Global Head of Credit Financing Operations | Executive Director

Executive Director - Global Head of Credit Financing Operations

Division: Operations - ISG Fixed Income

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior leader to join Credit Operations as Global Head of Credit Financing Operations, reporting directly to the Global Head of ISG Fixed Income Credit Operations.

This role will lead the global operational function supporting securities financing transactions, including repo, securities lending, and margin financing. The successful candidate will oversee the end-to-end post-trade lifecycle, drive transformation, and ensure a best-in-class control environment, while partnering closely with Front Office, Technology, and Infrastructure teams.

A key priority for this role is to drive the strategic modernization of the Credit Financing platform, enabling scalability, automation, and operational efficiency across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

Provide global leadership of the Credit Financing Operations function across EMEA, Americas, and Asia

Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Credit Financing Operations, aligned to business growth and transformation priorities

Act as a culture carrier and role model, embedding the Firm's core values and driving a high-performance environment

Own financial and resource planning, ensuring efficient deployment against strategic objective

Business & Client Partnership

Build and maintain strong relationships with Trading, Sales, and key infrastructure partners

Represent Operations in senior governance forums and drive alignment with business unit priorities

Engage with external clients, counterparties, and market participants as required

Product & Operational Oversight

Oversee the operational lifecycle of repo, securities lending, and margin financing transactions

Ensure robust management of collateral, margin, settlement, and lifecycle events

Maintain high standards of operational excellence across trade support, settlements, and exception management

Transformation & Change

Provide subject matter expertise to support legacy platform modernization and architecture design

Lead process re-engineering initiatives, including:

Process mapping and simplification

Requirements definition and system design

Testing and implementation of new platforms

Drive automation, scalability, and efficiency improvements across the operating model

Partner with Technology to shape the future-state operating architecture

Risk Management & Controls

Establish and maintain a robust risk and control framework across all activities

Proactively identify, escalate, and remediate operational risks and issues with urgency

Develop contingency plans to support business resilience

Ensure compliance with regulatory obligations and internal governance standards Experience & Expertise

Significant experience in securities financing operations (repo, securities lending, margin financing) or similar domain

Proven track record in leadership roles within Operations or Middle Office

Strong technical understanding of financing products and post-trade architecture

Experience leading large-scale transformation or platform modernization initiatives

Skills & Leadership Attributes

Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence at senior levels

Commercial mindset with the ability to assess impact on cost, risk, and efficiency

Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into execution

Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills

High degree of ownership, accountability, and resilience

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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