Other (Legal and Compliance) : Job Level - Executive Director

MSESE Group Enterprise Legal, Executive Director Company Profile: 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 1,200 offices in 43 countries. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture. Department Profile: The lawyers and other professionals of the Legal & Compliance Division provide a wide range of services to our business units. They might help to structure a complex and sensitive cross-border transaction; advise on a new product introduction; develop a training program or defuse an investor dispute. They preserve the Firm’s invaluable reputation for integrity and protect the Firm from sanctions with policies and procedures that meet regulatory requirements around the world. They also strive to maintain cooperative relationships with governmental policy makers and the regulatory and self-regulatory agencies that govern the Firm’s businesses.

Overview: Within the MSESE Group Legal Function, we have a group of lawyers who provide advisory support to the Boards, management team and internal functions of the MSESE Group in relation to banking, corporate, governance and related regulatory requirements.  The team works in close cooperation and dialogue with product coverage & specialist lawyers in other EMEA jurisdictions and with the Non-Financial Risk functions across EMEA.  We have an opening for a senior lawyer to join the team based in Frankfurt with responsibility for managing and co-ordinating the provision of such advice.   The team is small and therefore requires a “hands on” approach which means that all lawyers are expected to get involved across the team’s portfolio of work as it continues to evolve. The role will report directly to the MSESE Group Head of Legal.

Firm Management Advising the Management Boards and Supervisory Boards on corporate law and governance-related matters, including market practices in relation to board operations Providing legal coverage for ad hoc strategic projects, new business initiatives and transactions impacting the MSESE Group including the corporate, regulatory and governance aspects Providing advisory support to all members of the Management Board on ad hoc issues Working closely with Regulatory Relations to provide support to Firm Management on regulatory supervisory matters and requests Finance Managing provision of advisory support to the MSESE Group Finance division, working closely with Treasury and the Finance policy team, including: Advising on regulatory interpretation issues in relation to capital, liquidity and other prudential regulatory requirements, including as they relate to transactions, products, and structures, as required Advising on preparation of funding documentation for the MSESE Group and changes required to funding arrangements because of evolving regulatory guidance Advising on relevant capital issuances, restructurings and ad hoc transactional arrangements or Firm initiatives Operations Advising the MSESE Group Operations division on legal and regulatory issues as required including in relating to cash and securities settlement, tax, position services/corporate actions, payment services and client money issues Advising on legal and regulatory change relating to custody, financial market infrastructure and operations generally Other Enterprise Legal Working closely with the Firm’s US Bank Legal team on