Digital Banking Product Owner - Assistant Vice President

Morgan Stanley•Town/Village of Harrison, NY

10d•$85,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Morgan Stanley is building an industry-leading digital banking and cash management platform that leverages cutting-edge technology to provide clients with self-service capabilities to manage their wealth and personal finances in one central location. We are embarking on a multi-year growth plan to deepen engagement across all channels and enhance our Banking product offering. Our entrepreneurial Digital Platforms team is seeking a high-performing Digital Banking Product Owner with a passion for building innovative technology, developing solutions to complex problems, and helping scale our platform. As a Product Owner, you will lead exciting technology initiatives to bring new products to market for both the Morgan Stanley and ETRADE client-facing platforms across web and mobile. This is a highly collaborative role in which you will work closely with digital Product Managers and partner with cross-functional teams including design, engineering, operations, legal, risk, compliance, fraud, and business stakeholders to transform the experience for our customers. You will help define and drive the digital product strategy and then develop, launch, and enhance the platform to meet customers' unique needs.

Requirements

3-5 years of professional experience in wealth management, retail banking, and/or consumer financial technology.
3+ years of professional experience in technology product management and design.
BA/BS required
Deep understanding of web and mobile technologies
Deep understanding of Retail Banking competitive landscape and emerging technologies
Sharp focus on usability and design
Excellent relationship building capabilities with internal and external partners
Understanding of Banking business risk and control mechanisms
Independent initiative and ability to operate in a fast paced environment
Strong attention to detail in both technical and non-technical capacity
Strategic thinker able to define and evaluate alternatives, and translate goals into specific project tasks
Excellent communicator with solid written and verbal presentation skills
Solid business understanding to align product goals with organizational objectives
Effective communication to collaborate and influence more junior team members and stakeholders
Analytical skills to dive deep into data, identify trends, and inform product decisions.
Technical proficiency to understand the development process and support implementation
Problem-solving ability to navigate challenges and refine solutions
Team collaboration to work closely with cross-functional teams and foster a productive environment.

Nice To Haves

Software development lifecycle experience preferred.
MBA (or advanced degree) preferred.

Responsibilities

Work in a fun, fast-paced environment designing new and improved banking technology for clients (mobile apps, websites, embedded AI etc.).
Design innovative new products with market-leading competitive advantages that revolutionize how people manage and spend their money.
Create a vision, strategy, and roadmap for digital banking product offerings.
Deliver new products by partnering directly with technology, business, and operations teams to define and write requirements, manage the overall project plan, and execute deliverables.
Lead client research, requirements development, and user experience design for new digital products.
Support usability testing and translate findings into product improvements that drive increased adoption.
Research and analyze the digital banking and wealth management industries, with a focus on cash management and digital payments.
Present findings to executive management, and drive change execution aligned with Wealth Management priorities.