Job Description

Manager - Product Development_Private Equity -ISG Operations

Job Number:

3255229


POSTING DATE: Jul 10, 2024
PRIMARY LOCATION: Non-Japan Asia-India-Maharashtra-Mumbai (MSA)
JOB: Fund Services
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time
JOB LEVEL: Manager

DESCRIPTION


Department: Morgan Stanley Fund Services
Morgan Stanley Fund Services (MSFS) provides fund administration services to the world's leading hedge funds. MSFS has around 1300+ professional globally and of which, 700+ employees work out of India. Our offices are spread in New York, Dublin, London, Glasgow, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hong Kong.

MSFS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. The parent company, Morgan Stanley, has obtained Financial Holding Company status in the United States. Subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley are subject to the supervision and regulations of the Federal Reserve Bank. MSFS is an independent legal and business venture within Morgan Stanley. It provides services on a stand-alone basis, independently from other Morgan Stanley affiliates.

The services offered by MSFS include:
Private Equity
Accounting support including financial reporting
Investor Services
Tax Services
Middle Office support
Analytics
Corporate Secretary Services
Investor transparency reporting

Position Description:

Product Development (PD) team within Morgan Stanley Fund Services (MSFS) is the change & transformation think tank that works with the fund services business to establish overall strategy and priorities for the technology products and platforms. Based on the business strategy and overall priorities, the Product Development team leads & drives the product plans including gathering user requirements for the development teams, facilitating design reviews with the business and manage the overall rollout plans including QA, user testing, staff training and final delivery. The team partners with the business & technology teams across multiple global locations to deliver the final product.

The candidate will work closely with the business unit to manage and implement the direction and priorities of the Investor Accounting space. This candidate will be responsible for business requirements gathering & analysis, managing end to end project delivery, facilitating design reviews with the business and manage the overall rollout plans including QA, user testing, user trainings and final delivery. This role also includes being the first line of user support for products, track client issues and works with business to prioritize post implementation issues and enhancements requests. This candidate will have to coordinate between the business, development teams across multiple global locations.


QUALIFICATIONS


Skills Required:
Knowledge of accounting concepts and terminologies with prior experience in Banking & Finance
knowledge of hedge fund investor servicing, transfer agency, hedge fund accounting including portfolio accounting & investor accounting with implementation of fund terms. Prior experience with Hedge Fund administrator is a plus.
In depth understanding of Accounting (NAV, PNL, valuations, reconciliation etc.) & Middle Office functions (e.g. Trade confirms, cash management, settlements process, financing etc.). Sound understanding of trade life cycles of OTC products (Equity Swaps, IRS, CDS, OTC Options etc.)
Strong experience in gathering requirements, testing, system roll outs, data conversion and integration projects
Project management skills with ability to take ownership & lead projects independently with minimum supervision
Lead/ drive project governance meetings & represent project in cross functional forums
Strong communication skills & ability to interface with executive management, business users and technology development teams in multiple locations
Basic knowledge of latest industry leading digital solutions like robotics, surface automation, data analytics & data visualization
Experience of working with multiple stakeholders for prioritisation and tracking of requirements
Experience of working with cross functional distributed teams to ensure progress on strategic agenda
Should be detailed oriented and must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work as part of focused globally distributed teams, in a complex matrix environment
Experience working with technical teams (internal as well as vendor led) to drive the build out of systems
The candidate is expected to be familiar with the general software development cycle, the Jira tool, Agile development methodology, and other routines in a technical environment.+ Experience with Private Equity and the Allvue System is preferred


Qualifications Desired:
• CA/ MBA/ CFA/ Engineer preferred with 5+ years of overall experience, with 2-3 years in process improvement/ project management. AGILE experience preferred.


• CBAP, PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFE, PRINCE2, ISTQB or similar certifications would be preferred


• Ability to work with Microsoft office: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, Share point, Access


• Knowledge of databases & database concepts


• Working knowledge of project management tools like JIRA, Rally or any other in-house developed tools





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 dedication to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.