Business Transformation Services COO Office - Assistant Vice President
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. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives, and needs is an important part of our culture. The Business Transformation Services (BTS) team aims to establish a consistent, scalable, and repeatable model to provide advisory and delivery support for programs within the Division and across the Firm. BTS supports initiatives with a focus on Strategic Program Delivery, Mergers/Divestitures/Integration, Organizational Change and Readiness, and Regulatory Compliance. The team partners with individual business lines, Legal/Risk/Compliance, and senior Firm leadership to drive initiatives to completion. Responsibilities for this role will be: Support COO with organization’s ongoing operations: Portfolio management and reporting Budget and headcount forecasting Internal communications strategy Drive culture and engagement Team meeting management Real Estate Execution / New Hire Support Lead Strategic Projects Talent Initiatives Artificial Intelligence Use Cases Strategic Reporting Ad hoc requests To be successful in this role, the candidate will need to: Quickly develop a working knowledge of Business Transformation Services (BTS) Collaborate and build effective working relationships with employees across the organization Build effective partnerships with colleagues in BTS Manage projects as needed and assigned. While there is a consistent book of work to manage, often deliverables are related to ad-hoc and unanticipated requests, so a successful candidate must be able to work in an environment with evolving priorities, making sound decisions about prioritization and communicating immediately where there are real risks to on-time delivery Work closely with Business, Technology and Operations related to incidents and projects Partner with second and third-line control functions (Legal, Compliance, Audit, and Risk) on an ongoing basis
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience within Financial Services, with involvement in business management / support experience required
- Knowledge of MS internal systems such as PPM, Field Glass and consulting contract management would be valuable
- Ability to manage many competing priorities
- Strong organization skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize; ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (critical thinking ability)
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communications skills
- Detail-oriented and accurate
- Extremely Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Quickly develop a working knowledge of Business Transformation Services (BTS)
- Collaborate and build effective working relationships with employees across the organization
- Build effective partnerships with colleagues in BTS
- Manage projects as needed and assigned.
- While there is a consistent book of work to manage, often deliverables are related to ad-hoc and unanticipated requests, so a successful candidate must be able to work in an environment with evolving priorities, making sound decisions about prioritization and communicating immediately where there are real risks to on-time delivery
- Work closely with Business, Technology and Operations related to incidents and projects
- Partner with second and third-line control functions (Legal, Compliance, Audit, and Risk) on an ongoing basis
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of MS internal systems such as PPM, Field Glass and consulting contract management would be valuable
Responsibilities
- Support COO with organization’s ongoing operations: Portfolio management and reporting
- Budget and headcount forecasting
- Internal communications strategy
- Drive culture and engagement
- Team meeting management
- Real Estate Execution / New Hire Support
- Lead Strategic Projects
- Talent Initiatives
- Artificial Intelligence Use Cases
- Strategic Reporting
- Ad hoc requests
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
