ISG Equity Operations – Japan Equity Transformation Lead (Cash Equities and Listed Derivatives) – Vice President

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Institutional Securities Group (ISG) Equity Operations
The ISG Equity Operations group encompasses two functionally aligned organizations. The first, Trading and Client Operations, provides Operations functions in direct support of activity executed by Institutional Sales & Trading including Cash, Swaps and OTC Derivatives. The second, Clearing Operations, provides Operations functions in direct support for activity cleared by Morgan Stanley on behalf of our clients in Prime Brokerage, Listed Derivatives, and OTC Derivatives. The broad organization partners closely with Sales & Trading and our Clients to process daily activities, develop and implement new products and services, as well as drive efficiency and reduce risk in our processes.

ISG Operations Transformation
The ISG Operations Transformation team is responsible for driving and delivering change for ISG Equity Operations. The team is responsible for providing transformation leadership to drive improved quality and enhanced efficiency whilst using a disciplined project management and business analysis approach. The team partners closely with Operations line leadership, the Business Unit and Technology to shape product, service and functional strategies and deliver related application solutions. The team also supports key business enablement initiatives as well as client and industry driven product development.

Role & Responsibilities
The Japan Equity Transformation Lead sits within the ISG Operations Transformation department and is a dedicated, locally based role responsible for leading and managing the Japan Equity Transformation team. The team's agenda is primarily Cash Equity and Listed Derivatives change, but may also include other local Operations and business initiatives. The key objective of the role is to ensure that the local business need is understood, prioritised and executed. Japan has been experiencing significant business growth, so this role is critical to the Firm's success in that market.
The Japan Equity Transformation Lead will work closely with the global transformation leads and the local Business and Operations leadership teams, and will be expected to build strong relationships with key Operations, Business Unit, Technology and other support service partners to drive strategy and ensure appropriate prioritisation of projects. They will also oversee a team of employees and consultants, providing career development coaching and feedback where appropriate and project guidance throughout.

Experience and Skills Required
The role will be able to bring to bear Cash Equity and/or Listed Derivatives subject matter expertise, Portfolio and Program Execution skills, and strong People and Stakeholder management acumen, with an understanding of the Japan market.
This role will require advanced communication skills in English and Japanese languages.

Cash Equity and Listed Derivatives business and products expertise:
- Cash Equity and/or Listed Derivatives product experience is preferred, ideally from prior run the bank experience
- Good understanding of front-to-back processes and platforms around issuance and lifecycle of Cash Equity and Listed Derivatives

Portfolio management expertise:
- Ability to understand local business needs and continuously identify and realize value for the Japan business and for Equity Operations in the form of new and enhanced business capabilities, efficiency and scalability gains for the Middle Office and beyond, and enhanced operational risk management and controls
- Experience in management of timebound regulatory change, ideally including Japan market and regulatory change.

Program Execution Experience:
- Strong delivery record for a complex project portfolio, with the ability to prioritise and execute against local business needs
- Experience working with global programs and projects and aligning local delivery with global transformation leads
- Ability to hold delivery partners in Operations and Technology accountable

Strong People Management skills:
- Record of managing and developing teams of change/project professionals
- Ability to partner effectively with senior stakeholders in the local Business, Operations, Technology, and relevant enterprise functions, as well as global transformation leads, to execute the Japan Cash Equity and Listed Derivatives change agenda

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