Americas Workforce Screening Risk Specialist: Vice President
Americas Workforce Screening Risk Specialist: Vice President
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Job Description
As a market leader the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together we share a common set of values rooted in integrity excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.
Corporate Security & Investigations (CSI) develops and implements security and life safety strategies for all firm employees and facilities. The team is responsible for Physical Security & Security Technology Access Control Due Diligence Investigations Internal & External Fraud Investigations Travel Security and Workforce Screening (WFS).
CSIs WFS Program serves as a critical risk mitigation process responsible for identifying potentially unsuitable employees and contingent workers that may present an operational reputational or regulatory risk to the Firm. The program has offices in New York Alpharetta London Budapest Tokyo and Mumbai.
As a WFS Risk Specialist you will serve as an escalation point in our Investigative Review & Escalation (IRET) team. Your focus will be on background screening results that pose potential reputational risk to the Firm. The WFS Risk Specialist will work in close concert with Employment Law and Human Resources to evaluate and resolve the reputational risk related issues.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Investigate escalated background screening concerns for employees and contingent workers including criminal misrepresentation fraud or any reputational risks.
- Interact with candidates and employees undergoing pre-employment screening procedures in accordance with the Firms regulatory and other operational requirements.
- Prepare review documentation including interview notes and summary of findings.
- Recommend appropriate resolution of internal concerns to Employment Law and/or Human Resources.
- Produce ad-hoc weekly monthly / quarterly metrics reviews as applicable.
- Interact with counterparts within Firm stakeholder groups participating in working groups and ad hoc meetings.
- Effectively supervise activities of an Associate/Analyst.
- Contributes to mentorship and development of staff to maximize breadth and depth of expertise in support of mission.
Knowledge & Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated patience tact and respect.
- Advanced interviewing skills and ability to resolve conflict professionally.
- Ability to quickly evaluate alternatives and decide on a plan of action.
- Knowledge of applicable law regulations rules procedures.
- Maintains client confidentiality and protects operations by keeping CSI information confidential.
- Professionalism sensitivity and discretion are required.
- Mastery of public record databases internet sites and other information resources for use during the background screening review process.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (i.e. MS-Word MS-Excel MS-PowerPoint and MS-Outlook).
- Strong client focus sound judgment and ability to tactfully handle sensitive information.
- Ability to work well under pressure resolve conflict and meet demanding deadlines.
- Ability to multi-task and deal with the uncertainties of an evolving dynamic organization.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to synthesize information from multiple sources.
- Exceptional business writing editing analytical and communication skills.
- Experience running meetings and speaking to large groups.
- Organizational and time management skills.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree
- 10 years employment law / employee relations / human resources experience / background screening
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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 Stanleys goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color religion creed age sex sex stereotype gender gender identity or expression transgender sexual orientation national origin citizenship disability marital and civil partnership/union status pregnancy veteran or military service status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
