Entitlements, Senior Manager, ISG Management

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Manager in Institutional Securities Group Management

Institutional Securities provides products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions and ultra-high net worth clients.  Investment banking services consist of  capital  raising  and  financial  advisory  services,including  underwriting  of  debt,  equity  and  other  securities,  and  advice  on  mergers  and  acquisitions,  restructurings and project finance.

Our Equity and Fixed  Income  businesses  include  sales,  financing,  prime  brokerage,  market-making,  Asia  wealth management  and  certain  business-related  investments.  Lending activities include originating corporate loans  and commercial  real  estate  loans,  providing  secured  lending  facilities,  and  extending  securities-based  and  other financing to customers. Other activities include research.

We are the Non-Financial (NFR) group within the Institutional Securities Group (ISG) management function. NFR is responsible for managing several non-financial risks across ISG, including but not limited to Compliance, Supervision, Conduct, Client and Product Risk. As an in-business risk management team, we partner with our ISG business stakeholders, as well  as  the  technology  groups  and  2nd  line  control  functions  to  understand  business needs  and  their  associated  risks,  execute  on  practical  solutions,  and  maintain  a  global  governance,  monitoring,communication,  and  awareness  strategy  that  underscores  a  culture   control  excellence.  Our team has  a  global presence with members located in New York, London, Mumbai, and Hong Kong

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world

What you’ll do in the role:

• Processing requests for entitlements to Morgan Stanley proprietary platforms. Maintaining existing user accounts and managing queries related to them. This includes configuration and linkages to downstream systems.

• Processing requests for entitlements to a variety of internal risk and inventory management applications. Maintaining existing internal accounts.

• Co-ordinating with global risk teams and senior management in case of any changes or escalations

• Following specified procedures for different platforms, applications, and products, managing multiple queues throughout the day, and ensuring delivery within established SLAs.

• Periodically reviewing the appropriateness and relevance of user entitlements to various applications and ensuring there are adequate information barriers.

• Driving the entitlements strategy for ISG globally which includes managing key entitlements initiatives and projects related to transfers, vendor applications, separation of duties, cyclical and ad hoc entitlement reviews

• Participating in / responding to periodic entitlement audit inquiries and reviews.

• Producing metrics/reporting of work done by the team, and data integrity. Maintain procedures database for reference.

• Using the report generation tool to generate/distribute business critical reports in response to business requests.

• Representation in Firmwide working groups related to entitlements and data leakage and advocating for solutions benefiting the process.

• Identifying and escalating key issues and working on identifying automation opportunities

• Project Management for ISG globally

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Graduate/Post Graduate/ MBA/CA/CFA with a First Class or above throughout

• 8-10 years’ experience in entitlements management, trade support or similar background

• Strong working knowledge of financial products including Fixed Income, Equity products and Derivatives

• Understanding and strong focus on the mechanics of a control environment, including escalation and risk-related issues

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Attention to detail; strong organizational skills

• Team player with ability to work in global environment

• Strong MS-Excel knowledge such as the ability to run V-Lookups and create Macros a plus

• Knowledge of automation tools like UI path, Robotics, Microsoft Power platform etc would be an added advantage

• Strong analytical and research skills

• Ability to prioritize assignments effectively

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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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.