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Third Party Program Management (Japan Coverage) Job Level Director

Morgan Stanley


Job Location:

Tokyo - Japan

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Were seeking someone to join our team as an experienced Director fluent in Japanese to represent the Asia Third Party Program Management team within the Japan region. This role supports the delivery of incountry Third Party Program Management coverage for Japan helping ensure Japanese entities comply with the Firms TPPM framework and local regulatory expectations. The role works closely with business risk and control partners to support thirdparty lifecycle management regulatory interactions issue escalation and governance for Japanbased relationships.

In the Corporate Services division we provide solutions that enable Morgan Stanleys workforce across our global workplace locations to effectively and efficiently work in the service of our clients.

This is a Director position within Third Party Program Management which specializes in identifying analyzing and managing risks presented to a company as a result of working with external parties / vendors.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services known for mobilizing capital to help governments corporations institutions and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

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What youll do in the role:

  • Provide incountry Third Party Program Management (TPPM) coverage for Japan supporting Japanese legal entities and Business Units in complying with the Firms TPPM framework local policies and Japanese regulatory expectations.
  • Execute and oversee TPPM processes across the full thirdparty lifecycle for Japanbased relationships including onboarding due diligence ongoing monitoring issue management and offboarding in line with global standards and local requirements.
  • Act as a key incountry point of contact for Japanrelated thirdparty risk matters partnering with Business Units Service Owners Legal Compliance Operational Risk and other control functions to ensure regulatory and governance alignment.
  • Support regulatory engagement audits and supervisory examinations relating to thirdparty risk and outsourcing in Japan including preparation of materials coordination of responses and tracking of remediation actions.
  • Monitor and support management of the Japan thirdparty risk profile escalating material risks control gaps or emerging issues in line with established governance and escalation protocols.
  • Contribute to local and regional governance forums and risk reporting maintain accurate thirdparty inventories for Japanese entities and support training and awareness activities for Japanbased stakeholders.

What youll bring to the role:

  • Fluency in Japanese and English with the ability to engage effectively with Japanese regulators senior stakeholders and control partners.
  • Experience in Third Party Risk Management outsourcing risk operational risk or a related risk and control discipline within a global financial services organisation.
  • Strong understanding of the thirdparty lifecycle regulatory expectations and governance requirements applicable to Japan with the ability to interpret and implement regulatory change.
  • Proven experience working crossfunctionally with Business Units Legal Compliance Risk and other secondline stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage risk issues support regulatory engagements and escalate matters with clear judgement and professionalism.
  • Strong communication organisation and stakeholder management skills with the ability to operate independently and represent the department incountry.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley we raise manage and allocate capital for our clients helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way thats differentiated and weve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first doing the right thing leading with exceptional ideas committing to diversity and inclusion and giving back - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. Theres also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion where individuals are hired developed and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate bringing a variety of backgrounds talents perspectives and experiences.

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Required Experience:

Director


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