Director (AVP) - Collateral Optimization

Director In Shared Services & Banking Operations

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Director in Shared Services & Banking Operations responsible for the financing, funding, and optimization of the firm's inventory. The team has daily interaction with the trading desk and are required to liaise with operational colleagues across a range of disciplines to ensure the timely and accurate execution, collateralization and optimization of trades, providing an opportunity to develop a strong network across firm. The successful candidate will be working in a dynamic and challenging environment, covering either the firm financing / funding or collateral management.

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 a Team Specialist position at Director 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.

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What You'll Do In The Role :

• Lead and oversee Regulation W operational monitoring and controls, ensuring compliance with intercompany transaction requirements and associated regulatory obligations.
• Manage Exposure and Collateral across Morgan Stanley's intercompany and external transactions, including CCPs, Triparty, and Bilateral arrangements.
• Oversee product exposure across Stock Loan, Repo, and Derivatives, ensuring accurate monitoring and reporting.
• Support the firm's Liquidity and Capital optimization objectives while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards such as LCR, NSFR, and Intraday Liquidity requirements.
• Identify and remediate control gaps by developing tactical and strategic solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams as needed.
• Maintain a strong focus on enhancing controls, reducing operational risk, and driving continuous process improvement.
• Provide ad-hoc problem resolution for complex operational issues, ensuring timely and effective outcomes.

What You'll Bring To The Role :

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $82,000 and $133,000 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.