Operations HK, Global Network Management, Director recruitment
Position Category: Operations
Position Title: Operations HK, Global Network Management,
Director
Job Level: Director
Location: Hong Kong - Hong Kong
Education Required: Bachelors Degree
Position Description:
Morgan Stanley Global Network Management (GNM) was formed in
response to the Firm's need to coordinate the selection,
evaluation, and management of its subcustodian network. In
addition, the group is responsible for managing the market
infrastructure relationships, including local exchanges, clearing
houses depositories; and advising both its internal and
external clients on the operational aspects of the markets in which
the Firm operates.
GNM provides support directly to a range of business units
including Equity, Fixed Income, Equity Financing Services, Foreign
Exchange, Listed Derivatives, Commodities and Private Wealth
Management among others. The group's responsibilities are divided
geographically with representation in New York, London, and Hong
Kong.
Responsibilities will include:
•Analyzing market developments (including short term emergencies)
and working with BU and Infrastructure colleagues to ensure
appropriate responses
•Understanding and negotiating requirements for agent bank
participation in new Morgan Stanley product development
•Agent Bank relationship management
•Agent/market due diligence visits
•Agent bank performance monitoring
•Maintaining up-to-date agent and GNM business continuity plan
•Coordinating with firm's Compliance and Legal departments on
firm's regulatory requirements
•Analysis of agent bank pricing
•Statistical analysis of asset and transaction volume trends
•Fee negotiation
•Market research and analysis
•Global GNM/ firm initiatives project work
•Collation, analysis and distribution of market information
affecting foreign investment in the region
•Supporting pre-investment applications and client conversions in
Asian region
Skills Required:
•University graduate, with suitable financial markets experience. 7
plus years of Operations experience within the Asia Pacific region
would be considered a plus;
•Good understanding of operational and regulatory aspects of equity
and fixed income markets, preferably with specific knowledge of the
Asia Pacific Markets
•Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, particularly
written communication;
•Excellent analytical skills;
•Outstanding spoken and written English, while other major Asian
languages would be considered an advantage;
•Ambitious, highly motivated with an ability to work with minimal
supervision