Ops Specialist, Line (Operations) - Director

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.
The Singapore Branch Operations team will provide trade support across the Institutional product range (Cash Equity and Fixed Income, Listed Derivatives, Equity Derivatives, Fixed Income Derivatives and Commodities) as well as client processing for Cash Equity and CCP Margin and Regulatory Reporting for Listed Derivatives. Additionally the team will be responsible for supervision of Operations activities outsourced to other in-house affiliates or third party vendors.

Job Description
The candidate will join the Singapore Listed Derivatives Governance team and will be responsible for supporting Listed Derivatives margining and regulatory reporting activities. The role will involve timely funding of firm's margin obligation to the Exchange, compliance with various Exchange regulatory reporting requirements and facilitating new business initiatives. The Listed Derivatives Governance team always seeks to respond rapidly to business and regulatory development within the Listed Derivatives industry, making it a constantly changing environment, which demands high performance from the individuals in the team.
The individual will report to the team manager based in Singapore and will also work very closely with the Listed Derivatives Ops teams in the region.

Key Areas of Responsibility
> Ensuring compliance with Exchange margin requirements and timely funding of margin/collateral obligations
> Accurate and timely submission of Listed Derivatives regulatory reports
> Working with legal, compliance, IT and project teams to analyze new Business initiatives, regulatory requirements and deploy new processes
> Maintaining effective risk controls over processes and ensuring compliance with Firm policy/procedure
> Looking for process or system improvements to increase capacity and mitigate risk
> Providing back up support and coverage for other functional teams in Singapore Asia Branch Operations