impact of regulatory environment and market changes on the business. Makes plans where appropriate to adapt control processes and procedures.
• Identifies the right levels of control and measures required, creating a strong yet flexible workflow.
• Proactively ensures existence of mitigating controls and takes personal responsibility for enhancing processes.
• Combines clear and appropriate escalation with suggestions on appropriate risk reduction strategies.
• Consistently exceeds expectations and responds proactively and positively to changing circumstances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Previous line or Equity product security knowledge
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high pressure environment
• Proven people manager with more than 2 years of experience managing
• Experience in client relationship building or management

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

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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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).