Global Financial Crimes Change Management Director (AVP)

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Change Management Professional in Global Financial Crimes to lead financial crimes risk assessments and support the execution and oversight of new product initiatives, partnering across stakeholders to ensure risks are appropriately identified, assessed, and addressed.
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 Change Management team, supporting the New Product Approval (NPA) function, which is responsible for assessing and mitigating financial crimes risks associated with new product proposals and business initiatives.
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 more than 40 countries around the world.
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 and/or AML certification (e.g., ACAMS) preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in financial crimes compliance, AML, risk management, product governance, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of AML, sanctions, KYC/EDD, anti-corruption, and anti-tax evasion frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead product development, business expansion, governance, or risk-related initiatives.
• Demonstrates ownership, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including identifying control gaps and driving process improvements; Agile and/or PMP experience is a plus.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and global teams.
• ACAMS or equivalent AML certification required within 15 months of hire

Please note that the location listed for this role is temporary. The position’s work location will transition to 1445 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202 at a future date. In-Person interviews will be required for the role. 

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 Year. 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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