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• * Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firm’s global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management and Investment management, as well as in the Firm’s infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, there’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses.

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 to grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

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.

Department Profile**

Firm Risk Management (FRM) enables Morgan Stanley to achieve its business goals by partnering with business units across Firm to realise efficient risk-adjusted returns, acting as a strategic advisor to the Board and protecting the Firm from exposure to losses as a result of market, credit, liquidity, model and other risks. Risk COO team within FRM is responsible to ensure smooth operations of the team.

Background on the Position

Morgan Stanley seeks a professional to act as the COO for Firm Risk Management department. The individual will cover a diverse range of responsibilities to facilitate operations and management.

To be successful, candidate needs to have relevant educational background (finance, economics, engineering), relevant work experience (budget, headcount reporting), exceptional presentation skills, and the ability to work independently and efficiently under tight deadlines. Information processed in the department is confidential and thus the candidate must demonstrate high level of integrity.

Primary Responsibilities

• Help with the execution, communication and tracking of the department’s strategy,

• Primarily responsible to form team’s talent strategy including but not limited to the growth of team, retention of employees, training and development, etc.,

• Liaising with Finance, IT, HR, CS, Global COO teams and FRM Mumbai team to run the daily COO tasks,

• Track and present KPIs to senior management,

• Help in sourcing and hiring of personnel and Infrastructure roles in partnership with HR Recruitment, maintain appropriate staffing levels (recruiting, hiring, reassigning at peak times, etc.),

• Oversee strategic space management planning, budget oversight and other logistically activities,

• Promote team integration, employee engagement as well as cross-functional communication and collaboration,

• Keep abreast of regulatory changes and adapt strategies accordingly,

• Assure compliance to outsourcing agreements,

• Identify and develop areas for improvement including system enhancement, process controls to improve the throughput, quality of work, supervisory reviews,

• Ensure staff receive appropriate training & development, assist in developing training plans & provide coaching where necessary,

• Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement,

• Act as point of escalation for issues of Firm Risk Management, Mumbai.

· Knowledge of financial products through industry experience or exceptional academic background in related fields (BS in Finance/Economics and/or MBA)

· 6 years of work experience in COO role

Required skills:

· Proven relationship building and collaboration skills

· Expertise in MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint)

· Strong analytical and problem solving skills

· Excellent stakeholder management skills

· Very good communication skills, both oral and written

· Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines

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.

Job: *Risk COO

Title: Executive Director - COO / CAO

Location: Non-Japan Asia-India-India-Mumbai (MSA)

Requisition ID: 3252591