Vice President, Risk Management

Morgan Stanley•New York, NY

1d•$225,000 - $250,000•Onsite

About The Position

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC is seeking a Vice President, Risk Management in New York, New York to identify, understand, solve, and monitor challenges related to electronic and algorithmic trading. Implement and own electronic trading risk controls which are designed to enable business development in a risk-controlled manner. Monitor electronic trading activity and controls in real-time and address issues when they arise. Perform analysis based on large complex datasets and system logs to diagnose issues and develop fact-based recommendations and solutions to problems and inquiries. Own and enhance a variety of critical operational processes focused on mitigating operational and regulatory reporting risks. Provide electronic trading subject matter expertise and risk oversight as it relates to existing electronic trading product risk management coverage, algorithm development, the development of new electronic trading products and the strategy and implementation of new sources of electronic liquidity. Program management of business initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field
Three (3) years of experience in the position offered or three (3) years as a Risk Management Associate, Trading Associate, Trading Strategist Associate, Trading Algorithm Software Developer Associate, or a related role
Three (3) years of experience with Equity and listed derivatives market micro-structure across the Americas
Three (3) years of experience identifying, troubleshooting, and solving real-time and strategic issues with trading systems, controls, and regulatory inquiries
Three (3) years of experience managing systematic, low-latency, algorithmic trading risks across multiple risk stripes including technology, liquidity, market, regulatory and operational risk
Three (3) years of experience using data science and data analytical approaches to analyze large data sets for decision making
Three (3) years of experience with project management for cross divisional initiatives including software development
Three (3) years of experience using limit management systems and user interface to manage market impact
Three (3) years of experience interpreting algorithmic trading activity and behavior
Three (3) years of experience overseeing and coordinating large scale cross-divisional control deployments
Three (3) years of experience understanding the Americas regulatory landscape, and how e-trading processes fit within that
Three (3) years of experience with third party vendor platforms and limit management tools
Three (3) years of experience reviewing technology deployments, and ensuring there is suitable risk management
Three (3) years of experience understanding the differences in trading behavior between different asset classes and underliers
Three (3) years of experience with Bloomberg
Three (3) years of experience with PowerBI
Three (3) years of experience with Business Objects
Three (3) years of experience with Microsoft Visio
Three (3) years of experience with Microsoft Office Applications
Three (3) years of experience with Python
Three (3) years of experience with Shell scripting
Three (3) years of experience with Q/KDB
One (1) year of experience representing e-trading risk functions in senior governance forums.

Responsibilities

Identify, understand, solve, and monitor challenges related to electronic and algorithmic trading.
Implement and own electronic trading risk controls designed to enable business development in a risk-controlled manner.
Monitor electronic trading activity and controls in real-time and address issues as they arise.
Perform analysis based on large complex datasets and system logs to diagnose issues and develop fact-based recommendations and solutions.
Own and enhance critical operational processes focused on mitigating operational and regulatory reporting risks.
Provide electronic trading subject matter expertise and risk oversight for existing electronic trading product risk management coverage, algorithm development, new electronic trading product development, and the strategy and implementation of new sources of electronic liquidity.
Program management of business initiatives.