Primary Responsibilities
As a member of Business Transformation Services (BTS), this individual will provide program management support for select strategic initiatives, regulatory change, or integration efforts. This role will coordinate across a multi-disciplinary team with a key focus on program delivery, risk monitoring, scope management, budgetary tracking and management reporting.

Key responsibilities will include but will not be limited to the following:
• Working with all functional disciplines impacted by the project to ensure 'end to end' planning is comprehensive and results in a project plan that will achieve stated goals of project
• Create a governance structure for managing complex programs that involve multiple business, technology and control partners
• Working with key business partners, build and maintain a program roadmap that can be used to drive delivery priorities
• Manage dependencies with legal, risk and compliance partners
• Provide transparency to stakeholders into progress towards project goals
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of requirements, assumptions, changes in scope etc. associated with project and establish an audit trail to demonstrate these activities have been addressed
• Provide mechanisms to capture & monitor remediation of any potential risks. In addition, enable appropriate escalation of any item that may impact timely delivery or cause a change to the agreed scope of project
• Monitor project costs and resource allocations to ensure investment is used in the best interests of Firm
• Ensure accurate and consistent reporting of activity, across all governance forums outside of direct control
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of requirements, assumptions, changes in scope etc. associated with project and establish an audit trail to demonstrate these activities have been addressed
• Manage project managers and consultants to deliver against firm priorities

QUALIFICATIONS
• BS/BA degree required. Advanced degrees a plus.
• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in project management, product management or technology
• Professional experience in the financial services industry, Wealth Management, FinTech, or management consulting
• Occasional travel may be required
• Proven ability to manage delivery/execution of a wide range of tasks and initiatives
• Proven experience developing partnerships with and successfully coordinating across various Business, Technology, Operations and Control partners and stakeholders
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams where there is no direct reporting chain
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, ability to interact at all levels of the organization and tailor messages appropriately
• Strong presentation skills, including ability to create polished PowerPoint presentations for various levels of management
• Independent self-starter who can manage multiple activities to aggressive deadlines
• Eagerness to learn the business and understand detailed technical requirements
• Experience managing major organizational change programs, such as merger integrations or corporate restructure
• Experience working with cross functional teams, including product management, UX, technology, analytics, marketing, risk and compliance.
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and SharePoint

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

For New York, NY ONLY:
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $150,000 - $235,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.