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Job Title: Production Management and Operational Support

 

Job Designation: Manager - Product Development

 

 

 

Description:

 

Morgan Stanley Fund Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, administers over $280 billion of hedge fund assets. Using the firm’s proprietary, globally accessible technology platform, the business provides a full range of fund administration services, including daily accounting and financial reporting; transfer agency and investor services; middle and back-office support; and integrated portfolio analytics. Morgan Stanley Fund Services is supported by more than 750 professionals based in New York, London, Dublin, Glasgow, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hong Kong.

 

 

 

Position Title:

 

Product Development: Private Equity 

 

 

Position Description:

The Product Development team within Morgan Stanley Fund Services (MSFS) works with the business to establish the overall strategy and priorities for the technology products and platforms. Based on the business strategy and overall priorities, the Product Development team creates product plans including high level business requirements, cost analysis, benefits definition and an overall go to market rollout plan.

 

 

 

The candidate will work closely with the business unit to manage and implement the direction and priorities of the investor accounting platform. This candidate will be responsible for facilitating and gathering detailed user requirements for the development teams, facilitating design reviews with the business and manage the overall rollout plans including QA, user testing, staff training and final delivery. This role also includes being the first line of user support for products, track client issues and works with business to prioritize post implementation issues and enhancements requests. This candidate will have to coordinate between the business, development teams across multiple global locations.

 

 

 

Skills Required:

 

·         Candidate must have technical knowledge of hedge fund and alternative strategies, investor allocation concepts and terminologies, implementation of fund terms, with a working knowledge of accountancy principles.

 

·         Candidate should have experience in private equity space.

 

·         Knowledge of private equity fund structures designs & hierarchies, Special purpose vehicles, standalone funds, master-feeder funds, and the role of each entity in the fund structure

 

·         Comfortable interfacing with executive management, business users and development teams in multiple locations

 

·         Experience in managing system roll outs, data conversion and integration projects

 

·         Should be detailed oriented and must have strong analytical and problem solving skills

 

·         Ability to work as part of a focused globally distributed team.

 

·         Ability to effectively manage multiple assignments and priorities

Skills/Qualifications Desired:

 

·         B.E./MBA Finance preferred with 8 to 10 years of experience with half the experience preferred in process improvement/project management, AGILE experience preferred.

 

·         Needs to be comfortable with Microsoft office: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, Share point, Access

 

·         Strong communication

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