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 41 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 Profile:Wealth Management Risk is responsible for identifying, measuring and managing the current and emerging risks of the WM division and, in coordination with WM's Business Control Units and Second Line Risk Management and Compliance, implementing control processes and procedures to mitigate risk consistent with WM's risk appetite and governance framework.Position Summary:Our key priority is to design and build Wealth Management and U.S. Banks Risk's ability to aggregate, analyze and report on relevant risk factors within the Financial Crimes Risk segment across Morgan Stanly's WM and Bank businesses. The team is seeking a candidate who will provide leadership and oversight of analytical and reporting automation support for the financial crimes program, regulatory thematic updates, and transformation initiatives across the first line financial crimes processes.In addition to working with WM Risk, the employee will also collaborate with the Business, IT, Legal and Compliance, and Bank and Field Management.Key Responsibilities:Our key priority is to design and build the first line Financial Crimes Risk supervisory framework and control structures.This includes the ability to aggregate, analyze and report on key risk factors in the Financial Crimes space across WM and Bank businesses, particularly with respect to heightened risk client types and international wealth businesses and compliance with relevant policies and procedures when servicing clients. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing complex strategic projects, related to risk oversight in financial crimes, have expertise in managing technology lifecycles as well as good strategic thinking and communication skills to produce effective monitoring of existing and emerging risks and ultimately effect change in the business' risk management practices.The candidate will be responsible for identifying, assessing and documenting technology change management processes.The employee will be expected to work independently as well as lead a team to execute the full cycle of analysis and technology development.This includes documenting business requirements, tracking agile technology development, determining prioritizations, quality checking data, testing, and using data to draw sound conclusions and help drive risk policies.This role requires familiarity with agile functions. The employee will be able to take initiative and responsibility to drive tasks forward.In addition to technology change management, the ability to reach conclusions quickly and consistently will be critical to being successful in this role. The candidate's primary responsibilities will include:Leadership and oversight of a team of UAT and change management professionalsDevelop business requirements for technology development and enhancementsAssist with developing requirements and work closely with technology and analytics & data teams to drive relevant data sourcing systemic control developmentAssist in building technology pipelines to support risk management processManage agile projects to build automated and scalable tools for reporting, analysis and gaining efficiencies in financial crimes risk processesIdentify opportunities for systemic enhancements through monitoring, testing and assessment outcomesSupport development of control structure based on ongoing analysis and relevant risks related to the first line financial crimes risk program, including regulatory and transformation initiatives.#LI-AJ1Required Skills:Motivational leader who can easily work in and navigate a fast paced corporate environmentCommitment to the professional development of your teamGrowth mindset and the ability to adapt to business and firm priorities as neededStrong project management skills and ability to manage many competing prioritiesExperience with Agile software development and software design patternsExperience visualizing data for reporting and end user analysis, using tools like TableauPractical experience with applying statistical models to solve business problemsA relevant degree e.g., Finance, Statistics, Computer ScienceExperience in risk management, financial industry and/or business management.Knowledge related to Wealth Management a plusWorking knowledge of financial risk management concepts, with a desire to quickly acquire deeper proficiencyExcellent written and verbal communication skills, and comfortable interfacing with senior personnel on highly sensitive issuesProven ability to work across departments to influence others and build strong relationshipsStrong belief in purposeful evolution, innovation, and digital transformationAttention to detail, high level of initiative and resourcefulness and ability to problem solve, demonstrate good business judgment and integrityProficiency in Microsoft programs including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and ExcelMorgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $80,000 and $135,000 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.#LI-AJ1
