About Global Financial Crimes

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.

Background on the Team

The GFC Change Management group is a part of the GFC Financial Crimes Risk group and is responsible for:
• Driving new initiatives to control and mitigate financial crimes exposure, reduce regulatory risks, and support the Firm's business strategy
• Enhancing target operating model for control processes
• Developing, prioritizing, and implementing strategic enhancements to GFC technology
• Driving business integrations for GFC, identifying cross-functional impacts, dependencies and tracking integrations to completion

Primary Responsibilities:

The individual will be required to:
• Implement complex, strategic initiatives for GFC across Morgan Stanley regions and businesses
• Partner with GFC management during business integrations to ensure processes are migrated effectively
• Identify opportunities to enhance GFC processes to identify and resolve key financial crimes risks, including the KYC enhanced due diligence process.
• Develop strong expertise in tools supporting GFC program
• Develop project documentation (e.g., project plans, business requirements, user stories) and review related documentation (e.g., test scripts, QA results)
• Drive meetings with global stakeholders to review project status and potential risks
• Improve the GFC program by identifying process efficiency gains and presenting solutions to GFC and Technology management
• Partner with the GFC teams, Operations, and Technology to ensure the successful execution of GFC projects
• Perform post implementation reviews to identify areas for improvement and implement identified recommendations into future projects
• Maintain Change Management JIRA board.
• Prepare professional & engaging materials for presentation to senior management.
• Identify, develop, and track key performance and key risk metrics related to Change Management.
• Identify opportunities to optimize processes, and enhance efficiency, while ensuring broader functional goals are achieved.

What We're Looking for in You:
• Have 8+ years of experience with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/AML regulations within the financial services industry, at a financial services regulator (e.g., Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, etc.), or at a consulting firm (PwC, Ernst & Yong, etc.)
• Have a 4 year college degree with outstanding academic credentials
• Maintain awareness of current legislative and regulatory requirements
• Have experience in performing or improving Know Your Customer Enhanced Due Diligence processes
• Have an understanding of project management life cycle and Agile methodology
• Have a proven ability to lead and multitask including oversight of several special projects and change initiatives related to GFC process enhancements
• Have proven experience developing partnerships with and successfully coordinating across various Legal, Risk, Technology and Operations partners and stakeholders
• Have excellent time management skills and ability to execute tasks within tight deadlines
• Have highly effective communication skills, including excellent writing and presentation skills
• Have excellent interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with colleagues both in-person and via conference calls
• Have the ability to facilitate meetings among stakeholders with diverse points of view both in-person and via conference calls
• Ability to research and resolve issues independently while working across teams to acquire information
• Ability to attend after hours conference calls and meetings
• Be certified as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS or equivalent AML certification/license - or certification within 15 months of hire

Skills Desired:
• Advanced knowledge and experience using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Jira
• Experience working in an Agile environment

Where You'll be Working

This role will require in office attendance 3 days/week. Two of those days will be Anchor Days where you will be in the office with your teammates to learn, grow, and collaborate in person.

The Baltimore office is the Firm's largest U.S. office outside of New York, with approximately 2,000 employees representing most of the Firm's Divisions.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize 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.

Maryland:

Salary range for the position: $105,000 - $170,000 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.