Liquidity Policy - Vice President

Location - London

JR038948

Accounting and Regulatory Policy - An opportunity has arisen for a Liquidity Policy specialist to join the Accounting and Regulatory Policy (Policy) team in London.

The Policy team is a global function within Finance that supports Morgan Stanley in achieving its business goals by providing independent, enterprise-level advice and oversight on accounting and prudential regulatory policy for a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. It safeguards the Firm's financial integrity, regulatory standing, and risk profile, and supports strategic decision-making across the Firm.

• Be part of a global team providing policy leadership on prudential regulation, including Basel standards, CRR/CRD, PRA rules, and related supervisory guidance.
• Develop robust, defensible interpretations to be applied consistently across the Firm, covering all Morgan Stanley businesses in the US, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions.

• Advise on the liquidity regulatory policy implications of strategic initiatives, balance sheet changes, and evolving business models, with particular focus on liquidity requirements in the UK and EU.
• Develop Morgan Stanley's internal policy positions on liquidity related prudential requirements.
• Review evolving UK and EU regulatory standards to assess their impact on the Firm, and develop policy positions in response to consultation papers.
• Represent Morgan Stanley in industry fora and working groups.

• Provide technical leadership on balance sheet, capital and liquidity optimization.
• Contribute to a diverse range of projects, including implementing new regulatory requirements, supporting new business initiatives, and developing applications to regulators.
• Work on a broad range of prudential regulatory policy issues beyond liquidity.
• Provide advisory support to business units on new products and transactions.
• Work closely with many teams across Finance, Risk and other parts of Morgan Stanley.
• Apply an enterprise risk lens to policy interpretation, ensuring alignment between accounting outcomes, regulatory expectations, and the Firm's broader risk appetite and governance framework.
• Support the Firm's response to regulatory change by shaping policy positions, governance frameworks, and implementation approaches for high impact regulatory initiatives.

• Up to date knowledge of prudential regulatory frameworks and supervisory expectations, including Basel standards, CRR, and the PRA and FCA rulebooks, with strong knowledge of liquidity requirements such as LCR and NSFR.
• Experience working at a regulator or in a regulatory control / Treasury department or a similar function of a financial institution with exposure to a broad range of asset classes and businesses.
• Professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, ACCA, or an equivalent are beneficial but not essential where comparable experience can be demonstrated.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgement in complex, ambiguous situations, balancing technical rigor with commercial and risk considerations.
• Strong influencing and communication skills, with credibility to engage and challenge at a senior level.

• Desire to learn and coach others.
• Ability and willingness to work with virtual teams across varying regions towards the achievement of common goals.
• Aptitude for working in a fast changing, dynamic environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strategic mindset, with the ability to connect technical policy detail to Firm level outcomes.
• Strong appreciation of enterprise risk, governance, and regulatory expectations.

The role will be based in our London office in Canary Wharf. The Accounting and Regulatory Policy function has a presence in New York, London, Glasgow, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.

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