Global Financial Crimes Change Management Director
About The Position
We are seeking someone to join our team as a Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Change Management Professional. 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 Director level position within the Change Management Team, where you will support the New Product Approval (NPA) Team in assessing and mitigating financial crime risks associated with new business initiatives. The team enables innovation through sound governance, control application, and alignment with regulatory expectations and firm policies. - Serve as a central contact for stakeholders, ensuring transparency throughout the NPA process - Provide oversight across the change lifecycle for New Products - Partner with key stakeholders to ensure consistent and timely review of initiatives - Implement risk-based control frameworks - Provide execution oversight and facilitate post implementation reviews 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. Global Financial Crimes (GFC) coordinates day-to-day implementation of the Firm's enterprise-wide financial crime prevention efforts. GFC includes several legal and compliance disciplines and has responsibility for governance, oversight and execution of the Firm's Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Economic Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Government and Political Activities Compliance programs. GFC also develops and/or assists in the development of appropriate policies and procedures, including those designed to assist the business units to know their clients and conduct appropriate due diligence and to prevent, detect and report potentially suspicious activity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or certification (e.g., ACAMS) preferred.
- 5-8 years of experience in financial crimes compliance, AML, risk management, or product governance.
- Strong understanding of financial crimes risks including AML, sanctions, KYC/EDD, anti-corruption, and anti-tax evasion.
- Demonstrated ownership mindset with strong judgement, independence, and ability to manage complex and competing priorities under tight deadlines.
- Experience leading execution of product development, business expansion, or governance initiatives.
- Ability to translate regulatory, business, and technical requirements into actionable controls.
- Strong analytical skills to identify and address control gaps and experience leading initiatives in Agile environments; PMP or equivalent training is a plus.
- Experience conducting post-implementation reviews and driving process improvements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of reports and presentations.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across functions and geographies.
- Ability to attend after-hours conference calls and meetings
- Be certified as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS or equivalent AML certification/license- or certification within 15 months of hire
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with financial crimes tools, data models, or workflow systems used for AML programs, along with advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Jira for managing reporting and documentation.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and solve problems with minimal supervision
Responsibilities
- Lead execution of financial crimes risk assessments for new product proposals, ensuring alignment with Firm policy and regulatory expectations. Serve as a key point of contact for GFC within the NPA lifecycle.
- Collaborate with technology and cross-functional teams to document and communicate control requirements. Support implementation of controls into systems and processes.
- Collaborate with technology and cross-functional teams to ensure financial crimes control requirements are understood and implemented.
- Lead cross-functional working sessions and coordinate with stakeholders to assess control feasibility and implementation readiness.
- Maintain and apply governance frameworks and documentation standards.
- Lead working sessions with stakeholders to review project status, track issues, and ensure timely financial crimes assessments.
- Own execution of assigned financial crimes initiatives, including post-implementation reviews and process improvements.
- Prepare reporting materials for senior management and present updates on program status and risks as needed.
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 X Vacation Days annually)
- 10 Paid Holidays
- 401(k)
- Short/Long Term Disability
- annual discretionary incentive compensation award
- discretionary bonus component
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
