Morgan Stanley Technology, Asia Equity Derivs Exotics Trade Capture Program Manager recruitment

Position Category: Information Technology

Position Title: Morgan Stanley Technology, Asia Equity Derivs Exotics Trade Capture Program Manager

Job Level: Vice President

Location: Hong Kong - Hong Kong

Education Required: Bachelors Degree

Position Description:
Morgan Stanley's Equity Derivatives business is driving an aggressive programme of change, which will see the implementation of a new global processing platform for Vanilla and Exotic Structured OTC Derivatives, encompassing pre-trade pricing, workflow, trade capture, lifecycle processing, affirmation, confirmation, collateral management and settlement.

The role will include:

- Face-off to Equity Derivatives Exotics desk communicating progress, setting expectations and sourcing new requirements.

- Management (collation and prioritisation) of regional requirements with all Stakeholders (Sales, Trading, Business Management, Strats, Ops in HK, Japan, Korea) and feed them back into the global programme.

- Be the voice of the Asia business unit in the global programme.

- Project manage roll-out of new Exotics booking system (TX) in the region

- Project manage retirement of legacy system (WASP)

The successful candidate will be able to collate, prioritise and manage region-specific requirements. They will work with all stakeholders and the global technology teams. An important part of the role will be to ascertain the right thing to do, balancing tactical vs. strategic (e.g. quick wins in legacy system versus new system).

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm and a market leader in investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. With more than 600 offices in 33 countries, the people of Morgan Stanley are dedicated to providing our clients the finest thinking, products and services to help them achieve even the most challenging goals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

Skills Required:
- Strong project management skills
- Track record in Equity Derivatives or similar business and associated credibility with desks
- Influencing skills
- Ability to push back when required and manage expecations

Skills Desired:
This is a VP or ED level position depending on the candidate.