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.

Legal and Compliance Division Overview

The professionals in the Legal and Compliance Division LCD provide a wide range of services to our business units. LCD is made up of the Legal, Regulatory Relations, and Non-Financial Risk departments which preserve the firm's invaluable reputation for integrity and protect the firm from sanctions with policies and procedures that are designed to meet regulatory requirements around the world. We also strive to maintain cooperative relationships with governmental policy makers and the regulatory and self-regulatory agencies that govern the firm's businesses.

Background on the Position
The role will reside within Operational Risk and Non-Financial Risk Framework Department.

Operational Risk refers to the risk of financial or other loss, or potential damage to a firm's reputation, resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems, or from external events (e.g., fraud, legal and compliance risks or damage to physical assets). The Firm may incur operational risk across the full scope of its business activities, including revenue-generating activities (e.g., sales and trading) and control groups (e.g., information technology and trade processing).

Primary Responsibilities:

- Lead the strategic enhancement and modernization of the Non-Financial Risk (NFR) Framework
- Design innovative and forward-thinking risk framework components to drive real risk management value
- Challenge conventional thinking and bring creative, outside-the-box solutions to strengthen risk identification, mitigation, and reporting practices
- Translate complex risk concepts into clear, practical methodologies and tools used across the First and Second Lines of Defense.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Risk, Compliance, Technology, Legal, Business Lines) to co-create fit-for-purpose frameworks and controls
- Own program delivery, including project planning, execution oversight, and reporting for enterprise-wide risk transformation initiatives.
- Develop compelling, executive-level PowerPoint presentations and dashboards that influence senior management and key stakeholders
- Build strong, trust-based relationships with senior leaders to align on strategic priorities and drive adoption of framework enhancements.
- Establish and run governance structures, steering committees, and working groups to ensure timely decision-making and accountability
- Collaborate with Data and Analytics on unified categorization model, data visualization, data objects
- Support the design of risk tolerance, identification and metrics across non-financial risks

Requirements:

- An undergraduate degree (B.A., B.S., or equivalent) required
- 8-12 years of experience in Operational Risk / Enterprise Risk Management
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and an ability to present ideas concisely and persuasively
- Proven track record of designing or leading strategic enhancements to risk or control frameworks.
- Exceptional PowerPoint skills with a keen ability to visually translate complex ideas for executive audiences.
- Strong strategic thinking, innovation, and problem-solving skills-able to approach challenges with creativity and confidence.
- Adept at influencing senior stakeholders and aligning cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
- Ability to work on challenging assignments in a dynamic environment, synthesize information, distill relevant facts and reach logical conclusions
- Excellent analytical skills and a strong ability to work with large data files and spreadsheets
- Highly motivated self-starter with multi-tasking abilities, and the ability to meet tight deadlines with conflicting agendas
- Flexibility - willingness to work on a wide-range of deliverables
- Ability to multitask and prioritize
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
 

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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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $120000 and $205000 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.

Morgan 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).