Settlements Programme Manager – Derivatives Project Group recruitment

This new role is to help define and lead a multi-year strategic derivatives settlements programme, and manage a team of Project Managers and Business Analysts to deliver against this transformation strategy.  This role will have a global focus, partnering with IT, Finance and Operations across Europe, the Americas and Asia.  

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Working with management to define a multi-year strategy to move all derivatives settlement processing onto Morgan Stanley’s in-house strategic settlements platform, migrate all existing positions and decommission legacy systems and processes.
• Working with senior stakeholders globally to ensure that target-state business processes are consistent globally wherever possible, but mandated regional variations are taken into account.
• Structuring business cases, plans, resourcing requirements and financial tracking as well as implementing a governance model with global stakeholders and senior management to track and publish progress.
• Leading and developing the careers of DPG team members formally reporting into this role.  Managing and influencing indirect team members in IT, Operations and other project groups.
• Actively contributing to the extended global DPG leadership team and more broadly across Derivative Operations.

Skills Required
The successful candidate will ideally have experience in managing large-scale projects with practical knowledge of defining business cases, gathering requirements, resource planning, implementation and milestone tracking, test planning and other project management skill sets.  A proven track record of managing teams is preferred.

- Knowledge of the core operational processing for derivatives; ideally settlements
• Experience of starting projects and managing senior stakeholders at ED and MD level
• Strong delivery record coupled with good problem solving skills and analytical mindset
• People management

Skills Desired
Experience Required
Either:
• Strong project/programme management, managing project budgets $5mm or
• In depth experience and knowledge of derivatives products (Credit, Rates, Equity)

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