WM Client Segment Risk COO Office & Strategic Initiatives - Assistant Vice President

WM Client Segment Risk COO Office & Strategic Initiatives - Assistant Vice President

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.

The Client Segments Risk (CSR) COO team supports ongoing operations of the 700 person Client Segment Risk team, which includes Risk Officers, Business Control Units, and Conduct & Governance functions across all client segments. The unit is a first line of defense risk function responsible for execution of controls. This team partners with business stakeholders, second and third lines of defense to execute controls and assess and report on sales practice and operational risks and implement control processes and procedures.

• Support COO team with organization’s ongoing operations:
  • Headcount Forecasting
  • Communications Strategy
  • Event Planning & Meeting Management
  • Real Estate Planning
  • Reporting
• Lead Strategic Projects:
  • Talent Initiatives
  • Technology Projects
  • Artificial Intelligence Use Cases
  • Operating Model Enhancements
  • Strategic Reporting
  • Ad hoc requests

• Quickly develop a working knowledge of all Client Segment business lines
• Collaborate and build effective working relationships with employees across the organization
• Build effective partnerships with colleagues in WM Risk and Client Segment businesses
• Manage projects as needed and assigned; deliverables are often related to ad‑hoc and unanticipated requests, so a successful candidate must be able to work in an environment with evolving priorities, making sound decisions about prioritization and communicating immediately where there are real risks to on‑time delivery
• Work closely with Business, Technology and Operations related to incidents and projects
• Partner with second and third‑line control functions (Legal, Compliance, Audit, and Risk) on an ongoing basis

• At least 5 years of experience within Financial Services, with involvement in Risk or Wealth Management experience required
• Prior experience standing up successful new processes and functions would be valuable
• Strong leadership, and project management skills and ability to manage many competing priorities
• Strong organization skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize; ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills (critical thinking ability)
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Detail‑oriented and accurate
• Ability to work in a team environment, build and maintain a network of contacts and coordinate with a large number of stakeholders
• Extremely Proficient in Excel and Power Point
• Bachelor’s Degree required

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.

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