Head of Residential Mortgage and Consumer Portfolio Management - FID Secured Lending - Executive Director

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The Fixed Income Division is comprised of Interest Rate and Currency Products, Credit Products and Distribution. Professionals in the Division assess and actively manage risk, trade securities, and structure as well as execute innovative transactions in the fast-paced and constantly changing global markets.

Morgan Stanley FID Secured Lending (“FSL”) is seeking an Executive Director to lead its Residential Mortgage and Consumer Portfolio Management team based in New York.

FSL sits within Morgan Stanley’s Fixed Income Division and provides financing facilities to asset originators, aggregators and financial sponsors. FSL currently manages a portfolio backed by a diverse range of assets including residential and commercial mortgages, consumer loans, private credit / corporate loans, fund capital commitments, and infrastructure loans across the US, Europe, and APAC regions. 

The FSL Portfolio Management team is responsible for the active risk management of the business, spanning transaction evaluation, portfolio construction, and ongoing portfolio strategy. The team plays a critical role in informing senior management’s risk‑taking decisions, guiding business expansion, and managing the portfolio through periods of market volatility. The team engages extensively with senior leadership and key stakeholders, including Credit Risk, regulators, borrowers, and co‑lenders.

The Residential Mortgage and Consumer Portfolio Management Head will be responsible for a large portfolio of facilities backed by agency and non-QM mortgages, bridge, NPL/RPL, single family rental properties, unsecured consumer, auto, student loan and other consumer loans.

This is a senior, fast‑paced leadership role with direct responsibility for shaping portfolio risk strategy across a large, complex platform and requires strong judgment, proven leadership, and the ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

• Assessing and managing risk across the Residential and Consumer platform

• Evaluating new transactions and facility amendments and assessing asset quality, structure, documentation and counterparty risk

• Driving development of risk analytics, stress testing and reporting frameworks to enhance decision-making

• Informing business strategy and capital allocation decisions through market intelligence, asset‑level research, and forward‑looking risk analysis

• Representing the platform in interactions with regulators, borrowers, co‑lenders, and internal governance forums

• Performing periodic business reviews and providing reporting to FSL senior leadership as well as business partners in Credit Risk and Capital Markets

• Enhancing automation and scalability of portfolio monitoring processes

• Leading a global team of asset managers. Responsible for training, direction and performance management

• Fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, and collaboration

Candidate skills and qualifications:

• Extensive expertise in residential mortgage risk management across product types (agency, jumbo, non-QM, NPL/RPL, bridge, CES, SFR). Experience with other consumer asset classes a plus (auto, student loan, unsecured consumer, home improvement)

• Deep understanding of residential mortgage markets, financing structures, and risk management principles

• Strong communication, planning, and organizational skills

• Excellent analytical and business problem solving skills

• Degree from competitive undergraduate / graduate program

Candidates will also demonstrate the following personal attributes:

• Ability to influence senior decision makers and drive consensus

• Leadership: ability to lead, scale and motivate global teams

• Ownership mindset

• Highly motivated, proactive, and strategic

• Comfortable operating in a high‑intensity, fast‑moving environment with multiple competing priorities

• Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation

• Strong work ethic

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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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $225,000 and $300,000 per year at the commencement of employment for Executive Director. 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.

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