VP, Equity Derivatives Operations & Transformation

Morgan Stanley; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in New York seeks a Vice President to join the Equity Derivatives Middle Office, combining trade support, lifecycle management and front-to-back enablement with strategy execution.

You will partner with Sales, Trading and Technology to drive automation, risk controls and scalable processes across the trade lifecycle, while shaping operating strategy and delivering value for front-office stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in equity derivatives and middle office operations.
• Strong front-to-back understanding across Sales, Trading, Strats, Technology.
• Experience supporting new products or changes to front-to-back operating models.
• 8+ years in financial services with derivatives or related markets ops.

Responsibilities

• Support the Equity Derivatives Middle Office in New York across trade support, trade validation, lifecycle management, structured products and post-execution controls.
• Act as an Operations partner to Sales, Trading and other front-office stakeholders, helping resolve complex business and operational challenges.
• Play a key role in new business enablement, assessing front-to-back impacts of new products, client initiatives, market expansion and changes to booking or operating models.
• Provide direct Operations coverage for key integrated firm business lines, coordinating across products and functions to deliver effective front-to-back solutions.
• Contribute to the development of the Equity Derivatives Operations strategy and take ownership for executing agreed priorities within the New York team.
• Help drive the transformation agenda through automation, workflow redesign, data-led improvements and emerging technologies, reducing manual processes and improving scalability and control.
• Partner with Technology and other functions to define requirements, priorities change and deliver sustainable solutions to business and operational challenges.
• Strengthen the risk and control environment across trade capture, lifecycle processing, reconciliations, exception management and supervisory controls.
• Build strong partnerships across Sales, Trading, Strats, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance and Operations to support business growth and effective risk management.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve client and front-office experience and increase operational efficiency across the trade lifecycle.
• Provide clear communication to senior stakeholders on business readiness, operational risks, issues and transformation progress.

Skills

Equity derivatives

Middle office operations

Trade support

Lifecycle management

Stakeholder management

Transformation initiatives

Job description

Morgan Stanley in New York seeks a Vice President to join the Equity Derivatives Middle Office, combining trade support, lifecycle management and front-to-back enablement with strategy execution.

You will partner with Sales, Trading and Technology to drive automation, risk controls and scalable processes across the trade lifecycle, while shaping operating strategy and delivering value for front-office stakeholders.