VP, Oversight, Monitoring and Testing

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Division

LCD comprises of Legal Compliance Global Financial Crimes and Regulatory Relations.

The Legal Department provides guidance requirements and procedures for understanding and complying with the laws regulations and Firm policies that apply to our businesses.

The Global Compliance Department identifies applicable Compliance Obligations and maintains a Firmwide Compliance Risk management program including Compliance Risks that transcend business lines legal entities and jurisdictions of operation.

Global Financial Crimes is responsible for the development and governance of the Firms financial crime prevention efforts across all regions and business units. Global Financial Crimes is comprised of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Sanctions Anti-boycott Anti-Corruption (ACG) and Government and Political Activities Compliance (GPAC) programs.

The Global Regulatory Relations Group (GRRG) is responsible for strategic and centralized management of the supervisory activities of Morgan Stanleys regulators and related developments globally with a focus on regulatory reviews and examinations and continuous monitoring activities. GRRG serves as the central point of contact for the regulatory staff responsible for supervisory activities at Morgan Stanley entities and for timely reporting to Firm management and other governance or management bodies as appropriate on those relationships and supervisory processes including areas of significant regulatory focus or concern.

LCD Center of Excellence - Mumbai (LCD CoE) is a part of Morgan Stanleys Global In-house Center which provides global support to LCD and is an integral part of Firm and LCD strategy.

Team: Negative News Screening NNS

Morgan Stanley clients and their associated parties are screened to meet AML / KYC requirements. Existing client are subject to ongoing screening against negative / adverse & PEP news Primary Responsibilities (Day Job)

The Vice President will:
Supervise a team of NNS professionals whose primary responsibilities include the following:
Reviewing new and existing alerts on Morgan Stanley clients and related parties for potential matches to adverse media and help identify politically exposed persons
Performing research to confirm whether the negative news alert is a positive match or false positive to the client or whether the alert is deemed to be not risk-relevant and document findings
Escalate any possible true hits to the relevant on-shore GFC team
Review the quality of work delivered by the team.
Lead the team meetings.
Having regular catchups with regional stakeholders.
Drive a culture of efficiencies / productivity
Recommend enhancements to AML policies or procedures to ensure continuous improvement to overall AML or Screening processes.

Requirements

Experience

10 to 12 years of Corporate Intelligence due diligence; experience in the financial or professional services industries
Solid track record working in a professional environment
Bachelors degree from an accredited college / university
Experience managing a team of AML professionals
Strong oral and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with colleagues across regions and Business Units
Ability to research and resolve issues independently while working across teams to acquire information
Ability to use various PC MS Office and internet applications and tools to support AML processes

Knowledge

Understanding of AML / KYC
Should exhibit comfort working with technology and the ability to learn and display proficiency on technical systems and programs.
Proficient with MS Office

Skills and Qualities

Team player who can successfully manage multiple projects and priorities
Ability to think independently form opinions and make decisions
Ability to anticipate ahead of time and escalate issues as appropriate
Pragmatic and analytical problem-solving skills - consistently apply sound judgment
Ability to work as part of a team and adapt to the needs of the team as they arise
Successfully meet established deadline requirements - display efficient time management skills
Possess the ability to research and resolve issues independently
Experience in stakeholder management with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues across regions and Business Units
Have the ability to effectively handle a fast-paced environment
Ability to identify and recommend process efficiencies
Attention to detail

Coverage

Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 6 PM India time with flexibility on standard working hours for time sensitive matters (including India Public Holidays).

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

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