Enterprise Non-Financial Risk Program Director

Were seeing someone to join our Enterprise Non-Financial Risk as a Director.

In the Legal & Compliance division we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firms management of legal regulatory and franchise risk. This is a Director level position within the Operational Risk and Non-Financial Risk Framework department.

Operational Risk refers to the risk of financial or other loss or potential damage to a firms reputation resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes people systems or from external events (e.g. fraud legal and compliance risks or damage to physical assets). The Firm may incur operational risk across the full scope of its business activities including revenue-generating activities (e.g. sales and trading) and control groups (e.g. information technology and trade processing).

What youll do in the role:

- Lead the strategic enhancement and modernization of the Non-Financial Risk (NFR) Framework
- Design innovative and forward-thinking risk framework components to drive real risk management value
- Challenge conventional thinking and bring creative outside-the-box solutions to strengthen risk identification mitigation and reporting practices
- Translate complex risk concepts into clear practical methodologies and tools used across the First and Second Lines of Defense.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Risk Compliance Technology Legal Business Lines) to co-create fit-for-purpose frameworks and controls
- Own program delivery including project planning execution oversight and reporting for enterprise-wide risk transformation initiatives.
- Develop compelling executive-level PowerPoint presentations and dashboards that influence senior management and key stakeholders
- Build strong trust-based relationships with senior leaders to align on strategic priorities and drive adoption of framework enhancements.
- Establish and run governance structures steering committees and working groups to ensure timely decision-making and accountability
- Collaborate with Data and Analytics on unified categorization model data visualization data objects
- Support the design of risk tolerance identification and metrics across non-financial risks

What youll bring to the role:

- An undergraduate degree (B.A. B.S. or equivalent) required
- At least 4 years relevant experience in Operational Risk / Enterprise Risk Management
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written and an ability to present ideas concisely and persuasively
- Proven track record of designing or leading strategic enhancements to risk or control frameworks.
- Exceptional PowerPoint skills with a keen ability to visually translate complex ideas for executive audiences.
- Strong strategic thinking innovation and problem-solving skills-able to approach challenges with creativity and confidence.
- Adept at influencing senior stakeholders and aligning cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
- Ability to work on challenging assignments in a dynamic environment synthesize information distill relevant facts and reach logical conclusions
- Excellent analytical skills and a strong ability to work with large data files and spreadsheets
- Highly motivated self-starter with multi-tasking abilities and the ability to meet tight deadlines with conflicting agendas
- Flexibility - willingness to work on a wide-range of deliverables
- Ability to multitask and prioritize
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines

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 rates for the role will be between $90000 and $155000 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).