GFC Officer (Legal and Compliance) Job Level Executive Director

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking securities investment management and wealth management services. The Firms employees serve clients worldwide including corporations governments and individuals from more than 1200 offices in 43 countries.
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
Global Financial Crimes (GFC) coordinates and oversees implementation of the Firms enterprise-wide financial crime prevention efforts. GFC includes several legal and compliance disciplines and has responsibility for governance oversight and execution of the Firms Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Sanctions Anti-Corruption and Government and Political Activities Compliance programs. GFC also develops and/or assists in the development of appropriate policies and procedures including those designed to assist the business units to know their clients and conduct appropriate due diligence and to prevent detect and report potentially suspicious activity. GFC has dedicated coverage managers and teams of analysts who advise and counsel each business unit regarding its AML economic sanctions and anti-corruption obligations and its particular clients and transactions.

Responsibilities:
-Plan coordinate and track the implementation of the Firms Global KYC Standards including periodic refresh and related regional standards across the Enterprise
-Advise key stakeholders of KYC regulatory and policy requirements and suggest enhancement of KYC controls in response to regulatory and policy change
-Assist regional GFC Financial Crimes Advisory teams in the periodic refresh process including coordinating with Operations Business Unit stakeholders and Technology to implement enhancements and control changes
-Assist in managing the governance and oversight of the Firms KYC efforts including the Firms KYC Standards Committee and working groups with GFC business unit Operations and Technology representatives
-Coordinate with GFC Strategy on the implementation and continued maintenance of Enterprise Customer Risk Ranking controls
-Stay up to date on relevant industry best practices guidance and regulatory landscape including but not limited to; USA PATRIOT Act Bank Secrecy Act FATF 5th Money Laundering Directive.
-Responsible for the implementation maintenance and enhancement of KYC Controls enterprise-wide - Bachelors degree or equivalent military experience
- 10 years of experience in a KYC function and deep functional knowledge of applicable rules
- Strong ability to convene stakeholders to continuously execute GFCs forward strategy
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex deliverables with multiple stakeholders across geographies
- Excellent communication leadership and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively through all levels of the organization
- Self-motivated and independent operator with the ability and maturity to make decisions and operate in fast paced and dynamic settings
- Strong Word Excel and PowerPoint skills and an interest in and willingness to learn new technology applications

Where Youll be Working
- This role will require in office attendance 4 days/week. Two of those days will be Anchor Days where you will be in the office with your teammates to learn grow and collaborate in person.

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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