Associate - Prime Brokerage Operations

Morgan Stanley; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 51,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Discretionary incentive program

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is hiring an Associate in ISG Equity Operations in Baltimore to deliver first-class service and break resolution for a diverse client base. The role partners with Prime Brokerage Trade Support, Prematch and Fails, and senior management across the firm.

You will support trade capture, clearance, settlements, and break investigation while driving process improvements and risk awareness in a fast-paced environment. Competitive benefits and career growth await in a global firm.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the full Trade flow from Execution to settlement for the market and the client.
• Experience preparing team procedures and assessing/implementing team controls.
• Ability to establish clear goals and priorities with minimal guidance.
• Subject matter expertise in supported business area and client requirements.
• Strong cultural alignment with Operations and firm values.
• Typically 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Proven track record of successful project implementation.

Responsibilities

• Execute processes and support project efforts leveraging market knowledge.
• Identify day-to-day risks and contribute to process improvements.
• Build relationships with team and internal stakeholders.
• Participate in projects and help formulate solutions with timely execution.
• Liaise with Global stakeholders and various operational groups.
• Plan, organize, and test initiatives and projects.
• Provide reporting and information to management and stakeholders.
• Manage client-related functions such as trade amendments and queries within timescales.
• Ensure procedures are accurate and adhered to.
• Drive process efficiency through root-cause analysis.
• Escalate risks to management in a timely manner.

Skills

Trade flow knowledge

Procedures & controls

Goal setting

Client requirements

Culture carrier

Experience ≥2 years

MS Office proficiency

Project implementation

Job description

We’re seeking someone to join our team as an Associate in ISG Equity Operations responsible for providing first class service and break resolution for a number of clients over various products for global markets. The Associate will work closely with Global Stakeholders including the Prime Brokerage Trade Support teams, Prematch and Fails, the Business Units and senior management across the firm.

ISG Product Operations encompasses two functionally aligned organizations. The first, Trading & Client Operations, provides Operations functions in direct support of activity executed by Institutional Sales & Trading. The second, Client Operations, provides Operations functions in direct support for activity cleared by Morgan Stanley on behalf of our clients in Prime Brokerage, Listed Derivatives, and OTC Derivatives. The broad organization partners closely with Sales and Trading to develop and implement new products and services as well as drive efficiency and reduce risk in our processes. At all times we are focused on delivering quality service to clients both internal and external. ISG Product Operations partners closely with Shared Services and Banking Operations as well as Branch Operations and Operations Risk & Control to deliver a connected ‘front to back’ view of operations to ISG Sales and Trading.

Prime Brokerage Client Operations supports both the Prime Brokerage (NY) and International Prime Brokerage (LN) Business Units, across both Equity and Fixed Income products. It is a hugely diverse and dynamic department covering a wide range of functions/responsibilities from trade capture and clearance through to settlements and break resolution. The teams liaise with various internal and external counterparties on a daily basis, including the business units, hedge fund clients, brokers, stock loan, controls, corporate actions, network management and settlements. It is a high risk, exciting environment where the teams have to work to tight deadlines, which are both client and market driven.

As the demands of hedge funds have evolved, so too have services provided by the Prime Broker. Today, Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage supports clients across a wide range of trading strategies from the more traditional equity long/short to credit strategies where the fund manager is trading credit default swaps, index futures and global distressed debt.

The Client Service Group provides direct client coverage and each team member is responsible for their own client base. Within this model, the Client Service Group team members support a number of key processes including break investigation, fails investigation and various other trade related activities. As this is a crucial client facing role the team are also responsible for making client process improvements which ultimately supports both Morgan Stanley and the client.

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:

• Execute processes/functions and/or support process management and project efforts, leveraging knowledge of the systems, markets and instruments that influence the team
• Recognize risk in day-to-day processes to draw out the key issues and contribute to process improvements
• Build relationships within team and internal stakeholders, sharing knowledge to contribute to team output
• Participate in projects and initiatives, aiding in solution formulation with a focus on timely execution
• Liaising/communicating with Global stakeholders and various operational groups
• Planning and organizing of project, initiatives and team testing
• Providing reporting /information to management and key stakeholders
• Process management of various client related functions such as trade amendments, client queries & reporting within specified timescales
• Ensuring procedures are accurate, relevant and adhered too
• Pro-actively contributing towards the drive to improve process efficiency through root cause analysis
• Identification and timely escalation of risk items to management

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Knowledge of the full Trade flow from Execution to settlement for the market & the client
• Experience preparing team procedures and assessing/implementing team controls
• Ability to establish clear goals and priorities, and address non-standard issues within area of expertise with minimal guidance and supervision
• Subject matter expertise in business area supported, client requirements, and ability to ensure control is not compromised to comply with client requests
• Culture carrier across Operations, embracing the Firm’s core values
• At least 2 years’ relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Proven track record of successful project implementation

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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Baltimore

Salary range for the position: $51,000 - $82,500 Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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.