Executive Director - Global Head of Due Diligence
About The Position
We're seeking someone to join our team as a Global Head of Due Diligence to oversee a geographically diverse team of managers and analysts based in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, providing critical business intelligence and risk insights to front-line business partners by identifying, assessing, and escalating potential risks across a comprehensive range of reputational, regulatory, financial, and operational risk areas. In the Corporate Services division, we empower our businesses by creating collaborative workplace solutions and commercial services that enhance the employee and client experience, while optimizing the value of our sourcing and third-party lifecycle to enable the Firm to do-and-win business. 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
- Four-year college degree.
- 20+ years of EDD/KYC-related experience; investigative and/or analytical experience may be substituted.
- 10+ years of supervisory experience.
- Extensive knowledge of the global regulatory environment, including laws related to money laundering, financial crimes, corruption, and high-risk factors involving jurisdictions, industries, and environmental and social risk.
- Mastery of public record databases, internet sites, due diligence vendors, and information resources used in due diligence research, including the ability to evaluate new databases and external vendors that enhance the due diligence process.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with strong business writing, editing, analytical, communication, presentation, public speaking, organizational, and time-management skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a globally distributed team of full-time employees and contingent workers responsible for conducting due diligence investigations that support business unit and Firm risk identification and mitigation processes.
- Oversee due diligence research processes across regions, ensuring the program uses current best practices and best-in-class data sources.
- Develop, maintain, and govern global policies and procedures related to the conduct of due diligence across the Firm.
- Ensure the Due Diligence Program remains aligned with existing Firm policies, procedures, and control expectations.
- Build and maintain relationships with senior business unit leadership, providing program updates, metrics, cost estimates, policy updates, and risk insights.
- Develop global strategies to improve program efficiency, cost effectiveness, and delivery quality, including oversight of external due diligence investigative vendors supporting the Firm.
Benefits
- Ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
