Vice President

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.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve, and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives, and needs is an important part of our culture.

Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division (IBD) builds and maintains close relationships with corporations and governments around the world in order to provide both traditional and innovative solutions that meet their individual strategic and financial needs.

Global Capital Markets (GCM) responds with market judgment and ingenuity to meet clients' needs for capital. Whether executing an IPO, a debt offering or a leveraged buyout, GCM integrates Morgan Stanley's expertise in Investment Banking and in Sales & Trading, offering clients seamless advice and sophisticated solutions. We originate, structure, and execute public and private placements of equity and equity-linked securities, investment-grade and non-investment-grade debt, and related products.

The IBD and GCM Business Control Units support IBD and GCM in executing a variety of strategic, financial, operational, and regulatory initiatives, including the identification, evaluation and mitigation of risks arising from IBD and GCM business activities. This position provides an opportunity to oversee the execution and enhancement of the risk management and oversight processes for the IBD and GCM businesses and focuses on the client and deal execution risk management processes (including client and transaction controls, client onboarding, and transactional due diligence) for the IBD and Global Capital Markets (GCM) businesses.

Supporting our Investment Banking Division (IBD) and Global Capital Markets business in Asia Pacific, this position sits within the Business Control Unit which:

• Supports IBD and GCM in executing a variety of strategic, financial, and regulatory management initiatives;
• Manages risk in real time through product and transactional expertise, independent committee review, challenge and governance, use of a comprehensive framework of policy setting, risk identification, and control implementation, including providing governance oversight of M&A, Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, and loan transactions to meet the Firm’s regulatory and internal requirements, including client onboarding, due diligence, recordkeeping, assessments of anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, sanctions-related matters and the evaluation of potential franchise-related matters;
• Support the completion of diligence reviews for a given transaction, including assessing potential issues, coordinating between deal team and relevant control functions, and escalating issues as needed
• Assist with the identification and evaluation of potential franchise risks arising from IBD and GCM client relationships and related business activities
• Communicate developments on transactions to senior stakeholders
• Supports business managers by overseeing business adherence and alignment to the Firm’s global risk management principles, policies, and procedures through close coordination and interaction with the Firm’s independent risk management functions (e.g., Operational Risk, Credit Risk, Market Risk, Legal, Compliance, Financial Crimes, Technology and Operational Risk, Internal Audit etc.);
• Supports supervisors by performing regular reviews of businesses’ activities and controls, escalating issues, and driving execution of remediation actions in a delegate capacity in accordance with the IBD supervisory procedures;
• Fosters a strong compliance culture within IBD and GCM by managing the supervisory framework and delivering and monitoring trainings; and
• Works with the Institutional Securities Group Central Risk team to advise on managing 1st line non- financial risks.

• Bachelor’s degree, with a minimum of 10 years of relevant financial, legal, compliance, or accounting industry experience
• Experience on Indian M&A and Capital Markets transactions
• Experience with Indian legal and regulatory requirements for merchant banking and financial services
• Fluency in English and Hindi (or other major Asian language)
• Solid analytical skills, with familiarity or interest in investment banking and capital markets activities and products
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain positive intra-department and cross-functional working relationships
• Solution-oriented, with ability to “think out of the box” and to manage to tight timelines
• Ability to work independently, with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and provide guidance to junior team members

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.