VP, Electronic Trading Risk & Controls

Morgan-Stanley; Town of Islip (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in New York, NY seeks a Vice President, Risk Management to identify, understand, solve, and monitor electronic and algorithmic trading risks.

You will implement and own risk controls, monitor real-time activity, analyze large datasets, and contribute to regulatory reporting and governance. This role offers advanced analytics, cross-team collaboration, and a path to leadership within risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field.
• Three years of experience in risk management or related trading roles.
• Experience with e-trading risk controls, real-time monitoring, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Identify, understand, and monitor electronic trading risks in real-time.
• Implement and own electronic trading risk controls for risk-controlled growth.
• Analyze large datasets and system logs to diagnose issues and advise mitigations.
• Coordinate cross-divisional risk deployments and governance forums.

Skills

Equity market micro-structure

Trading system issues

Low-latency risk management

Data analysis

Project management

Limit management systems

Algorithmic trading oversight

Python

Shell scripting

Q/KDB

Bloomberg

PowerBI

Microsoft Office

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field

Tools

Bloomberg

PowerBI

Business Objects

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Office

Python

Q/KDB

Shell scripting

Job description

Morgan Stanley in New York, NY seeks a Vice President, Risk Management to identify, understand, solve, and monitor electronic and algorithmic trading risks.

You will implement and own risk controls, monitor real-time activity, analyze large datasets, and contribute to regulatory reporting and governance. This role offers advanced analytics, cross-team collaboration, and a path to leadership within risk management.