Technology Risk & Controls Program Manager, Executive Director

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Technology Risk & Controls Program Manager. Positioned to be the best in class of program execution across Technology at Morgan Stanley, the Strategic Programs Execution (SPE) is a Super Department in Cyber, Data, Risk and Resilience (CDRR). This function facilitates enhanced delivery capability to effectively manage the increasing pipeline of critical technology, regulatory, risk and control-based programs.

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Program Management Support position at Manager level, which is responsible for providing specialist data analysis and expertise that drive decision-making and business insights as well as crafting data pipelines, implementing data models, and optimizing data processes for improved data accuracy and accessibility, including applying machine learning and AI-based techniques.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, continuously evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

This individual will work with multiple Firmwide senior technology and business stakeholders to manage, plan, track, and communicate on strategic CDRR programs of work. The candidate should have a background in agile working across divisions and technologies with decentralized teams and stakeholders. They should have a background in leading by influence rather than reporting lines and be able to solve complex problems through structured approaches.

Additionally, this individual should have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to drive delivery.

• Responsible for delivering the new capability through the management of the programs and projects/work streams on behalf of the Program Director
• Managing the finances/budget, monitoring expenditure, costs and any realized financial benefits
• Planning the program and monitoring its overall progress, resolving issues and initiating corrective actions where required
• Facilitating the appointment of individuals to the program teams
• Ensuring the program delivers outputs n time to cost and to the required level of quality, in accordance with the program plan
• Optimizing the use of resources (people and other)
• Managing any 3rd party contributions as required
• Communicating with all stakeholders
• Managing any dependencies, interfaces and assumptions
• Management of the program risks ensuring successful outcome
• Reporting progress on a regular cadence
• Management of the drafting of Steering Committee decks and confirming who is to present what at the subsequent meeting
• Production and upkeep of the Program Charter
• Ensuring effective business engagement and business readiness activities are effectively managed and reported

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to cate a sense of community amongst the disparate members of the project teams
  Strong knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling programs
• Knowledge of project management approaches and methodologies
• Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
• Proven seniority and credibility to advise project teams on their projects in relation to the program
• Ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems
• Strong project/program management skills in an agile working environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to act as a bridge between multiple business

• At least 10 years demonstrable project management experience
• Proven track record of operating at program manager level
• Experience leading change in a risk, controls, compliance, cyber environment
• Proven track record of leading and executing projects/programs using waterfall and agile methodologies

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