Global Financial Crimes Change Management Director (AVP)

We are seeking someone to join our team as a Global Financial Crimes (GFC) : Integrations & New Product Approvals (NPA) Professional.
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 is a Director level position within the GFC NPA Team, a part of the GFC Change Management organization and plays a role in safeguarding the Firm from financial crime risks - such as money laundering, sanctions violations, fraud, and corruption - associated with new products, services, and business initiatives. The team ensures that product and service expansion is enabled through sound governance, control application, and alignment with regulatory expectations and Firm policies..
Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in amore than 40 countries around the world.
Global Financial Crimes (GFC) coordinates day-to-day implementation of the Firm's enterprise-wide financial crime prevention efforts. GFC includes several legal and compliance disciplines and has responsibility for governance, oversight and execution of the Firm's Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Economic Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Government and Political Activities Compliance programs. GFC also develops and/or assists in the development of appropriate policies and procedures, including those designed to assist the business units to know their clients and conduct appropriate due diligence and to prevent, detect and report potentially suspicious activity.
What you'll do in the role:

• Lead execution of financial crimes risk assessments for new product proposals, ensuring alignment with Firm policy and regulatory expectations. Serve as a key point of contact for GFC within the NPA lifecycle.
• Collaborate with technology and cross-functional teams to document and communicate control requirements. Support implementation of controls into systems and processes.
• Collaborate with technology and cross-functional teams to ensure financial crimes control requirements are understood and implemented.
• Lead cross-functional working sessions and coordinate with stakeholders to assess control feasibility and implementation readiness.
• Maintain and apply governance frameworks and documentation standards.
• Lead working sessions with stakeholders to review project status, track issues, and ensure timely financial crimes assessments.
• Own execution of assigned financial crimes initiatives, including post-implementation reviews and process improvements.
• Prepare reporting materials for senior management and present updates on program status and risks as needed.
   

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or certification (e.g., ACAMS) preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in financial crimes compliance, AML, risk management, or product governance within financial services.
• Strong understanding of financial crimes risks including AML, sanctions, KYC/EDD, anti-corruption, and anti-tax evasion.
• Experience leading execution of product development, business expansion, or governance initiatives.
• Ability to attend after-hours conference calls and meetings
• Strong project management skills with experience leading execution of cross-functional initiatives; PMP or equivalent training is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and JIRA; able to independently manage reporting, tracking, and documentation.
• Experience working in Agile or hybrid project environments; familiarity with Agile ceremonies and tools.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to translate business and technical requirements into actionable control implementations.
• Working knowledge of financial crimes tools, data models, or workflow systems used in AML or compliance programs.
• Experience supporting or leading post-implementation reviews and contributing to process improvement efforts.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify control gaps and recommend practical solutions for improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and solve problems with minimal supervision
• Be certified as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS or equivalent AML certification/license- or certification within 15 months of hire

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 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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Maryland salary range for the position: $70,000 - $125,000 Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

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