Vice President, Lead Tech Program Mgmt
About The Position
Morgan Stanley Services Group, Inc. is seeking a Vice President, Lead Tech Program Mgmt in New York, New York, to support Wealth Advisory technology initiatives focused on Unified Managed Accounts (UMA), Separately Managed Accounts (SMA), strategic business initiatives, modernization and resiliency, and legacy system integration. The role manages program initiatives for financial advisor-based trading applications, including Portfolio Management, UMA, and SMA, and supports migration of legacy mainframe technology to modern private cloud architecture and implementation of strategic enhancements. The position facilitates cross-functional relationships to identify risks, manage dependencies, and optimize resources across multiple programs. It supports and executes large-scale Advisory initiatives, ensuring visibility and accountability; leads road-mapping by gathering requirements and feature requests from diverse stakeholders; and drives technical strategy with the team. This includes coordinating and contributing to engineering deliverables such as architectural reviews, specifications, launch criteria, and test plans. The role also implements Agile methodologies to improve project deliverability. Telecommuting is permitted up to two days per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field of study.
- Five years of experience in the position offered, or five years as a Technology Program Manager, Technology Engineer, or in a closely related occupation.
- Five years of experience with program planning, execution, and end-to-end delivery across initiatives.
- Five years of experience with roadmap development using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Five years of experience with risk, dependency, and stakeholder management.
- Five years of experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Five years of experience with data-driven reporting and operational tracking.
- Five years of experience with Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, and SharePoint.
- Five years of experience with collaboration tools including Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
- Five years of experience with negotiation and cross-functional collaboration.
- Five years of experience with business acumen in product strategy, customer focus, and vendor management.
- Five years of experience with go-to-market coordination and program governance.
- Five years of experience with data interpretation, dashboarding, forecasting, and root cause analysis.
- Five years of experience with reporting automation and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Manage program initiatives for financial advisor-based trading applications, including Portfolio Management, UMA, and SMA.
- Support migration of legacy mainframe technology to modern private cloud architecture and implement strategic enhancements.
- Facilitate cross-functional relationships to identify risks, manage dependencies, and optimize resources across multiple programs.
- Support and execute large-scale Advisory initiatives, ensuring visibility and accountability.
- Lead road-mapping processes, including gathering requirements and feature requests from diverse stakeholders.
- Drive technical strategy within the team and coordinate and contribute to engineering deliverables, including architectural reviews, specifications, launch criteria, and test plans.
- Implement Agile methodologies to enhance project deliverability.
Benefits
- The company offers comprehensive employee benefits and perks; specific benefits are not enumerated in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
