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.
Workforce Services is within the Enterprise Technology & Services (ETS) organization at Morgan Stanley. Workforce Services (WS) hosts the Firm's global support services from global call centers to executive support. Within WS, Technology Delivery Management (TDM) specifically focuses on the enablement of our enterprise technology leaders with a broad range of services from project management to strategy execution and organizational design.
The TDM Regional Lead is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing the execution, governance, and alignment of project portfolios across a defined region. This individual ensures that all initiatives adhere to firmwide standards, deliver measurable value, and support enterprise transformation goals. The role serves as a critical bridge between regional execution teams, global PMO leadership, and global stakeholders ensuring transparency, consistency, and accountability.
Key Responsibilities
Project Oversight, Management & Execution
Lead, mentor, and guide project teams within the region to ensure high performance and delivery excellence.
Oversee the execution of projects to ensure they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
Implement and enforce project management methodologies, tools, and best practices in alignment with TDM Standard Operating Procedures.
Personally manage and execute high-profile, business-critical projects as needed.
Strategic Planning & Alignment
Collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure regional project portfolios align with broader organizational goals.
Contribute to the development, prioritization, and refinement of strategic project roadmaps.
Identify and recommend opportunities for operational optimization and transformation to drive organizational excellence.
Stakeholder Management
Engage with regional stakeholders to define project scopes, objectives, and success criteria.
Facilitate clear and consistent communication between project teams and stakeholders at all levels.
Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
Resource Management
Coordinate with TDM leadership to manage and optimize the deployment of global project resources.
Oversee the professional development, performance management, and succession planning of the regional project management team.
Risk & Issue Management
Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.
Develop contingency plans and lead resolution efforts to maintain delivery momentum.
Performance Monitoring & Reporting
Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics for regional projects.
Provide regular, data-driven portfolio updates to stakeholders and senior leadership, highlighting progress, risks, and opportunities.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
8-10+ years of global project/program management experience, including 3+ years in a regional or enterprise leadership capacity.
Proven success managing complex, cross-functional portfolios in a matrixed organization.
Experience with virtual and global collaboration and related techniques.
Excellent analytic skills, strong experience in metrics/KPI creation and management.
Excellent written and verbal presentation skills with a high attention to detail.
Skills & Competencies
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Deep understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
Proficiency in project and portfolio management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, PowerBi, Excel, PowerPoint).
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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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