Division: Legal & Compliance (LCD) Department: Surveillance Region: APAC Job Level: Director Employment Type: Full Time Location: Mumbai (Nirlon Knowledge Park) Firm 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. Division Legal and Compliance Legal & Compliance Division (LCD) comprises of Legal, Compliance, Global Financial Crimes and Regulatory Relations. The Legal Department provides guidance, requirements and procedures for understanding and complying with the laws, regulations and Firm policies that apply to our businesses. The Global Compliance Department identifies applicable Compliance Obligations and maintains a Firmwide Compliance Risk management program, including Compliance Risks that transcend business lines, legal entities and jurisdictions of operation. Global Financial Crimes is responsible for the development and governance of the Firm's financial crime prevention efforts across all regions and business units. Global Financial Crimes is comprised of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti-boycott, Anti-Corruption (ACG), Government, and Political Activities Compliance (GPAC) programs. The Global Regulatory Relations Group (GRRG) is responsible for strategic and centralized management of the supervisory activities of Morgan Stanley's regulators and related developments globally, with a focus on regulatory reviews and examinations and continuous monitoring activities. GRRG serves as the central point of contact for the regulatory staff responsible for supervisory activities at Morgan Stanley entities and for timely reporting to Firm management and other governance or management bodies, as appropriate, on those relationships and supervisory processes, including areas of significant regulatory focus or concern. LCD Center of Excellence - Mumbai (LCDCoE) is a part of Morgan Stanley's Global In-house Center, which provides global support to LCD and is an integral part of Firm and LCD strategy. Team Profile The APAC Trade Surveillance team is responsible for designing, implementing and operating a range of automated surveillance controls and manual monitoring to detect and report market abuse and other misconduct risks across the Firm's businesses covering Institutional securities (ISG) and private and Wealth management. The team conducts post-trade surveillance and monitoring of trading activities in equity, derivatives, fixed income and commodities products across the APAC region to detect trading activity that could adversely affect the firm and its reputation. The team works closely with global colleagues and stakeholders across the Firm (including staff in Legal and Compliance, Business Control Unit, Risk Management, Operations and Technology) to promote the ongoing development and effectiveness of the surveillance program In addition, the team supports APAC Regulatory Inquiries' handling that covers all APAC markets, including Australia (and New Zealand), China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Southeast Asia markets (including but not limited to Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand).