Business Solutions Group (BSG) – Senior Associate / Manager / Senior Manager, Capital Markets Transformation and Consulting (Post-Trade & Market Infrastructure)

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Role Title - Business Solutions Group (BSG) – Senior Associate / Manager / Senior Manager, Capital Markets Transformation and Consulting (Post-Trade & Market Infrastructure) We’re seeking someone to join our team as an Sr. Associate/Manager/Senior Manager to provide business analysis and program management support across strategic capital markets transformation initiatives. The initial assignment will focus on T+1 settlement migration, post-trade transformation, clearing & settlement modernization, and market infrastructure initiatives across Global Markets The Business Solutions Group (BSG) team sits within Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Securities Group (ISG) and functions as an in-house management consulting team supporting the firm with strategic program management and delivery, large-scale transformation, operational improvement, and regulatory change or remediation. The team partners with individual business lines, Legal/Risk/Compliance, and senior firm leadership to drive initiatives to completion. This individual will play a foundational role in shaping the team’s capabilities, delivering high-impact engagements. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, continuously 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: Key responsibilities will include but will not be limited to the following: • Lead business analysis and program delivery activities supporting T+1 settlement and post-trade transformation initiatives across APAC markets. • Partner with Business, Operations, Technology, Risk, Finance, Legal and external market infrastructure participants to deliver regulatory and market-driven change. • Gather business requirements, perform impact assessments, document current and target state processes, and define business solutions. • Drive cross-functional program governance including planning, RAID management, dependency tracking, executive reporting and implementation readiness. • Coordinate SIT/UAT planning, business readiness, operational readiness and production implementation activities. • Analyse trade lifecycle impacts across execution, confirmation, clearing, settlement, custody, collateral and reconciliation processes. • Support operating model redesign, process optimization and automation initiatives to improve settlement efficiency and reduce operational risk. Skills Required: • Strong understanding of trade lifecycle, particularly post-trade operations, clearing and settlement. • Experience supporting regulatory change, market infrastructure or settlement transformation programs. •  Strong Business Analysis experience including: • Requirements gathering • Process mapping • Current vs Target State • Gap analysis • Business process redesign • Experience managing cross-functional delivery across Business, Operations and Technology. • Experience preparing Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Specifications (FRDs), user stories and business process documentation. • Strong program governance including RAID management, dependency tracking and executive reporting. • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. • Experience with Agile and/or Waterfall delivery methodologies. • Strong presentation skills, including ability to create polished PowerPoint presentations for various levels of management. • Strong data analysis and technology acumen, with experience leveraging data, analytics, AI/ML, Generative AI, and automation tools to improve decision-making, streamline processes, and deliver measurable business outcomes. • Independent self-starter who can manage multiple activities to aggressive deadlines. Qualifications • A minimum of 5-10+ years of professional experience in management consulting/strategy, transformation. • Experience leading business process transformation, target operating model design, operating model optimization, and cross-functional change initiatives across Business, Operations, Technology, Risk, and Finance. • Strong knowledge of capital markets products, trade lifecycle, clearing & settlement, and market infrastructure, with the ability to drive cross-functional delivery across Business, Operations, Technology, Risk, and Finance stakeholders. • Proven experience in business analysis, including requirements gathering, process mapping, target operating model design, impact assessment, and stakeholder management across Business, Operations, Technology, Risk, and Finance. • Experience delivering complex, cross-functional transformation programs with strong program governance, executive reporting, and change management capabilities. • Preferred experience from a global investment bank, asset manager, exchange/market infrastructure provider (e.g., HKEX, DTCC, Euroclear, Clearstream), or leading consulting firm supporting capital markets transformation. • BS/BA degree required. Advanced degrees in business, finance, economics, engineering or related fields preferred. 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 g