Product Owner - Assistant Vice President
About The Position
The role is within Wealth Management in the Alternative Investments Business supporting products such as hedge funds, digital assets, private equity, private credit and private real estate. Morgan Stanley has one of the largest alternative investments platforms in the industry and it is one of the fastest growing segments of the firm. The Alternative Investments Platforms Team is responsible for leading strategic initiatives as well as application reengineering efforts for various Wealth Management products with the ultimate goal of improving the financial advisor/client experience and increasing operational efficiency. Examples of key initiatives include digitizing processes that were historically paper-based and manual. The candidate will work closely with the various groups within the different business areas (sales, product, operations, etc.) and across Wealth Management to manage initiatives throughout the program development life cycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5+ years of relevant finance industry experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office with a particular strength in Microsoft Excel
- Organized and attention to detail focused
- Problem solving skills with the ability to identify and escalate risks
- Ability to critically assess process for optimization and the organization skills to drive continuous improvement to underlying function set
- Ability to take direction and work independently, as well as in a team environment
- Firm understanding of the importance of accuracy in quality of work/downstream impacts
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to effectively interact with senior management
- Strong reasoning and problem-solving skills and ability to think and act like an owner
- Efficient time management skills / ability to prioritize competing urgent tasks that team is involved with
- High level of organizational skills and attention to detail
Responsibilities
- Manage initiatives throughout the program development life cycle.
- Work closely with various groups within different business areas (sales, product, operations, etc.) and across Wealth Management.
- Digitize processes that were historically paper-based and manual.
- Improve the financial advisor/client experience.
- Increase operational efficiency.
Benefits
- Comprehensive employee benefits and perks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
