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Equities - Electronic Trading Product Strategy - Executive Director

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Lead product strategy and roadmap for the global front-end OMS across equities, futures, options and swaps. Translate trading and commercial priorities into product requirements, partner with engineering to ensure scalable, resilient architecture, oversee vendor/build decisions, and lead a global team of product managers to drive workflow innovation, efficiency, and governance.
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Head of OMS Product Strategy – Multi-Asset Trading

Executive Director

Location: New York

Division: Institutional Equities

Reporting to: Head of Electronic Trading

Overview

Morgan Stanley is seeking an Executive Director to lead Product Strategy for our global front-end Order Management System (OMS) platform across equities, futures, listed options, and swaps.

This is a senior business-side product leadership role responsible for defining the vision, roadmap, and commercial priorities for the firm’s front-end trading workflow technology. The role partners closely with Trading, Sales and Risk, and directs a dedicated technology organization to deliver against that strategy.

The successful candidate will combine deep capital markets expertise with strong product management discipline and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across business

and technology.

 Key Responsibilities Product Strategy & Vision
  • Define and execute the multi-year product roadmap for the front-end OMS platform.
  • Drive workflow innovation across electronic and high-touch trading.
  • Align OMS capabilities with evolving market structure, client needs, and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead build vs. buy evaluations and strategic vendor decisions.
Business Leadership
  • Act as the senior product partner to trading leadership across asset classes.
  • Translate commercial priorities into clearly defined product requirements and delivery plans.
  • Prioritize initiatives based on revenue impact, client experience, risk mitigation, and scalability.
  • Champion workflow efficiency, automation, and front-office productivity.
Technology Direction & Delivery Oversight
  • Direct and partner with engineering leadership to ensure high-quality execution.
  • Ensure architecture supports performance, resiliency, and global scale.
  • Embed strong governance, controls, and production standards.
  • Oversee platform investment decisions and resource allocation.
Team Leadership
  • Lead a global team of product managers and business leads.
  • Establish disciplined product management practices (roadmapping, metrics, stakeholder alignment).
  • Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and execution excellence.
Qualifications
  • 15+ years of experience in capital markets, with significant exposure to front-office trading platforms.
  • Demonstrated experience in product leadership for OMS/EMS or front-office workflow systems.
  • Deep understanding of multi-asset trading workflows (equities, futures, options, derivatives).
  • Experience directing large technology teams and influencing senior engineering stakeholders.
  • Strong commercial judgment and executive presence.

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be $300,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

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.

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