Firm Resilience

Firm Resilience leads and coordinates initiatives to proactively prepare the Firm to be resilient against operational threats as well as identify and manage material operational risk.

Risk & Resiliency Management

This is Vice President position that Identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks to ensure operational continuity and resilience in the face of potential threats or disruptions that could impact the organization, plus management of ongoing incidents.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firm's global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment management, as well as in the Firm's infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, there's ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Interested in joining a team that's eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on...

What you'll do in the role:

This position will be the local lead for Resilience Planning in India with responsibility over a team of four required to provide subject matter expertise to both enhance and expand existing programs around Business Continuity Planning and Operational Resilience. The candidate will have to ensure that policies, procedures and the testing requirements are followed. Responsible to deliver Firm Resilience's programs so that Business Units will be able to recover, perform critical business processes, and limit the impact of the incident to the Firm.
• Acting as the day-to-day point of contact for resilience related matters for both Front, Middle and Back Office functions that support deliver of KBS/Critical Operations in India
• Ensuring that required resilience activities are appropriately owned by the business and embedded into their business planning and management processes
• Supporting the development and maintenance of the Business Service Resilience Framework, including policies, procedures and program plans
• Supporting business areas in assessing potential operational vulnerabilities by identifying and documenting Key Business Services, associated end-to-end processes and underlying assets that support them
• Collaborating with departments across the Firm, such as Operational Risk, Operations and Technology, to implement the Business Service Resilience Framework (e.g., development of severe but plausible scenarios that will be tested to measure resilience of the Firm's Key Business Services)
• Assisting the business to identify and remediate gaps in their resilience capabilities and proactively implement innovative solutions to mitigate resilience risks
• Ensuring resilience has appropriate governance and senior management oversight, including leading and supporting resilience specific governance fora, and contributing to fora owned by Firm Resilience partners (e.g., Operational Risk and Business Units)
• Identifying or supporting the development of solutions for strategic changes required for resilience and opportunities for efficiencies across related programs
• Timely and accurate reporting of resilience management information
• Implement Operational Resilience requirements from the Reserve Bank of India
• Drive Business Continuity Planning program requirements by providing guidance and direction to assigned Business Unit Stakeholders to ensure their Business Continuity Plans are in accordance with the Firm's Business Continuity Management Policy and Procedures.
• Manage and oversee the India Business Continuity Planning team's daily tasks and responsibilities, set team goals and encourage efficiencies through changes to work processes. Cover all aspects of people management including recruitment, training, performance management.

What you'll bring to the role:
• Seasoned Technology experts with 11-16 years of career expertise with experience working in Financial Services sector.
• Strong leadership and project management skills
• Solid BCP/ Resilience SME or a Risk Management background with an understanding of the Business Continuity framework
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to work successfully across multiple priorities and conflicting deadlines while producing quality results and deliverables
• Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to identify and assess risks and issues through critical thinking while developing possible solutions
• Quick learner with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with evolving regulatory and business requirements.
• Experience managing projects across multiple stakeholder groups with ability to maintain a focus on delivering tangible results
• Ability to work and collaborate with team members, stakeholders and partners across all levels of the organization
• Knowledge of or experience in Institutional Securities businesses, Operations, Technology, Business Continuity, and/or Cyber a plus
• Knowledge of Technology architecture and technology testing methodologies desired
• We especially value candidates who offer innovative ideas and help increase the efficiency of our business.

Atleast 6+ years of relevant experience to perform this role.

What you can expect from Morgan Stanley

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 85 years. At our foundation are five core values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect and cross-collaboration. Our Firm is differentiated by the caliber of our diverse team, while our company culture and commitment to inclusion define our legacy and shape our future, helping to strengthen our business and bring value to clients around the world. Learn more about how we put this commitment to action: morganstanley.com/diversity. 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.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximise their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.