Vice President, Payroll Technology and Analytics

Developing a Payroll/HR technology-focused operations framework to deliver services to the broader NA Payroll organization and business stakeholders. Ensuring both operational continuity and resilience of all systems within the NA Payroll portfolio anchored in timely payroll processing. Being a key contributor to define, develop, and deliver a robust data analytics capability to ensure the Firm's payroll function continues to progress and lean forward based on insights of our operational effectiveness.

The candidate must leverage their exceptional organizational skills to manage both individual and team assignments, continually analyze and assess the Operations team's ability to timely process payroll efficiently, enhance existing or develop new tools to optimize auditing and reconciliation activities, and must be sincerely passionate about Customer Service to our stakeholders. The candidate will use their critical and analytical thinking skills to resolve issues and be comfortable in situations where details may be limited and/or ambiguous - realizing how the pieces of the payroll puzzle fit.

What you'll do in the role:

• Monitor system-based processes/activities to prevent delays during the payroll processing lifecycle to include, but not limited to troubleshooting issues with mission-critical integrations (e.g., HR master data).
• Triage and identify, remediate, and continuously monitor technical issues to quickly assess incidents that may require interaction with the Firm's HR Information Technology group, internal stakeholders (e.g., Benefits, Compensation), and external data suppliers for remediation.
• Serve as the QA Lead on appropriate initiatives/implementations; will also be responsible for the development and maintenance of the QA approach and plan deliverables.
• Take ownership to maintain the catalog of relevant integrations to consistently update and/or draft functional specification deliverables, as required, and keep current.
• Serve as the continuous improvement advocate of system-based processes utilizing knowledge of process modeling concepts to discern points of efficiency and present recommendations/alternatives to optimize with technology.
• Will serve as the project manager to navigate teams through the initiative lifecycle along with engaging stakeholders and Payroll Leadership to deliver progress updates.
• Build relationships and partner with the broader NA Payroll organization to realize strategic initiatives to deliver impactful business outcomes.
• Written and verbal skills to effectively partner and interact at all levels within Morgan Stanley and external service providers.

How You'll be SUCCESSFUL

With your analytical thinking abilities and operational expertise, you will have the opportunity to create, empower and enrich an essential part of Morgan Stanley's business. You will lean into your collective technical experiences to reimagine how functional areas could benefit with technology-assisted design and capabilities. Your ability to distill complex information into consumable data points will enable our ability to effectively deliver payroll solutions to our customers.

What you'll bring to the role:

• 3 - 5 years of experience developing, supporting, and scaling Payroll/HR systems such as: Workday HCM, ADP platforms: Globalview, eTime, Workforce Manager, and accompanying integrations.
• 2 - 4 years of experience building data analytics capability centered on payroll to transform data into actionable insights.
• 2 - 4 years of experience with data querying, visualization & reporting to enhance the data consumer/user experience enhancing data consumer experience.
• 1 - 2 years of experience applying concepts and principles surrounding predictive analytics, AI (e.g., ML), and automation tools (e.g., RPA).
• Additional skills:
  • Data handling: knowledge of SQL, Python, R
  • Data Analytics: proficiency with Excel, experience with Alteryx, Snowflake
  • Automation: UiPath, Automation Anywhere
• Bachelor's degree; advanced degree in lieu of experience

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. We 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.

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

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).