Technology Management, Executive Director,WM Technology

JD of ED - Product Operations and Risk Technology WM:


Company Profile

At Morgan Stanley we advise originate trade manage and distribute capital for governments institutions and individuals and always do so with a standard of excellence. We are a leading global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments-Institutional Securities Wealth Management (WM) and Investment Management. The Firms employees serve clients worldwide from more than 1200 offices in 43 countries.


Our WM business is one of the largest in the world with more than $2 trillion in client assets $73 billion in lending balances and nearly 16000 Financial Advisors in 600 offices across the U.S. Our Financial Advisors focus on delivering timely customized solutions and services that help clients meet their financial and life goals. Our offering includes brokerage and investment advisory services financial and wealth planning access to credit and lending cash management annuities and insurance and retirement services.


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.


Department Profile

Wealth Management Product Technology (WMPT) is a dynamic and fast-paced organization within the Firms Wealth Management Technology Division. We are responsible for creating innovative technology for our Banking Advisor and Investment Solutions businesses. This includes platforms and functions such as Deposit Lending Financial Planning Capital Markets and Advisory. If you are a passionate about solving complex problems and building creative solutions in a collaborative team environment Wealth Management Product Technology can provide that opportunity for you.


Position Description:

Morgan Stanley is seeking a dynamic and experienced Executive Director to lead a global technology organization responsible for the modernization scalability and resilience of our core processing platforms. This executive will be instrumental in driving platform transformation across Trade Processing & Adjustment Platforms & Risk Management Systems that power the firms Wealth Management business. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role for a visionary technology executive who can align engineering excellence with business priorities manage global teams and influence division-wide initiatives. Key Responsibilities

> Engineering Excellence: Lead design and Architecture of mission critical distributed applications ensuring high quality scalable and reliable solutions. Oversee large-scale development using modern technologies (Java Spring Kafka Microservices Kubernetes Angular/Javascript). > Strategic Leadership: Define and drive the multi-year technology roadmap for core processing platforms supporting various asset classes. Accountable for decisions that influence teams resources budget tactical operations and implementation of processes and procedures. Influence peer leader and senior stakeholders across business product and technology teams > Program Delivery: Manage complex cross-functional initiatives with stakeholders from Product Operations Risk and Compliance.

> Talent Leadership: Lead coach and grow a high-performing global team of engineers across. Serve as a role model fostering a culture of innovation craftsmanship and a solution-oriented mindset. > Regulatory & Risk Alignment: Ensure all platforms are compliant with internal controls and external regulations. Required Qualifications

15 years of software engineering experience including 5 years in technology leadership roles. Proven experience managing large-scale distributed systems preferably in financial services (brokerage trading or wealth platforms preferred). Expertise in: > Core Java and distributed systems architecture > Kafka event streaming microservices containerization > Expertise in building Cloud Ready Distributed Applications DevOps and CI/CD best practices > Experience in Mainframe modernization strategies is a plus Demonstrated success leading global teams and multi-year transformation initiatives. Strong communication stakeholder management and executive presence.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in post-trade processing back-office systems or capital market products. Prior leadership of budgetary planning vendor management or enterprise-wide technology programs. Thought leadership in AI/ML data strategy or platform reusability.

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 Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds talents perspectives and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.