Trading Assistant – Delta One Structured Products , Manager , Institutional Equity Division

PowerToFly; Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Trading Assistant for the Delta One Structured Products team in Mumbai. This role involves providing essential trading support, managing execution workflows, and collaborating with stakeholders across time zones.

The ideal candidate must have a deep understanding of equity markets, equity trading workflows, and possess strong problem-solving skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Advanced Excel skills and experience with automation are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Delta One products and their trade lifecycle.
• Experience in booking accuracy and trade workflow management.
• Ability to coordinate with trading, product control, and technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day trading assistant coverage for the trading desk.
• Support execution workflows including trade capture and amendments.
• Manage trade lifecycle events and corporate action processing.
• Drive process improvements and automation to enhance efficiency.

Skills

Understanding of equity markets

Equity trading workflows

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving skills

Advanced Excel skills

Tools

Excel

Automation/scripting tools

Job description

Trading Assistant – Delta One Structured Products, Senior Associate, Institutional Equity Division

The Delta One Structured Products team sits within the Institutional Equity Division and focuses on the structuring, pricing, trading and risk management of equity‑linked solutions, typically referencing indices, ETFs and single stocks (including equity swaps and other Delta One instruments). The Mumbai‑based GMG team provides dedicated trading assistant coverage, supporting the day‑to‑day running of the desk through execution support, bookings and amendments, and timely coordination across stakeholders and time zones.

The Global Markets Group (GMG) is Morgan Stanley’s offshore arm for Sales & Trading in India. GMG supports the IED platform by partnering with onshore teams across Sales, Trading, Structuring, Quantitative/Strats, Analytics, Operations and Risk Management. The group provides scalable coverage, process excellence and technical expertise, enabling global desks to focus on client‑facing priorities while maintaining strong controls, governance and risk discipline.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Provide day‑to‑day trading assistant coverage to the Delta One Structured Products desk, partnering with onshore trading desk and other key stakeholders across the region.
• Support execution workflows: trade capture/booking, amendments and cancellations, and timely escalation of breaks and issues.
• Support client enablement for swap trading, including account mapping and coordination of client‑specific requirements with internal teams.
• Perform position, P&L and risk checks; investigate drivers of daily moves and resolve/escalate issues in close coordination with trading desk.
• Manage trade lifecycle events for swaps, including resets, rebalance and roll.
• Own corporate action and dividend processing, including chasing for client elections where required, and ensure timely desk/risk updates for paying events.
• Conduct reconciliations across front office systems, downstream platforms and internal reports; identify, investigate and escalate outliers and discrepancies.
• Coordinate with external brokers, Operations, Product Control/Finance, Technology, Risk and Compliance to maintain strong controls, resolve operational issues and meet regulatory/internal requirements.
• Drive process improvement and automation to reduce manual effort and improve controls.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Strong understanding of equity markets and Delta One products, and their trade lifecycle (resets, dividends, corporate actions and rolls).
• Experience supporting front office trading workflows: booking accuracy, amendments/cancellations and break resolution.
• Sound control mindset with high attention to detail and awareness of operational risk.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; ability to coordinate effectively with trading, product control, operations, technology, risk and compliance.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to work under time pressure in a fast‑paced trading environment.
• Advanced Excel skills; proficiency in automation/scripting tools preferred.

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.