IED, Electronic Trading Risk Manager, Associate

Electronic Trading Risk Management (ETRM) is a front-office team within Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equity Division (IED) responsible for managing the risks associated with electronic trading of equities and listed derivatives in EMEA. ETRM partners closely with a diverse set of senior stakeholders including Traders, Sales Traders, Product Management, Client Coverage and relevant functional areas in order to ensure electronic trading risks are appropriately managed. ETRM is a cross-functional and highly technical/analytical team, uniquely positioned to identify, understand, solve, and monitor a variety of risks related to electronic and algorithmic trading.,

• Partnering with senior business stakeholders to ensure electronic trading business strategy is implemented in a risk-controlled manner
• Designing, implementing and monitoring innovative electronic trading control solutions (including fat-finger and runaway algo prevention) across the suite of EMEA IED businesses
• Providing risk guidance and approval for new automated trading strategies and electronic trading related initiatives
• Working closely with Technology, providing risk oversight of IED's electronic-trading Technology Change Management, providing subject matter expertise and direction in order to mitigate technology change risk
• Responsibility for the Global Limit Manager (GLM) pre-trade control system used to monitor and control transaction flow on a real-time basis
• Advising IED Desk Heads on e-trading controls and limit structures
• Providing subject matter expertise in support of e-trading related regulatory and exchange enquiries, Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.
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This role requires technical and analytical skills, the ability to communicate and partner effectively with senior business stakeholders and a strong understanding of trading and market structure.,
• A technical and analytical approach to understand the complex trading technology infrastructure
• Good judgement, including ability to make appropriate risk decisions in a time pressured environment
• Solution driven approach to identified issues
• Ability to learn quickly and teach others on the workings of our trading systems and controls
Skills that will help you in the role:
• Ability to interact and build strong relationships with stakeholders across teams, functional boundaries, and with clients.
• Ability to operate in a high-pace markets-oriented role.
• Ability to use python to manipulate data and analyze vast amounts of data to guide decisions.
• Ability to recognize and mange conflicting priorities/expectations across multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge & experience of the cash equity and/or equity derivative products; and a good understanding of the front-office processes is also preferred, particularly: Securities trading, Electronic Trading Governance, Regulatory requirements, Regulatory Reporting
Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements: This role is deemed as a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

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