Institutional Platform Strategy âAssociate / AVP
Institutional Platform Strategy âAssociate / AVP
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$ 85000 - 115000
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Job Description
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking securities investment management and wealth management services. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) has over $2 trillion under management and is one of the worlds largest networks of Financial Advisors.
The Institutional Platform Strategy drives strategic initiatives aimed at scaling our institutional wealth management businesses; including Outsourced Chief Investment Office (OCIO) Graystone Consulting Corporate Retirement Institutional RIA and the MS Family Office. The team is responsible for creating scalable solutions across all elements of the client and advisor experience Pipeline and Prospect Management Client Onboarding Portfolio Setup and Management Performance Reporting and Analytics Money Movement 401K Plan Management and Institutional Billing / Financials.
The candidate will lead high-priority initiatives across Institutional Consulting Solutions (ICS) with a focus on building and scaling a premier shared service model for our institutional client segment. The candidate will be responsible for leading the effort to identify and refine business opportunities/risk/requirements assess and reengineer platforms and execute strategic solutions by leveraging the Firms agile framework. The position will have a unique opportunity to engage with stakeholders and leadership across multiple lines of business (including Wealth Management OCIO MS Family Office Global Investment Office and Technology) to enhance our business offering and operating model.
We are seeking a candidate with strategic mindset and entrepreneurial spirit with proven experience in strategy/product management and a solid understanding of the wealth management business.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead all aspects of large-scale and complex work-streams including; conceptualizing project scope timelines and dependencies; tracking and reporting of key milestones; and engaging/influencing project stakeholders
- Own and enhance workflows and solutions (e.g. Salesforce or other CRM tools) around client onboarding servicing risk management and portfolio implementation
- Partner with business stakeholders to gather conceptualize and define requirements which will automate business processes that support institutional clients utilizing tools including integrating generative AI capabilities
- Support all aspects of the product life-cycle including requirement gathering execution/agile leadership user acceptance testing and ongoing subject matter expertise
- Prepare and deliver presentations to senior management to allow for informed strategic decision-making
- Conduct primary and secondary research to define complex business problems and develop both tactical and strategic solutions
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders to identify Firm services and solutions that support ICS and clients needs
- Drive adoption of new functions and applications for ICS and other cross-functional teams through communication training and feedback sessions
- Plan and facilitate the rollout of Institutional Platforms product suite
Qualifications:
- 2-5 years of experience in financial services wealth management product management and/or business strategy/management related fields
- Undergraduate degree required
- Strong analytical strategic thinking and problem solving skills with the ability to define complex business problems synthesize data and provide and execute on tactical and strategic solutions
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in both business and technical contexts
- Be solutions- and detail-oriented and quickly turnaround high-quality work without sacrificing speed or accuracy
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment both independently and as part of a team and under strict and changing deadlines with demonstrated leadership abilities
- Proactive self-starter with a strong sense of ownership accountability and work ethic
- A track record of success and a demonstrated ability to exercise good judgement and discretion
- Familiarity with wealth management platforms and vehicles including managed account platforms mutual funds ETFs separate accounts and alternative investments
- Experience with agile framework/JIRA preferred but not required
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office particularly in Excel PowerPoint and Visio
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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Expected base pay rate for the role will be between $85000 and $115000 per year at the commencement of employment. However base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package which depending on the position may also include commission earnings incentive compensation discretionary bonuses other short- and long-term incentive packages and other Morgan Stanley-sponsored benefit programs.
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:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
