Asia Derivatives Sales Assistant, Senior Associate, Institutional Equity Division

Company Profile

Mor g an Sta n ley is a lea d ing global fi n anc i al s e rv ic es firm prov i ding a wide ran g e of invest m ent ba n king, s e c u rit i es, inv e st m ent m anage m ent and w e alth m anage m ent serv i c e s . T h e Fir m 's e m ploye e s s e rve clien t s w o rldwi d e inc l u d ing corp o ratio n s , govern m en t s and ind i vid u a l s from m ore than 1,2 0 0 offic e s in 43 co u ntries.

As a m arket lead e r, the talent and p a ss i on of our p eo ple is c r itical to our s u cc es s. Togeth e r, we share a co mm on set of val u es r o ot e d in i ntegri t y, excel l e n ce and str o ng team ethic. Mor g an Sta n ley c a n p r o v i de a sup e ri o r fo u ndation for building a pr ofessio n al c a re e r - a pl ac e for p e ople to lea r n, to a c hi e v e and g row. A p hil o sop h y that ba l ances pers on a l lifestyl e s, persp e c tives a nd nee d s is an im portant part of our cult u r e .

Department Profile

From global institutions to hedge funds, investors come to Morgan Stanley for sales, trading, and market-making services in almost every type of financial instrument in all the world's financial markets. Morgan Stanley professionals use our network and technology to provide liquidity and sophisticated analysis, to manage risk and execute reliably in the fast-changing markets.

Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equity Division (IED) is a world leader in the origination, distribution and trading of equity, equity-linked and equity-derivative securities. Our broad and deep client relationships, market-leading platform and intellectual insights enable us to be a world-class service provider to our clients for their financing, market access and portfolio management needs.

Global Markets Group is the offshoring arm of Morgan Stanley's Sales & Trading businesses in India. It covers functions across IED ranging from those associated with sales, trading, analytics, strats to risk management.

Shift Timings: 12 pm to 09 pm

Primary Responsibilities

The candidate will be based out of Mumbai and will be primarily working with the Asia Structured Notes Sales and Trading desk (China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan & Korea). The role suits a self-motivated, highly energetic individual who has a strong background in Financial Market, Analytics. The role offers great opportunity to the candidates to build on their knowledge of and exposure to Equity Derivative products, risks as well as valuation.

• Provide day-to-day support Structured Notes Sales across Asia region in pre-trade, execution, and post-trade activities, including preparing trade documentation drafts
• Coordinate drafting and review of term sheets, confirmations, and supporting documentation in partnership with Legal and Structuring
• Track deal status, documentation progress, and outstanding action items
• Assist with pricing requests, indicative levels, and trade bookings in coordination with Trading and Structuring teams
• Support execution workflows including trade recaps, amendments, unwinds, novations, and lifecycle events
• Ensure accurate capture of economic terms and timely resolution of trade discrepancies
• Trade Life Cycle Queries and Management along with Sales Booking Reconciliation
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, regulatory requirements, and desk procedures
• Support sales in responding to audit, compliance, and risk-related queries
• Liaise closely with Middle Office and Operations to ensure smooth settlement and lifecycle management
• Escalate economically significant issues to Sales in a timely manner
• Partner with Technology and Projects teams on process improvements and automation initiatives
• Oversee primary deal workflows and Operational holdings
• Address and resolve ad-hoc compliance-related queries.

• Engineering Graduates with MBAs and/or CA (preferred but not must)
• 2-4 years' work experience in Banking/Financial Services in Trading Support. Sales and Trading assistant preferred.
• Strong understanding of Structured Products (Notes/Certificates/Warrants) Trade Life Cycle is a must.
• Coursework/Strong understanding in Finance Market, (Structured Notes Knowledge Preferred)
• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal. There will be regular communication with the sales and trading desk and the person needs to be able to understand the requirements and express their thoughts clearly.
• High level of attention to detail with strong documentation and risk control mindset
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and problem -solving skills
• Ability to manage high trade volumes and be able to work under pressure
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced trading environment
• Strong stakeholder management and teamwork across global time zones
• High standards of professionalism, integrity, and accountability
• Proficiency in Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Word

• Options and their behavior over time
• Basic options trading strategies
• General behavior of Equity Derivatives markets - Flow and Structured Products