Global Financial Crimes Vice President, Change Management

Global Financial Crimes Vice President, Change Management

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We are seeking someone to join our team as a Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Change Management Officer. In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm's management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk. This Vice President level position is responsible for driving new initiatives to control and mitigate financial crimes exposure, reduce regulatory risks, and support the Firm's business strategy.

It includes enhancing the operating model for control processes and developing, prioritizing, and implementing strategic enhancements to GFC technology while driving business integrations and tracking progress to completion.

• Implement complex, strategic initiatives for GFC across Morgan Stanley regions and businesses.
• Identify opportunities to enhance GFC processes to identify and resolve key financial crimes risks, including KYC, CIP, CDD, and enhanced due diligence processes.
• Develop strong expertise in tools supporting GFC program.
• Develop project documentation (e.g., project plans, business requirements, user stories) and review related documentation (e.g., test scripts, QA results).
• Drive meetings with global stakeholders to review project status and potential risks.
• Improve the GFC program by identifying process efficiency gains and presenting solutions to GFC and Technology management.
• Partner with the GFC teams, Operations, and Technology to ensure the successful execution of GFC projects.
• Perform post‑implementation reviews to identify areas for improvement and implement identified recommendations into future projects.
• Maintain the Change Management JIRA board.
• Prepare professional & engaging materials for presentation to senior management.
• Identify, develop, and track key performance and key risk metrics related to Change Management.
• Identify opportunities to optimize processes, and enhance efficiency, while ensuring broader functional goals are achieved.

• Have 8+ years of experience with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/AML regulations within the financial services industry, at a regulator or consulting firm.
• Have a 4 year college degree with outstanding academic credentials.
• Maintain awareness of current legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Have experience performing or improving Know Your Customer (KYC), Enhanced Due Diligence processes.
• Have an understanding of the project management life cycle and Agile methodology.
• Have a proven ability to lead and multitask, including oversight of several special projects and change initiatives related to GFC process enhancements.
• Have proven experience developing partnerships with and successfully coordinating across Legal, Risk, Technology, and Operations stakeholders.
• Have excellent time management skills and ability to execute tasks within tight deadlines.
• Have highly effective communication skills, including excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with colleagues both in person and via conference calls.
• Have the ability to facilitate meetings among stakeholders with diverse points of view both in person and via conference calls.
• Ability to research and resolve issues independently while working across teams to acquire information.
• Ability to attend after‑hours conference calls and meetings.
• Experience with institutional business (e.g., Sales & Trading, Investment Banking).
• Be certified as an Anti‑Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS or equivalent AML certification/license within 15 months of hire.

This role will require in office attendance 3 days/week. Two of those days will be Anchor Days where you will be in the office with your teammates to learn, grow, and collaborate in person.

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