Executive Director, FXEM COO & Strategy Partner

PowerToFly; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking an Executive Director / Vice President for the Global FXEM COO team in New York. You will partner with senior leaders to set priorities, drive execution and manage the strategic operating agenda across a global franchise.

The role requires senior-level collaboration, strong commercial judgment, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives from concept to delivery in a complex financial markets environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a COO/business management, strategy, Sales, Trading or comparable role within a complex financial markets organization.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to quickly understand the economics, clients and strategic priorities of a business.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with senior leaders and independently drive priorities with limited direction.
• Strong execution skills and a track record of taking ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives from concept through delivery.
• Highly proactive with a strong sense of ownership, sound judgment and the ability to anticipate issues and develop solutions.
• Ability to influence without formal authority and drive outcomes across businesses, functions and geographies.
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex issues into concise, decision-oriented recommendations for senior management.
• FX, Emerging Markets and/or broader Fixed Income experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior thought and execution partner to the Global FXEM Head of Sales and Global FXEM COO, helping set priorities and drive the strategic and operating agenda of the franchise.
• Own and execute key business initiatives from problem definition through implementation, bringing structure to complex issues, coordinating stakeholders and ensuring accountability and follow-through.
• Partner with Sales and Trading leadership on business and client strategy, including growth opportunities, client prioritization, resource allocation and competitive positioning.
• Use commercial judgment, data and market intelligence to identify opportunities, risks and emerging issues, translating analysis into clear recommendations and actions.
• Drive key business management and operating processes, including senior management materials, business reviews, performance analysis and follow-up on priorities.
• Partner effectively across Finance, Risk, Legal, Compliance, Operations, Technology and other COO teams to navigate dependencies and resolve issues.
• Anticipate the needs of senior leadership, independently taking ownership of issues and escalating appropriately with potential solutions.
• Build strong relationships across the global organization and serve as a trusted and credible partner on strategic, organizational and business matters.

Skills

COO experience

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Morgan Stanley is seeking an Executive Director / Vice President for the Global FXEM COO team in New York. You will partner with senior leaders to set priorities, drive execution and manage the strategic operating agenda across a global franchise.

The role requires senior-level collaboration, strong commercial judgment, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives from concept to delivery in a complex financial markets environment.