Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 747 offices in 42 countries. Private Wealth Management Asia is an integrated business within Institutional Securities. We provide highly personalized, best-in-class investment advice, execution services and wealth management and banking solutions to Ultra High Net Worth individuals and families across the region.

Department Profile

The cornerstone of Morgan Stanley's risk management philosophy is the execution of risk-adjusted returns through prudent risk-taking, which protects Morgan Stanley's capital base, liquidity and franchise. The APAC Firm Risk Management Division is responsible for the independent identification, analysis, reporting and escalation of all credit, market, operational and liquidity risk exposures arising from business activities, acting independently of business management and providing an effective challenge process. Credit Risk Management (CRM) evaluates credit risk of transactions, especially loans and derivatives, from all BUs within the Firm and approves, rejects or modifies them after thorough consideration of various factors. CRM also assigns Internal Credit Ratings; establishes and manages credit risk limits in accordance with the risk tolerance established by the Board; monitors and reports on credit risk exposures on a regular basis to the Chief Risk Officer and senior management.

We are looking for an experienced credit risk professional at the Vice President level to join our PWM credit risk management team in Singapore. In this role, you will partner with colleagues in PWM Sales and Business Unit Risk Management to help manage the firm’s growing private wealth platform.

• Provide counterparty coverage for new credit limit request, annual limit review, docs negotiation, and margin call handling;

• Perform analysis of client’s portfolio under management, identify weakness in the account and design risk mitigants;

• Conduct due-diligence of high net worth individuals and related entities across a variety of transactions in PWM;

• Frequent monitoring and accountability of the Asia PWM Credit Risk portfolio;

• Develop, maintain and ensure compliance with all credit policies and procedures;

• Collaborate other Credit Officers in the Hong Kong and Mumbai offices;

• Provide guidance/mentoring for junior members of the team;

• Liaise with Credit Officers on the institution client side of the bank and in the US Wealth Management business, establish best practices as applicable to the region.

Requirements

· At least 10 years of experience covering Credit Risk in the first or second line of defense. Experience in a Private Wealth or Prime Brokerage capacity preferred;

· Product knowledge of derivatives asset classes including interest rates, foreign exchange, equities and credit instruments;

· Knowledge of securities based lending and related margin lending policies preferred;

· Able to work independently and liaise effectively with senior stakeholders;

· Strong analytical skills, sense of ownership and self-motivator;

· Excellent communication skills for written, graphical and verbal presentation.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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