Digital Assets Advisory Compliance Officer, Vice President
About The Position
We're seeking someone to join our team as a Digital Assets Advisory Compliance Officer in Wealth Management Compliance to shape Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's U.S. digital assets business by navigating emerging regulations, collaborating across legal and risk teams, and driving the development of policies and controls that support innovation and regulatory integrity. In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm's management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk. This is a Vice President level position within the Investment Product Compliance team which is responsible for guiding business units from product inception through management to ensure regulatory alignment, mitigate risk through efficient controls, and maintain compliance by monitoring and updating policies in response to an evolving regulatory environment. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.
Requirements
- Experience and strong interest in the developing U.S. digital assets industry.
- Experience serving as a compliance / risk officer or lawyer (or comparable role) at a bank, broker-dealer, law firm, Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), or Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP).
- Bachelors' Degree from an accredited U.S. college or university.
- Strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills.
- Ability and interest in reading regulations and focusing on details.
- Ability to prioritize and work in a dynamic, deadline-focused environment.
- Compliance and operational risk management assessment skills: experienced in the process of assessing the compliance and operational risks associated with a business environment (including non-financial risk assessments, incident reporting, capital requirements, etc.)
- Results oriented: setting goals and priorities that maximize the use of resources available to consistently deliver quality results.
- At least 6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a compliance coverage officer for the digital assets business and U.S. compliance subject matter expert on digital assets more generally.
- Closely follow regulatory rulemaking and advise business lines on developing U.S. regulatory environment for digital assets (e.g., GENIUS Act, CLARITY Act, etc.).
- When necessary, develop and implement compliance policies, procedures and training programs and internal monitoring controls.
- Interact with the business lines within Morgan Stanley.
- Coordinate across legal, compliance, and operational risk teams on digital asset initiatives and potential impacts.
- Assist with other traditional compliance activities relating to the digital assets business.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
