Debt Capital Markets Compliance – Vice President recruitment

1. Job Objective:
To co-ordinate and assist the Firm as a whole in compliance with UK legislation including FSA rules and regulations and applicable EU and overseas legal and regulatory requirements.

2. Job Dimensions:
The Compliance Department is a service-oriented department which provides guidance and advice to all business and support staff at the Firm, including sales, trading, research, investment banking, capital markets, financial, administration and infrastructure staff.

The Department provides general transactional guidance and advice to Business Units and other staff, implements compliance policies as required, and provides training.  It also undertakes surveillance activities and utilises exception reports to monitor and, where appropriate, investigate Firm, customer and employee trading activity.  The Department is also called upon to render advice on the rules and regulations of FSA, exchanges and other bodies; and Firm policies and procedures.

As part of a compliance team of ten professionals, the individual will provide compliance related advice to the relevant business units on transactional queries, new products and rule and policy interpretation.  The individual will also conduct monitoring and desk review activities and assist in enhancing and developing the monitoring and desk review programme, working closely with other professionals in the team.  

3. Principal Duties:
(a) Advice and Interpretation -
Provide oral and written general compliance and transactional advice to the Debt Capital Markets business on compliance policies and procedures and relevant UK laws, rules and regulations.  Participate in the New Product Approval process for relevant business areas, providing compliance advice and sign off on transactions.
(b) Business Engagement -
Engage with senior business management across the Debt Capital Markets Division providing them with regulatory advice, appropriate management information and compliance support with respect to the regulatory aspects of the business they operate.
(c) Implementation of New Policies and Procedures -
Assist in the implementation of new policies and procedures or, as appropriate, the update of existing policies and procedures in response to, or in anticipation of, relevant rule changes and new legislation and industry guidance.
(d) Strategic Projects and Initiatives -
Participate in strategic projects and initiatives with other legal and compliance professionals relating to the Debt Capital Markets business, including participation on new product committees.
(e) Regulatory and Client Enquiries -
Assist with enquiries from regulatory authorities and clients and liaise with legal and compliance professionals and other support areas of the Firm on these matters.
(f) Compliance Reviews -
Management and execution of reviews of the Debt Capital Markets business to ensure compliance with relevant Market Abuse and Conduct of Business rules, including  review / test check design, implementation and execution of testing and completion and resolution of action items.
(g) Training -
Management of ongoing training programme for the Debt Capital Markets Division on a broad array of compliance and regulatory issues.
(h) Regulatory Audits -
Assist in the co-ordination of regulatory audits and visits and follow-up on findings as necessary.
(i) Industry Association / Consultation Documents / Comment Letters -
Participate in internal and external industry discussions and assist in the drafting of responses and initiatives from industry associations and regulatory bodies.

4. Primary Contacts:
The individual will be in close contact with all levels of business unity staff, as well as operational, IT and other support staff within the Firm.

5. Supervision:
The reporting line will be to one of the compliance professionals in the team.

Skills Required:
• Experienced compliance professional, ideally in the debt capital markets business or, alternatively, experience in the fixed income markets more generally.
• The ideal candidate may have around 5+ years compliance experience in a similar field.
• Expertise both in terms of regulatory and fixed income product knowledge is a pre-requisite for this role and a track record of operating within the environment of an investment bank would be preferable.
• The role requires the ability to build relationships of trust with senior management from the business as well as other support and control functions. The candidate will need to be mature and confident, with initiative, excellent judgement, strong analytical and communications skills and a team player.
• Numeric and computer skills essential.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fair treatment, regardless of background.