IED - Transaction Management Group - VP

Transaction Manager

Morgan Stanley is seeking a full-time front office / on-desk Transaction Manager to join its Structured Notes business that sits within the Institutional Equity Division, based in New York City.

The candidate will act as a deal execution specialist, managing the front-to-back equity-linked Structured Note origination and distribution process and coordinating the interface across all internal and external counterparts. The candidate will preferably have prior legal or execution experience with Structured Notes and / or OTC Derivatives. The role will ideally leverage prior legal / execution experience to impact growth and business capabilities and create efficiencies in non-trading capacities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Transaction Management - manage structured notes trade lifecycle (approvals, legal documentation, marketing materials, hedge documentation, settlement, lifecycle events)
• Central Trade Contact - key business partner accountable for collaboration across front office (treasury, sales, trading, structuring) and support functions (operations, controllers, legal, compliance, risk, tax, audit) to optimize, monitor and govern the business
• Collaborate on establishment and maintenance of business-related procedures / policies and socialize best practices
• Streamline Business - streamline processes and create efficiencies (e.g document and optimize procedures, streamline approvals process, develop template documentation).
• Cost Reduction - lead cost reduction initiatives across the business
• Business Metrics / Trade Reporting - maintain and present business metrics / report trades on behalf of business
• Automation - initiate and oversee automation solutions to create business efficiencies
• Governance / Regulatory

be a key member of related BU specific committees, playing a major role in governance, policy formation and formulation of firm positions / decision making in response to regulatory environment;

leverage product expertise and contacts to collaborate with traders / sales / structuring to develop new products and create customized solutions to meet specific client needs

Skills Required

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $140,000 and $250,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership / union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce.