Jobs at Morgan Stanley

Lead end-to-end delivery of distributed Java applications supporting post-trade asset servicing. Responsibilities include architecture, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, stakeholder and vendor collaboration, regulatory initiatives, Agile delivery, and mentoring global engineering teams. The role requires strong Java, Spring, middleware, cloud, database, front-end, messaging, resiliency, scalability, and performance expertise, along with capital markets or investment banking experience.

Seeking a Vice President to develop Machine Learning models and Gen AI use cases in Wealth Management, supporting business lines with predictive analytics and operational model management.

Supports institutional equity clients and sales desks across vanilla and exotic derivatives, including pricing, execution, booking, reconciliation, trade lifecycle management, basket maintenance, and market analysis. Tracks thematic, factor, and regional baskets; assists with index construction; and develops Python, KDB, Excel, and VBA tools to automate reporting, analytics, and workflows. The role requires strong derivatives knowledge, quantitative training, attention to detail, and 4–5 years of index or quantitative research experience.

Supports expense tracking, financial reporting, reconciliations, invoice processing, vendor-spend monitoring, and data management. Maintains accurate trackers and reporting, resolves invoice discrepancies, and analyzes actual expenses against forecasts. Uses Excel, Copilot, Power BI, and automation tools to improve data quality, streamline workflows, identify trends, and generate spend insights. Also contributes to process documentation and operational efficiency across Corporate Services.

Lead a Mumbai-based Cash and Payment Management team supporting treasury forecasting, multicurrency funding, payment exceptions, counterparty exposure, non-STP payments, AML screening, and liquidity optimization. The Vice President will manage staff, resources, controls, training, operational risk, business relationships, and continuous improvement while serving as a subject matter expert and partnering with Front and Middle Office teams.

Reviews trade surveillance alerts across equities, derivatives, fixed income, and commodities to identify regulatory or policy breaches. Investigates and documents escalated alerts, supports control design and optimization, prepares management information, develops surveillance metrics, and assists with regulatory inquiries, audits, testing, and technology enhancements. Collaborates with Compliance, Operations, Technology, Risk, vendors, and front-office teams across regions.

Manage EMEA equity documentation activities in Mumbai, including drafting, negotiating, and executing ISDA, CSA, equity derivatives, prime brokerage, and securities-lending agreements. Lead and develop a team of lawyers, review client constitutional documents and legal opinions, coordinate internal approvals, address business queries, support documentation projects, and oversee contract lifecycle management, execution processes, databases, due diligence, and stakeholder coordination.

Provides execution, research, and analytical support for global Equity Capital Markets transactions, including IPOs, follow-ons, block trades, and convertibles. Responsibilities include market and valuation analysis, shareholder analytics, investor targeting, transaction materials, roadshow support, database and dashboard maintenance, process improvement, and operational coordination across deal milestones.

The role involves leading financial deliverables, preparing balance sheets and P&L, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing stakeholder relationships.

Lead backend engineer responsible for building scalable Java and Spring Boot enterprise applications, microservices, REST APIs, messaging integrations, and distributed systems. The role focuses on integrating agentic AI and LLM capabilities into production systems, designing multi-agent workflows, and addressing reliability, observability, latency, and cost concerns. Responsibilities also include performance tuning, SQL development, CI/CD, DevOps, and production support within an institutional securities environment.

Own major subsystems within Parametric’s digital platform, designing and delivering client-facing web applications, REST APIs, and product features. Responsibilities include solution architecture, performance and resiliency improvements, automated testing, code reviews, Agile collaboration, and technical mentorship. The role partners with business stakeholders to translate objectives into software solutions and supports cloud-native, microservice, and event-driven systems using ASP.NET Core, Angular, and Azure.

Lead architectural design and modernization for an equity flow derivatives technology ecosystem. Build and maintain Java-based software solutions, collaborate with product owners and business stakeholders, solve complex technical problems, and improve technology platforms. The role requires hands-on development with Java, Java EE, microservices, REST, Spring Boot, reactive and event-driven architectures, databases, messaging, caching, and AI technologies. It also provides technical mentorship and leadership to a developer squad.

Leads global Operations Transformation initiatives, serving as the EMEA owner for Microsoft Dynamics solutions. Owns product backlogs, prioritization, agile delivery, business outcomes, KPIs, and stakeholder communication. Applies AI and agentic workflows to technology products, manages risks and operational budgets, resolves complex issues, and drives transformational outcomes across firmwide operations.

Leads and mentors software engineers while designing, developing, and maintaining Java-based services and APIs for direct-indexing portfolio management. Drives architecture, project delivery, testing, code reviews, and process improvements using AWS cloud-native technologies, microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven architecture. Collaborates with technology, business analysis, and investment teams to deliver scalable, resilient solutions in a regulated financial-services environment.

Lead risk-based compliance testing for investment management operations. Plan and execute reviews, document process walkthroughs, assess controls, identify issues, recommend corrective actions, prepare reports, track remediation plans, and coordinate testing activities with regional teams and senior management. Monitor internal audit findings, leverage audit workpapers, and maintain knowledge of market regulations and industry practices.

Provides global security master and reference data support to traders and stakeholders. Reviews and resolves Aladdin and GSD exceptions, reconciliation breaks, coupon and amortization issues, and cash or position discrepancies. Supports process risk identification, control improvements, task allocation, training, escalations, and security master data cleanups. Partners with international teams on new data points and related projects while operating in a high-volume investment management environment.

Owns end-to-end development and automation of customized tools for complex fund services processes. Responsibilities include gathering business requirements, designing scalable solutions, managing project plans, documenting use cases, tracking risks and benefits, testing, training users, and coordinating stakeholders globally. The role combines business analysis, development, project management, testing, and business-user responsibilities, with approximately 20–30% coding.

Oversee regulatory and firm-policy supervision for Institutional Securities Group activities. Review policy breaches and electronic communications, investigate and escalate issues, identify recurring behaviors, create management reports, and support surveillance and control-process improvements. The role partners with risk, compliance, and business stakeholders on regulatory changes, automation, alert logic, standardization, and audit or regulatory issues while promoting adherence to legal, regulatory, and internal requirements.

Leads centralized risk reporting for WM Operations, overseeing reporting production, data quality, controls, governance, trend analysis, and executive communications. Coordinates with risk, compliance, legal, technology, and operations stakeholders; drives reporting automation and process improvements; manages test-account governance and FINRA registration support; and develops procedures, training, and resiliency coverage. The role requires strong risk judgment, analytical ability, stakeholder management, discretion, and independent leadership in a complex financial-services environment.

Vice President responsible for independent governance and financial control of Corporate Services spend. Oversees invoices, accruals, allocations, vendors, reconciliations, expense controls, audit readiness, KPIs, dashboards, exception management, and reporting. Leads vendor reviews and process improvements while partnering with Finance, Technology, Sourcing, and service owners to improve automation, data integrity, SLA compliance, and cost visibility. Also leads a small control team and drives issue resolution across the governance function.