LCD, FX and Emerging Markets Compliance Coverage, Vice President

LCD FX and Emerging Markets Compliance Coverage Vice President
London
JR023397

Were seeking someone to join our team as a FX and Emerging Markets Compliance Coverage Vice President.

In the Legal & Compliance division we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firms management of legal regulatory and franchise risk. This is a Vice President level position within the Non-Financial Risk Global Compliance team.

The EMEA Legal and Compliance Department is charged with day-to-day oversight and coordination of the Firms compliance with core regulatory requirements covering all businesses including Institutional Sales and Trading (Equities Fixed Income and Commodities) Investment Banking Research and Investment Management across the EMEA region.

The Compliance Department is a service-oriented department which provides guidance and advice to all business and support staff at the Firm including sales trading research investment banking capital markets financial administration and infrastructure staff.

The Department provides general transactional guidance and advice to Business Units and other staff implements compliance policies as required and provides training. It also undertakes surveillance activities and utilises exception reports to monitor and where appropriate investigate Firm customer and employee trading activity. The Department is also called upon to render advice on the rules and regulations of FCA exchanges and other bodies and Firm policies and procedures.

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 youll do in the role:
- This role will involve provision of Compliance coverage to the FX and Emerging Markets businesses in what is a broad and varied Compliance Advisory role to some of the Firms most essential and exciting businesses and stakeholders.
- The candidate will report into an Executive Director within the EMEA Fixed Income Compliance team and will work closely with all Sales and Trading Compliance Coverage personnel. This trading-floor based role will involve providing both real-time and strategic advisory support and will also involve liaising with the relevant Compliance Coverage teams in the Americas Asia Pacific and Japan.
- The candidate will additionally be responsible for developing policy and procedure as it pertains to the covered businesses including the education and training of business unit personnel and as applicable working to develop appropriate responses to regulatory change. Additional involvement includes review of new product assessments involvement with coverage led monitoring checks and development and delivery of training.

What were looking for:
- Typically 9-10 years relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
- Previous Sales & Trading Compliance coverage experience; experience relevant to FX and Emerging Markets is preferred.
- The candidate should be confident able to use their initiative and possess good judgment analytical communication and organisational skills and be an accomplished.
- A team player.
- Familiarity with European and specifically UK compliance issues and relevant law and regulation.
- University degree or equivalent and/or professionally qualified e.g. in law or accountancy with relevant years of experience of working in Compliance within the financial services industry (desirable).

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 - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll 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. Theres also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Flexible work statement
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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.