LCD, FX and Emerging Markets Compliance Coverage, Vice President

PowerToFly; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Greater London is seeking a Vice President for FX and Emerging Markets Compliance Coverage. This role involves providing compliance advisory support to critical business units, developing policies and procedures, and engaging with various compliance teams across regions. The candidate should possess 9-10+ years of relevant experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and a background in Sales & Trading compliance. A university degree or relevant qualifications are desirable, alongside familiarity with UK compliance issues.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Comprehensive employee benefits

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• 9-10+ years of relevant experience expected.
• Familiarity with European and UK compliance issues.
• Accomplished with good judgment and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Provision of Compliance coverage to FX and Emerging Markets.
• Develop policy and procedure for covered businesses.
• Provide real-time and strategic advisory support.

Skills

Sales & Trading Compliance coverage experience

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Team player

Education

University degree or equivalent

Professionally qualified in law/accountancy

Job description

LCD, FX and Emerging Markets Compliance Coverage, Vice President

London • JR023397

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a FX and Emerging Markets Compliance Coverage, Vice President.

In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm’s management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk. This is a Vice President level position within the Non-Financial Risk Global Compliance team.

The EMEA Legal and Compliance Department is charged with day‑to‑day oversight and coordination of the Firm's compliance with core regulatory requirements covering all businesses including Institutional Sales and Trading (Equities, Fixed Income and Commodities), Investment Banking, Research, and Investment Management across the EMEA region.

The Compliance Department is a service‑oriented department which provides guidance and advice to all business and support staff at the Firm, including sales, trading, research, investment banking, capital markets, financial, administration and infrastructure staff.

The Department provides general transactional guidance and advice to Business Units and other staff, implements compliance policies as required, and provides training. It also undertakes surveillance activities and utilises exception reports to monitor and, where appropriate, investigate Firm, customer and employee trading activity. The Department is also called upon to render advice on the rules and regulations of FCA, exchanges and other bodies, and Firm policies and procedures.

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:

• Provision of Compliance coverage to the FX and Emerging Markets businesses, in a broad and varied Compliance Advisory role to some of the Firm’s most essential and exciting businesses and stakeholders.
• Report into an Executive Director within the EMEA Fixed Income Compliance team and work closely with all Sales and Trading Compliance Coverage personnel. Provide both real‑time and strategic advisory support and liaise with relevant Compliance Coverage teams in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Japan.
• Responsible for developing policy and procedure for the covered businesses, including education and training of business unit personnel, and developing appropriate responses to regulatory change. Additional involvement includes review of new product assessments, coverage‑led monitoring checks, and development and delivery of training.

What we’re looking for:

• Typically 9‑10+ years of relevant experience expected to find the skills required for this role.
• Previous Sales & Trading Compliance coverage experience; experience relevant to FX and Emerging Markets is preferred.
• Candidate should be confident, use initiative, and possess good judgement, analytical, communication and organisational skills and be accomplished.
• A team player.
• Familiarity with European and specifically UK compliance issues and relevant law and regulation.
• University degree or equivalent and/or professionally qualified, e.g., in law or accountancy, with relevant years of experience in Compliance within the financial services industry (desirable).

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.

Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements:

If this role is deemed a Certified role, it may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Flexible work statement:

Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.

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.