Self Directed SBL Product Manager, Assistant Vice President

Morgan Stanley•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Morgan Stanley is seeking a talented product manager to join its Wealth Management Platforms division in New York Plaza, NY. This role is crucial for building an industry-leading, highly automated lending platform that will directly contribute to Morgan Stanley U.S. Banks' growth strategy. It is a highly collaborative position, requiring close work with a team of digital product managers, engineers, designers, operations, credit, finance, and business stakeholders to enhance the customer experience. As an Assistant Vice President (AVP), the Self Directed SBL Product Manager will be responsible for enabling new cross-bank collaterals and developing self-directed loan application journeys. Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm committed to helping its employees build meaningful careers and fostering an environment for learning, achievement, and growth. The Wealth Management Platforms team specifically manages industry-leading platforms across all Wealth Management channels and client segments to provide a unified digital experience, unlock growth, and deliver efficiencies for Advisors, Clients, and Institutions.

Requirements

5-7 years of professional experience in technology product management and design
5+ years of professional experience in the wealth management, retail banking, and/or consumer financial technology
5+ years of experience of building and scaling complex data platform
Working knowledge of financial lending products
Experience with software business analysis
BE/B.tech/MCA required
Excellent communicator with solid written and verbal presentation skills
Professional experience in consumer technology, banking, wealth management and /or top tier consulting firm
Strong attention to detail in both technical and non-technical capacity
Focus on usability and eye for design
Excellent relationship building capabilities with partners both internal and external to the organization
Independent initiative and comfort working in a fast-paced environment
Strategic thinker able to define and evaluate alternatives, and translate goals into specific project tasks
Highly developed sense of ownership and accountability for work
Ability to adapt to change and evolving business needs
Ability to measure a given business problem to both quantify the issue and the benefits from the technology solution

Nice To Haves

Lead Agile product management teams, collaborating with design, research, technology, legal and compliance team and driving decision making across cross-functional group is preferred

Responsibilities

Work in a fun, fast paced environment designing new and improved technology for our clients and internal staff
Design innovative new products with market leading competitive advantages that revolutionize the way people manage and spend their money
Work with technology, business, and control partners to define and write requirements
Engage in end user research, and use data analysis to inform requirements writing, and wireframe design of new products
Present findings and project updates to executive leadership and key stakeholders
Lead Agile product management teams, collaborating with design, research, technology, legal and compliance team and driving decision making across cross-functional group
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including legal, compliance, risk, technology and operations to enhance processes and streamline lending product related workflows
Diagnose and resolve any technical issues or system errors that may arise within the lending platforms