Investment Platform Solutions Fixed Income Coverage

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services.

The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

The mandate of the Investment Platforms organization is to drive technology strategy to deliver superior investment capabilities to our advisors and clients, with central focus on delivery of goals based advice across all of our clients’ wealth.

The team partners closely with business and technology groups to lead end to end execution of platform enhancements, from initial idea generation through implementation and roll-out.

Focus areas include GPS, Advisory platforms and WealthDesk, the Portfolio Risk Platform powered by BlackRock Aladdin, Investment Solutions platforms, 3D, CRM and client reporting.

The Platform Solutions team is responsible for coordinating activities between the business (trading desk, sales, product, legal, compliance, risk, business control) and the Tech & Ops organizations.

The Platform Solutions team covers the full suite of capital markets products, including Equities, Options, Fixed income, Syndicate, FX, Futures, etc.

This position is responsible for the ownership of projects and initiatives involving the Fixed Income product area.

Key Responsibilities Become subject matter expert in Fixed Income business flows and associated technical infrastructure and tools (order entry, trading, order status, etc.) Review and Analyze new regulatory rules that impact the Fixed Income product area to develop an understanding of changes required to the technology infrastructure to comply with the rules Be able to work on multiple projects and deliver on tight deadlines in a fast paced work environment Be agile and reactive to real time ad-hoc requests from business, legal, compliance and risk while balancing existing workload without impacting deliverable Perform data analysis and present to stakeholders to determine most appropriate requirements Define and document Business Requirements collaborating with key stakeholders from initial conversations to final approvals.

Liaison between business and technology teams during the entire project life cycle Proactively look to improve system functionality and escalate issues and/or risks to management Develop and execute UAT test plans, manage release with technology partner Liaise with other groups within Investment Solutions to share information and work together to deliver the best solution for the firm Capable of chairing meetings on a senior management level with goal of reaching consensus on requirements The Successful Candidate Would Ideally Have The Following Characteristics A record of accomplishment and experience of delivering against tight deadlines A confident well-rounded methodical person with strong analytical skills Ability to multitask many items in a dynamic, fast paced environment Attention to detail and accuracy (Responsible for metrics, management information, presentations) Strong communication skills both oral and written, as the candidate will be dealing with senior desk managers and our partners across the various divisions of the firm Task orientated, inquisitive in nature, the successful candidate will be required to ensure production items and projects are delivered on time Ability to challenge the processes and issues owned by the team Self-motivated and ability to work consistently and efficiently to achieve end goals Knowledge of Firm Trading, Operations, Business Risk and Finance Systems Proficient with Microsoft Office Excel, Word and PowerPoint Product knowledge of financial instruments Experience with Business Analysis, Project Management, Business Requirements and/or User Acceptance testing preferred.

Posting Date Jun 24, 2021 Primary Location Americas-United States of America-New York-Purchase Education Level Refer to Position Description Job Wealth Management Employment Type Full Time Job Level Vice President