Institutional Equity Division – Vice President, Documentation Negotiator (New York)
About The Position
Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division (IED) is seeking a Vice President to join its Risk Management team. The role is responsible for negotiating, drafting, and executing trading agreements with institutional clients across a broad range of products and agreement types. The successful candidate will bring a legal background in trading documentation or financial services, work collaboratively with the team of attorneys, and demonstrate strong judgment and professional presence. The position involves working with IED Sales and Trading desks and the Firm’s Legal, Risk, Credit, and Onboarding teams. Clients include hedge funds, mutual funds, pensions, insurance companies, banks, corporates, and money managers. The negotiator serves as the primary client and counsel contact for negotiations and engages with clients on new industry rules and regulations. The role is based in New York and requires comfort working in an open trading floor environment.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience negotiating trading agreements at a broker/dealer, buy-side firm, and/or law firm.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines across multiple projects.
- Contract drafting experience.
- Ability and initiative to proactively communicate with senior business unit members.
- Comfort working in an open trading floor environment.
- J.D. required.
Nice To Haves
- Prior management experience.
Responsibilities
- Negotiate a full suite of trading agreements, including ISDA Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes, Master Securities Lending Agreements, Prime Brokerage agreements, Listed Derivatives agreements, OTC clearing agreements, tri-party control agreements, master confirmation agreements, confidentiality agreements, electronic trading agreements, and other trading-related agreements.
- Liaise with IED Sales and Trading desks and members of the Firm’s Legal, Risk, Credit, and Onboarding teams.
- Serve as the primary point of contact with clients and their counsel for negotiations.
- Interact with clients regarding new industry rules and regulations.
Benefits
- The company describes its employee benefits and perks as attractive and comprehensive, but does not specify individual benefits in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
