Vice President - Equity Derivative Trade Operations

We’re seeking a Vice President to join the Equity Derivatives Middle Office team in New York. This role will combine core Equity Derivatives Middle Office responsibilities with a strong focus on new business enablement, transformation and direct front-to-back support for key integrated firm business lines. The successful candidate will work closely with senior Operations leadership and front-office stakeholders to help shape and execute the operating strategy, solve complex business problems and deliver scalable solutions across the trade lifecycle.

In the Operations division, we partner with business units across the Firm to support financial transactions, devise and implement effective controls and develop client relationships. This is an Advanced Specialist position at Vice President level within Product Support & Services, which is responsible for providing transaction support and managing post execution processes.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on_

• 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.

• Strong experience in equity derivatives, derivatives middle office, trade support, lifecycle management or a related front-to-back operating function.
• Good knowledge of equity derivatives and structured product life cycles across OTC, exotic, structured, swap or financing products.
• Strong front-to-back understanding and the ability to work effectively across Sales, Trading, Strats, Technology and control functions.
• Experience supporting new products, business initiatives or changes to front-to-back operating models.
• Ability to understand complex business problems, identify operational implications and work across functions to develop practical solutions.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills and the…