Director, Solution Manager - Parametric
About The Position
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm. Parametric, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, is a leader in custom solutions for over 30 years, partnering with advisors, institutions, and consultants. The Platform Solution Management team defines and enables cross-platform business solutions that meet client needs. This role is part of Parametric's hybrid working model, requiring 3 days a week in the office. The Director, Solution Manager is responsible for defining Solution Vision and Solution Intent, collaborating with business and technology stakeholders. This position will play a pivotal role in defining and shaping next-generation client analysis systems, focusing on straight-through processing and efficiency through technology solutions. It will also shape new initiatives in multi-asset analytics and international portfolios and will have management responsibility.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required/Master’s degree preferred
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in Finance/Asset Management, Strategy, Business Analysis or System analysis
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience leading and directing others to achieve measurable results.
- Demonstrated ability to articulate solution or product vision and/or customized solutions to meet business objectives
- Advanced experience working with Scaled Agile software development processes
- Advanced skills using a variety of tools to document workflows and data mapping including but not limited to Miro/Lucid, Excel, SQL and Visio
- Understanding of analysis and artifact goals throughout the solution lifecycle
- Ability to learn quickly and work in a changing environment and under tight deadlines
- Ability to independently manage personal timelines and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to successfully manage and coordinate simultaneous project deliverables across groups and teams
- Strong experience with Agile, Miro/Lucid, SQL, Excel, Visio, Balsamiq, Jira, Tableau
Responsibilities
- Communicate effectively - both verbally and written - with technology and business partners to include strong discussion, debate and listening skills and the ability to look beyond obvious answers to understand impacts.
- Creatively design workshops and user sessions by identifying suitable participants, being clear about outcomes and approach (interviews, online whiteboarding, surveys, card sorting, etc.)
- Ability to empathically understand and articulate user needs
- Analyze data gathered through user/stakeholder interactions and apply design thinking to draw out goals/business needs/problem statement/opportunity to be addressed, workflows/user journeys, personas and high level solution outline
- Work collaboratively with product and development team to draw out solution intent with capability roadmap and milestones.
- Facilitate architecture runway with development leads, influence technical design to ensure it aligns with business objectives
- Clearly understand and articulate dependencies that will influence sequencing of development
- Run Program Increments and facilitate quarterly planning across teams.
- Collaborate closely with project managers and development teams on execution.
- Work collaboratively with business and operations stakeholders to draw out target operating model as systems evolve
- Effectively manage stakeholder relationships through polished communication and follow-through
- Effective written communication through solution inception, vision and intent documents
- Lead and influence cross-functional teams.
- Provide consultation and ensure continuity with product and development teams on solution.
- AI-savvy with the ability to identify and support AI-enabled business and technology solutions.
Benefits
- Medical
- Prescription Drug
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Dependent Day Care Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability and Other Insurance Plans
- Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 25 Vacation Days annually)
- 10 Paid Holidays
- 401(k)
- Short/Long Term Disability
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
