Morgan Stanley India | Institutional Equity Division ,Senior Manager - Non Market Risk ,EME , Mumbai

What you’ll do in the role

• Execute and lead activities within the Non-Market Risk Mumbai team, integrate new processes, strengthen existing ones, standardize processes, and deliver greater automation.
• Provide thought leadership to the Non‑Market Risk Mumbai team, setting clear priorities, coaching team members, and fostering a strong risk and control culture.
• Act as a primary liaison in short‑term or long‑term engagements, supporting seamless knowledge transfer, stakeholder alignment, and process stabilization.
• Review and monitor internal policy and procedural breaches, assess risk, investigate, identify solutions, educate and escalate as necessary.
• Assist in migrating onshore activities to local team.
• Build strong partnerships and work with regional and global IED Risk Management, Technology, Operations, Finance, and Compliance.
• Oversee open issues and drive timely corrective measures by responsible parties.
• Produce management reports to highlight issues, trends, thematic matters, new regulatory changes amongst others.
• Drives projects independently, liaising with various stakeholders.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Professional with 7 - 9 years of relevant experience in First Line of Defense (LOD) Risk Management, preferably Sales & Trading in Tier 1 financial institutions.
• Should be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of Risk Management and Controls.
• Meaningful onsite / onshore / international experience partnering with Front Office, Risk, Finance, Technology, and Compliance leadership, with the credibility to operate as a trusted advisor in high‑visibility forum.
• Professional with 7 - 9 years relevant experience in Risk Management, Compliance or Trading Support/Operations focusing on sales and trading activities.
• Experience with deep‑dive investigations (such as risks, fraud, compliance, AML, operational deficiencies), root‑cause analysis, and evidence‑based findings.
• Knowledge of Equities markets, understanding of applicable regulatory rules and regulations.
• An understanding of and strong focus on the mechanics of a control environment, including escalation and risk-related issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate risk issues clearly to Senior management, Salespersons and Traders; encourage open dialogue, and deliver effective challenges.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask between various ad-hoc queries, projects, and daily business activities.
• Demonstrates exceptional analytical and reasoning skills, adaptable to both independent and team environments.
• Exhibits strategic leadership and efficient management skills to achieve organizational goals.
• Strong project management skills, including managing competing priorities, influencing senior stakeholders, and delivering sustainable outcomes across functions and regions.
• Ability to early identify and escalate issues effectively and appropriately.
• Exceptional organizational skills and high degree of attention to detail.
• Proven ability to take ideas forward and to challenge others with integrity and maturity.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and AI tools.
• Chartered Accountant / CFA (Level 1 and 2) / FRM (Level 1) desirable.

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm founded in New York in 1935, known for investment banking, sales and trading, wealth management and investment management.

Its teams in India support the firm's global businesses. For chartered accountants this means corporate controllers, external reporting, regulatory reporting, tax and risk roles.

• Industry: Investment banking, wealth and investment management
• Headquarters: New York, USA
• In India: Teams in Mumbai and Bengaluru supporting global businesses