Executive Director, Project Manager - Business Transformation Services

Morgan Stanley • New York, NY

3d • $150,000 - $250,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm. As a member of Business Transformation Services (BTS), this individual will provide program management support for select strategic initiatives, regulatory change, or integration efforts. This role will coordinate across a multi-disciplinary team with a key focus on program delivery, risk monitoring, scope management, budgetary tracking and management reporting.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree required. Advanced degrees a plus.
• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in project management, product management or technology
• Professional experience in the financial services industry, Wealth Management, FinTech, or management consulting
• Occasional travel may be required
• Proven ability to manage delivery/execution of a wide range of tasks and initiatives
• Proven experience developing partnerships with and successfully coordinating across various Business, Technology, Operations and Control partners and stakeholders
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams where there is no direct reporting chain
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, ability to interact at all levels of the organization and tailor messages appropriately
• Strong presentation skills, including ability to create polished PowerPoint presentations for various levels of management
• Independent self-starter who can manage multiple activities to aggressive deadlines
• Eagerness to learn the business and understand detailed technical requirements
• Experience managing major organizational change programs, such as merger integrations or corporate restructure
• Experience working with cross functional teams, including product management, UX, technology, analytics, marketing, risk and compliance.
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and SharePoint

Responsibilities

• Working with all functional disciplines impacted by the project to ensure ‘end to end’ planning is comprehensive and results in a project plan that will achieve stated goals of project
• Create a governance structure for managing complex programs that involve multiple business, technology and control partners
• Working with key business partners, build and maintain a program roadmap that can be used to drive delivery priorities
• Manage dependencies with legal, risk and compliance partners
• Provide transparency to stakeholders into progress towards project goals
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of requirements, assumptions, changes in scope etc. associated with project and establish an audit trail to demonstrate these activities have been addressed
• Provide mechanisms to capture & monitor remediation of any potential risks. In addition, enable appropriate escalation of any item that may impact timely delivery or cause a change to the agreed scope of project
• Monitor project costs and resource allocations to ensure investment is used in the best interests of Firm
• Ensure accurate and consistent reporting of activity, across all governance forums outside of direct control
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of requirements, assumptions, changes in scope etc. associated with project and establish an audit trail to demonstrate these activities have been addressed
• Manage project managers and consultants to deliver against firm priorities

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry
• Ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive