Chief Operating Officer Support

About Morgan Stanley

Since its founding in 1935, Morgan Stanley has consistently delivered first-class business in a first-class way. Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management, and wealth management services.

Global Markets Group is the offshoring arm of Morgan Stanley’s Sales & Trading businesses in India. It covers functions across FID and Institutional Equities Division (IED) ranging from those associated with sales, trading, analytics, and starts to risk management.

Your role

Primary Responsibilities 

FXEM Global and NY Macro COO Team is looking for an Associate level candidate to join its COO team. The COO team is responsible for business management and strategy for the Global FXEM & Rates organization reporting to the heads of Sales & Trading.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Driving business strategy and growth
• Supporting the Sales and Trading desks
• Liaising with Finance, Operations, Legal, Technology, and Risk (Credit & Market) to ensure delivery of key business objectives and projects are delivered according to expectations
• Managing business and operational risks
• Optimizing business performance and planning (P&L, Capital, Expenses, etc.)
• Working closely with BU Risk Management on Non-Market Risk initiatives and daily management

Additional responsibilities would include: 

• Identify areas of business and operational inefficiency and proactively implement improvements
• Supporting the team by helping to manage several projects at once across multiple asset classes; keeping the team on track with deliverables
• Socializing and educating internal groups as the business grows
• Working closely with L&C on regulatory initiatives
• Automating processes and analysis for the business

Training, Development & Rotations

Morgan Stanley values and embraces uniqueness and individuality, and its commitment to diversity permeates all levels of the organization. By fostering a corporate culture that is open and inclusive, employees can achieve their own professional goals. Here, the company focus on enhancing the careers of our employees by offering a variety of educational and professional development programs.

Salary & Benefits

The average annual salary for the Chief Operating Officer Support role is around INR 6.0 to 7.0 LPA (Source: Ambition Box). Below are the employee benefits at Morgan Stanley:

• Health Care & Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vacation & Paid Time Off
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Work From Home options 
• Student loan refinancing for you, your family, and friends
• Cash management, securities-based loans, and home financing solutions with options for each stage of your life

Career Progression

A wealth of opportunities for career mobility and a culture that encourages employees to take on new challenges make Morgan Stanley India a hub for professional growth.

Morgan Stanley values and embraces uniqueness and individuality, and its commitment to diversity permeates all levels of the organization. By fostering a corporate culture that is open and inclusive, its employees can achieve their own professional goals. Here, they focus on enhancing the careers of their employees by offering a variety of educational and professional development programs.

• Diversity Training
• Leadership Program 
• Project Career development program
• Project Impact leadership program

Work-Life Balance

They have a good and inclusive work culture where they hugely invest in their employees’ learning and development training. It provides flexible work hours with work-from-home options. The company operates five days a week with an average of 55 working hours.

Culture & Vibe  

Morgan Stanley offers a dynamic and multifaceted environment that requires individuals to work closely with colleagues across various functions and the Business Unit in onshore regions. You will get to work with extremely talented peers in a meritocratic team-oriented culture.

About You

The requirements for the role are as follows:

Required Competencies 

 The basic skills required for the role are the ability to learn quickly how to navigate databases, understand & analyze data confidently in Excel and respond to requests promptly.

• Highly team-oriented, commercially driven, and overall eager to learn
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to efficiently multitask
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of urgency, and to turn in quality work quickly under strict time constraints
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to build and maintain internal and external relationships, coupled with presentation ability
• Ability to think strategically and demonstrate leadership capabilities
• Strong quantitative and programming skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft products, especially Excel and PowerPoint

How to Apply

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