Senior On-desk Transaction Manager – Structured Notes

Morgan Stanley; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a full-time front office/on-desk Transaction Manager for its Structured Notes business in New York City within the Fixed Income Division. You will oversee the end-to-end lifecycle, including approvals, legal docs, and reporting, coordinating with treasury, sales, trading, structuring and control functions.

The role leverages legal experience with structured notes and SPV repacks to drive growth, improve efficiency, and implement new products while ensuring regulatory

Qualifications

• Law degree (preferred).
• Knowledge of structured notes / SPVs repacks, products and programs preferred.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work on multiple transactions with excellent attention to detail.
• Solid understanding of securities laws in the US.
• A balance of legal and commercial skills.

Responsibilities

• Transaction Management - manage structured notes trade lifecycle (approvals, legal documentation, marketing materials, hedge documentation, settlement, lifecycle events)
• Central Trade Contact - key business partner accountable for collaboration across front office (treasury, sales, trading, structuring) and support functions (operations, controllers, legal, compliance, risk, tax, audit)
• Collaborate on establishment and maintenance of business-related procedures/ policies and socialize best practices
• Streamline Business - streamline processes and create efficiencies (e.g. document and optimize procedures, streamline approvals process, develop template documentation)
• Cost Reduction - lead cost reduction initiatives across the business
• Business Metrics / Trade Reporting - maintain and present business metrics / report trades
• Automation - initiate and oversee automation solutions to create business efficiencies
• Governance / Regulatory - be a key member of related BU specific committees, policy formation and firm position decisions; coordinate responses to oversight entities
• New Products - collaborate with traders/sales/structuring to develop new products and assess legal feasibility and cost of implementation

Skills

Structured Notes

SPV repacks

Securities laws

Communication

Attention to detail

Legal-commercial balance

Education

Law degree (preferred)

Job description

Morgan Stanley is seeking a full-time front office/on-desk Transaction Manager for its Structured Notes business in New York City within the Fixed Income Division. You will oversee the end-to-end lifecycle, including approvals, legal docs, and reporting, coordinating with treasury, sales, trading, structuring and control functions.

The role leverages legal experience with structured notes and SPV repacks to drive growth, improve efficiency, and implement new products while ensuring regulatory