AI Product Manager – MSIM – Vice President

Morgan Stanley•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) is one of the largest global asset management organizations, with 45 offices serving clients in 19 countries. MSIM’s professionals worldwide provide outstanding long-term investment performance, offering clients a diverse array of equity, fixed income, liquidity, and alternative investments. The Data & Analytics team works closely with MSIM’s teams and related control/support departments to enhance, streamline, and govern information flow, which is critical for scalable business growth. A key focus of the team is enabling AI in MSIM to drive client impact, profitability, cost efficiency, and scale. The firm is looking for a skilled and passionate teammate to join the Data and Analytics team to partner with business areas across MSIM to launch AI-based solutions. This role will liaise with and actively influence business areas, including Investment Teams, Sales & Marketing, Client Services, Control functions, Central AI teams, and support functions to accelerate the adoption of AI.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience in delivering AI products and solutions
Experience with and passion for AI experimentation and innovation
Self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team to leverage their network and knowledge base to define abstract concepts from inception
Demonstrated track record of effective partnership with and translation between business teams, control partners and IT
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Proven experience in program or project management
Strong understanding of artificial intelligence concepts and technologies.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen attention to detail
Appreciation of trade-offs when choosing between vendor solutions versus building in-house
Experience with agile development methodologies and tools (Scrum, JIRA, etc.)

Responsibilities

Lead implementation for the assigned AI focus area; create clear roadmaps, milestones, and stakeholder alignment to deliver business outcomes.
Serve as the expert user of the focus area’s AI tool(s); design and deliver training, office hours, and playbooks to achieve full utilization.
Define KPIs and operate a continuous feedback loop with users; recommend improvements or pivots (including vendor vs. build decisions) to track and maximize ROI.
Build, manage, prioritize, and track AI business cases from inception to delivery; act as primary liaison between MSIM teams and Firmwide AI teams.
Actively engage with business teams to define business case, engineer prompts, prototype agents and partner with tech to deliver solutions.
Liaise with and influence business areas (e.g., portfolio managers/investment teams), control partners, and support functions to accelerate adoption.
Ensure all AI projects adhere to regulatory and compliance standards in close partnership with Legal, Risk, and Compliance; lead AI use cases through AI governance process; document lineage and usage within the control framework.
Run pilots, collect structured feedback, and iterate on model/tool choices; stay current on MS-approved models and capabilities to fold into product strategy.
Execute a focus area-level plan aligned to MSIM’s objectives; monitor impact and provide regular updates to senior leaders.