ISG Management – Vice President, Institutional Securities Strategic Consulting & Transformation - Business Solutions Group (New York)

Morgan Stanley • New York, NY

16d • $140,000 - $250,000

About The Position

The Business Solutions Group (BSG) is an in-house management consulting team within Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Securities Group (ISG). It supports the firm through strategic program management and delivery, large-scale transformation, operational improvement, and regulatory change or remediation, partnering with business lines, Legal, Risk, Compliance, and senior firm leadership.

The Vice President will help deliver high-impact engagements by combining advisory consulting, program delivery, and data-driven analytics. Working in cross-functional agile teams with business, technology, operations, risk, and finance stakeholders, the role supports the development of new or enhanced technologies and the design and delivery of data frameworks and technical platforms for advanced analytics engagements and solutions.

Requirements

• 8–10+ years of experience in management consulting, strategy, transformation, or related roles.
• Experience in financial services; experience in securities, sales and trading, or investment banking is required.
• Ability to manipulate and perform computations on financial datasets using Python, R, or a similar programming language.
• Experience in program management, product development, or transformation initiatives.
• Experience building or scaling an internal consulting, strategy, PMO, or transformation function.
• Project management, product development, business management, or management consulting experience in financial services; Wealth Management is identified as an ideal area.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Strong consulting and program delivery experience, including managing multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Proven stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong data analytics experience, including use of data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Excel.
• Experience with machine learning models, LLMs, agentic workflows, and RAG implementation.
• Understanding of data engineering concepts, including data pipelines and structured and unstructured data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different organizational levels.
• Strong presentation skills, including creating polished PowerPoint presentations for management audiences.
• Independent, self-starting approach and ability to manage multiple activities to aggressive deadlines.
• Eagerness to learn the business and understand detailed technical requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in business, finance, engineering, or a related field.
• Basel III and/or FRTB experience.

Responsibilities

• Support multi-workstream consulting engagements across ISG, including front office, risk, finance, operations, and technology.
• Provide program management and delivery support, including planning, execution, readiness, and governance across cross-functional teams.
• Partner with stakeholders to define problems, diagnose issues, and develop actionable, sustainable solutions.
• Manage project plans, track risks and issues, and report progress against milestones and benefits.
• Support change management, process improvement, control, and governance initiatives.
• Prepare presentations, reporting materials, and updates for senior management.
• Track and analyze engagement performance, including budgets, staffing, and key metrics.
• Collaborate with business, technology, operations, finance, and risk teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Build stakeholder relationships and work effectively across organizational levels.
• Promote a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
• Design and deliver analytics solutions, including dashboards, automation tools, and data-driven frameworks for decision-making.
• Work with cross-functional teams to develop and enhance data platforms and technology solutions.
• Analyze financial and operational datasets to identify insights and efficiency opportunities.
• Build, support, and scale data pipelines and frameworks across structured and unstructured data environments.
• Use visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, and Excel to communicate insights.
• Support advanced analytics initiatives, including machine learning and emerging technologies such as LLMs and automation workflows.

Benefits

• Morgan Stanley-sponsored employee benefit programs and perks; specific benefits are not detailed in the posting.
• Potential commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, and other short- and long-term incentive packages, depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

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