Equities - Electronic Trading Product Strategy - Executive Director

Morgan Stanley • New York, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Morgan Stanley is seeking an Executive Director to lead Product Strategy for our global front-end Order Management System (OMS) platform across equities, futures, listed options, and swaps. This is a senior business-side product leadership role responsible for defining the vision, roadmap, and commercial priorities for the firm’s front-end trading workflow technology. The role partners closely with Trading, Sales and Risk, and directs a dedicated technology organization to deliver against that strategy. The successful candidate will combine deep capital markets expertise with strong product management discipline and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across business and technology.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in capital markets, with significant exposure to front-office trading platforms.
• Demonstrated experience in product leadership for OMS/EMS or front-office workflow systems.
• Deep understanding of multi-asset trading workflows (equities, futures, options, derivatives).
• Experience directing large technology teams and influencing senior engineering stakeholders.
• Strong commercial judgment and executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the multi-year product roadmap for the front-end OMS platform.
• Drive workflow innovation across electronic and high-touch trading.
• Align OMS capabilities with evolving market structure, client needs, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead build vs. buy evaluations and strategic vendor decisions.
• Act as the senior product partner to trading leadership across asset classes.
• Translate commercial priorities into clearly defined product requirements and delivery plans.
• Prioritize initiatives based on revenue impact, client experience, risk mitigation, and scalability.
• Champion workflow efficiency, automation, and front-office productivity.
• Direct and partner with engineering leadership to ensure high-quality execution.
• Ensure architecture supports performance, resiliency, and global scale.
• Embed strong governance, controls, and production standards.
• Oversee platform investment decisions and resource allocation.
• Lead a global team of product managers and business leads.
• Establish disciplined product management practices (roadmapping, metrics, stakeholder alignment).
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and execution excellence.

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry.
• Ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed