Department Manager, Core Services : Job Level - Vice President

We're seeking someone to join our team as a VP in SSBO in Operation to - Securities Settlements (Vice President) in Shared Services & Banking Operations to lead Osaka-based settlement operations, ensuring robust risk control, regulatory compliance, and efficient execution across Japan securities markets. In the Operations division, we partner with business units across the Firm to support financial transactions, devise and implement effective controls and develop client relationships. This is a Department Manager position at Vice President level. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always 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: - Set the vision for the direction of your team in conjunction with global peer group ensuring consistent execution, strong control framework, business enablement and process adherence within all local regulations - Take responsibility for talent acquisition, developing a bench of talent, and creating a plan for succession - Run the operation as a business by considering client service needs, cost effectiveness and the department's automation and efficiency agenda - Partner directly with peers across Business Units and / or external stakeholders to provide input and execute on strategy and future state of their respective group What you'll bring to the role: - Can convey trust and confidence to influence stakeholders in the decision-making process to affect strategy and prepared to challenge where necessary - Sound judgment without compromising control - Role model that advocates for your team, motivates and engages staff to achieve vision and inspire respect; supports and promotes the Firm's vision and values - Settlement experience and people management experience is required - At least 8 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role 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. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste <https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​> into your browser. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents. Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. For more information, please visit: <https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo> .