Vice President - Compensation Planning and Analysis

Morgan Stanley • New York, NY

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About The Position

This Vice President role is within the Human Resources Division, specifically part of the Compensation Planning & Analysis team at Morgan Stanley. The position is responsible for firm-wide compensation expense planning, forecasting, and analytics. It provides critical insight and governance across budget and forecast cycles, long-term incentive accruals, regulatory submissions, and senior management reporting. The role involves close partnership with Finance, Executive Compensation, and business-aligned compensation teams to deliver clear, accurate, and decision-ready insights for one of the Firm’s largest expense categories. Morgan Stanley is a global leader in financial services, helping governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals achieve their financial goals. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-visibility, enterprise-wide initiatives and contribute directly to firm strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years of experience in compensation, financial planning, financial analysis, or a related field.
• Strong analytical capability with a proven ability to translate complex data into concise, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment, with strong ownership, judgment, and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing materials for senior management or executive forums.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Access or large enterprise HR/finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Compensation expense planning and forecasting, including budgets, periodic forecasts, and multi‑year outlooks.
• Partner with Financial Planning & Analysis and senior Finance leadership to deliver compensation expense reporting and analysis for executive management.
• Support regulatory and capital planning processes, including CCAR, through model updates, result review, and coordination with financial reporting teams.
• Oversee deferred compensation and long‑term incentive accrual processes, ensuring plan integrity, accurate system calculations, and consistent monthly and year‑end accruals in partnership with Executive Pay Design, Rewards & Analytics, and Compensation Operations.
• Develop high‑impact modeling, analytics, and scenario analysis to support senior management, committees, and Board‑level discussions.
• Collaborate across HR, Finance, Payroll, Executive Compensation, and business compensation teams.
• Contribute to ongoing enhancement of controls, governance, and process efficiency across compensation planning and reporting activities.

Benefits

• Commission earnings (may be included in total compensation package)
• Incentive compensation (may be included in total compensation package)
• Discretionary bonuses (may be included in total compensation package)
• Other short and long-term incentive packages (may be included in total compensation package)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees