Asia Liquidity Risk, Vice President

Morgan-Stanley; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong is seeking a Vice President to lead independent liquidity risk coverage across Asia. The role requires reviewing liquidity risk, stress testing methodologies, and risk reporting, with responsibilities spanning multiple businesses and legal entities.

You will engage with Business Units, Corporate Treasury, and control functions to articulate risk implications, oversee entity-level liquidity strategies, and escalate material concerns promptly.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in liquidity or treasury risk, market risk, Treasury / asset-liability management or related risk disciplines within financial services.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, balance sheet dynamics, funding and liquidity management concepts.
• Knowledge of regulatory liquidity frameworks and stress testing principles applicable to global financial institutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to articulate complex risk topics to senior stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and data analysis tools.
• English language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary Liquidity Risk coverage officer for designated businesses, products and legal entities across Asia.
• Assess liquidity vulnerabilities under business-as-usual and stressed market conditions.
• Independently review and challenge liquidity risk management decisions, stress testing methodologies and assumptions.
• Identify and monitor emerging and existing liquidity risks and enhance risk limits, KRIs, risk appetite metrics and monitoring processes.
• Oversee legal entity liquidity risk management, including stress testing, recovery planning, exposure monitoring and escalation of material risk events.
• Engage stakeholders across Business Units, Corporate Treasury and control functions on business strategy, funding requirements, risk mitigation and liquidity implications.
• Evaluate liquidity implications of new products, business initiatives, large transactions and changes in market or funding structure.
• Prepare and present liquidity risk assessments, thematic reviews and emerging risk analyses to senior management, governance committees and risk oversight forums.
• Escalate material liquidity risk concerns in a timely and effective manner.
• Participate in regulatory examinations, internal audits and risk reviews, and collaborate with global Liquidity Risk teams to promote consistent standards, methodologies and governance practices.

Skills

Liquidity risk

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication

Leadership

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis tools

Job description

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Vice President in the Asia Liquidity Risk team in Hong Kong to provide independent liquidity risk coverage across multiple businesses and legal entities in the region.In the Firm Risk Management division, we advise businesses across the Firm on risk mitigation strategies, develop tools to analyze and monitor risks and lead key regulatory initiatives.The Liquidity Risk Department (LRD) is an independent second line of defense responsible for identifying, assessing, measuring, monitoring, reporting and escalating liquidity risks arising from the Firm’s activities. The department oversees the adequacy and effectiveness of liquidity risk management frameworks across business units and legal entities and provides independent challenge to liquidity risk management decisions.Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, continuously 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:Serve as a primary Liquidity Risk coverage officer for designated businesses, products and legal entities across AsiaAssess liquidity vulnerabilities under business-as-usual and stressed market conditionsIndependently review and challenge liquidity risk management decisions, stress testing methodologies and assumptionsIdentify and monitor emerging and existing liquidity risks and enhance risk limits, Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), risk appetite metrics and monitoring processesOversee legal entity liquidity risk management, including stress testing, recovery planning, exposure monitoring and escalation of material risk eventsEngage stakeholders across Business Units, Corporate Treasury and control functions on business strategy, funding requirements, risk mitigation and liquidity implicationsEvaluate liquidity implications of new products, business initiatives, large transactions and changes in market or funding structurePrepare and present liquidity risk assessments, thematic reviews and emerging risk analyses to senior management, governance committees and risk oversight forumsEscalate material liquidity risk concerns in a timely and effective mannerParticipate in regulatory examinations, internal audits and risk reviews, and collaborate with global Liquidity Risk teams to promote consistent standards, methodologies and governance practicesWhat you'll bring to the role:Experience in liquidity or treasury risk, market risk, Treasury / asset-liability management or related risk disciplines within financial servicesStrong understanding of financial markets, balance sheet dynamics, funding and liquidity management conceptsSolid understanding of financial products, including derivatives, financing transactions and capital markets activitiesKnowledge of regulatory liquidity frameworks and stress testing principles applicable to global financial institutionsStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex issues and develop practical risk management solutionsExcellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to articulate complex risk topics to senior stakeholdersProven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and evolving environmentHigh degree of accountability, intellectual curiosity and attention to detailAdvanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and data analysis toolsDemonstrated interest in leveraging automation, data analytics and AI tools to improve risk monitoring and workflow efficiencyEnglish language proficiencyMinimum 10 years of relevant experienceWHAT 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.To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo .