Reference Product Data - Director - P3 - Product Support & Services IM

We’re seeking someone to join our team as an Director to join our Investment Management division, Investment Management (IM) Operations partners with the Investment Management and related teams of MSIM, by providing middle-office services including portfolio manager support, client services, portfolio transitions, market registration, product data, corporate actions. reconciliations and performance and attribution analysis services.

In the Operations division, we partner with business units across the Firm to support financial transactions, devise and implement effective controls and develop client relationships, driving strategic automation solutions by embracing a transformation mindset and challenging the status quo. This is Associate position within Product Support & Services, which is responsible for providing transaction support and managing post execution processes.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Creating and managing securities as needed.

• Providing security master and reference data support to traders and other stakeholders across Asia, Europe, and America. Responding to all queries in a timely manner.

• Reviewing exception reports such as those for GSD and Aladdin on daily basis and resolving the exceptions

• Resolving cash and asset reconciliation exceptions including researching reference data points causing the breaks

• Partnering with global teams in West Conshahauken, PA and Boston, MA for security master related cleanups, new data points and related projects.

• Partner with Technology on projects, workflow improvements, additional data requirements and related projects.

• Leverage data quality tools to ensure the quality of our data and propose additional DQ checks when gaps are identified.

• Working with Team Leadership on process improvements.

• Working with more junior team members with oversight and in their development.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• 6-8 years of experience in the asset management side of the investment management industry.

• Strong knowledge of investment instruments, their related reference data requirements and how they are expected to behave.

• Knowledge of Aladdin applications, particularly Security Master, Dashboards, AladdinView and Reconciliation. Other modules such as Trade Entry, Explore a plus.

• Knowledge of automation tools including PowerBI, Alteryx, GenAI, etc. to develop solutions to pursue automation, create capacity, reduce risk, and enhance efficiency.

• Proficiency with data querying tools such as PL/SQL a plus

• Proficiency with market data providers such as Bloomberg and Refinitive

• Experience with strategic data initiatives, such as systems migrations and enterprise security master.

• Strong organizational skills with strict attention to detail.

• Demonstrated success working in a high volume, high intensity environment.

• Demonstrated commitment to risk control and management.

• Demonstrated skills working on a global team including clear communication, being proactive, handoffs and escalation as needed.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Professional and decisive with outstanding business judgment and ability to see issues through to resolution.

• Proficient computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Office.

What you can expect from Morgan Stanley:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firm’s global businesses across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management and Investment management, as well as in the Firm’s infrastructure functions including Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with modern campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 85 years. At our foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect and cross-collaboration. We Firm is differentiated by the caliber of our diverse team. While our company culture and commitment to inclusion define our legacy and shape our future, helping to strengthen our business and bring value to clients around the world. Learn more about how we put this commitment to action: morganstanley.com/diversity. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry.

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.