Investment Management - Product Development Manager, Vice President, Hong Kong

About the 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.

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About the Division

Department Profile

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) is one of the largest global asset management organizations of any full service securities firm, with 45 offices serving clients in 19 countries. MSIM’s professionals worldwide provide outstanding long-term investment performance. We offer clients a diverse array of equity, fixed income, liquidity and alternative investments, including real asset strategies.

Team Profile

The Team’s remit it is to design, develop and, through active post-launch product management, maintain products for MSIM's business outside of the US. As a leading global asset manager, products cover all asset classes, UCITs and AIF structures, distribution across 25+ countries and over $300bn. The Team in International is broadly divided into a Product Development function, whose responsibility it is to define, develop and deliver products needed to support MSIM's strategy and a Product Management function, responsible for ensuring that the legal vehicle structures through which MSIM's strategies are being delivered continue to remain viable and competitive vis-a-vis competitors and the defined target market and comply with all regulatory requirements. There is also a Global Alternatives Product team based in NY.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsible for the development of International fund legal vehicles and their sub-funds, including:

• Team member for new product development or product modifications managed by the MSIM Portfolio Management teams located in Asia, changes or additions sought by Asian distribution teams or related to Asian strategic initiatives, from planning, seeking internal approvals, to operational launch
• Act as the regional SME and go-to resource for product related queries from Asia based teams
• Liaise with local Asian external counsels, Taiwan master-agent and coordination of filings for new fund registrations, de-registrations, fund actions for various Luxembourg and Irish UCITs fund ranges
• Oversee and maintain fund registrations across Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and future Asian jurisdictions

• Facilitate oversight and governance of new product initiatives and material changes to existing products managed by the China fund management company and China private fund manager (QDLP WFOE)
• Produce, respond and/or contribute to Asian regulatory requests, surveys and periodic reports on our products
• Lead and project manage any new fund launches ensuring that the appropriate business case has been made
• Manage relationships with product stakeholders across divisions
• Work with Distribution and the investment teams on innovating new solutions for clients.
• Drive new product development opportunities to grow both product range and AUM.
• Responsible for product lifecycle including fund changes, mergers closures and legal entity changes.
• Help represent the Team at various meetings and to senior management and to assist with issue resolution in relation to the following areas:
• Participate in complex, strategic projects including commercial, regulatory and governance objectives
• Contribute to market analysis in order to identify product opportunities as well as to improve the competitive positioning of the product range.
• Production of reporting and interaction with Management Company and Fund Boards

Qualifications, Skills & Requirements

• The candidate should possess a good knowledge and understanding of the product development of both Asian and European public funds and UCITs structures. A knowledge of Private or Alternative products would be an added advantage
• Experience working within a team in asset management or finance, ideally Product but could be Finance, Legal or Operational background.
• A strong balance of quantitative, qualitative and commercial skills
• The candidate must have a broad understanding of the asset management industry and its various operating functions.
• Fluency (both verbal and written) in English and Mandarin Chinese

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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