Executive Director Business Resilience

Background on the Team

Operations Risk & Regulatory Control (ORRC) partners across Global Operations and the Firm to identify and mitigate risk; understand and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements; and support the Firms financial and operational well-being.

The Global Operations Resilience department leads and develops our ability to respond to recover learn from and prevent disruptions through multiple disciplines across the entire spectrum of possible consequences outcomes and impacts:

• Business Continuity planning documentation and testing to ensure preparedness in the face of a business disruption event
• Key Business Services (KBS) focused on the Firms Critical Operations supporting assets and external service providers
• Recovery and Resolution Planning (RRP) providing Global coordination and leadership
• Material Service Entity (MSE) defines service company principles & monitors network compliance
• Data Analytics Transformation Risk and Automation

Position Description

This ED will be the Resilience lead for Asia Operations defining and ensuring a Resilience execution strategy which meets current and future resilience requirements in partnership with Fusion/Firm Resilience ORRC ORD TOR Operations and Technology leadership. The ED will also be responsible for managing the Operations Resilience Global hub team providing support to the regional teams and global functions.

Responsibilities will include:

• First point of contact for Operations regional management
• Deliver governance and communications on resilience initiatives and represent Operations Resilience on regional oversight committees
• Ensure Operations remains compliant with regional resilience specific regulatory requirements and provide guidance on new region specific regulatory interpretations
• Manage Operations regulatory exam pertaining to operational resilience deliverables specific to the region
• Partner with Firm Res and Ops Res Silo Coverage to implement regional KBS program
• Execute resilience projects impacting region and define silo coverage support
• Define annual GC Business Continuity test plan with site leads
• Partner with Silo and Functional Coverage Leads to maintain global alignment in overlapping deliverables
• Leading the Global Operational Resilience hub team and providing the necessary support to the regional and functional teams/leads > Bachelors degree or more
• 15 years of financial industry experience
• Ability to lead and provide guidance to the team on strategies and assignments
• Strong written and verbal communications skills executive presence and an innovative mindset
• Experience navigating complex organizations and recognizing/escalating divergent priorities
• Operations experience a plus transformation program management experience a must

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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