Finance Governance Manager

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking securities investment management and wealth management services. The Firms employees serve clients worldwidefrom corporations and governments to institutions and individualsacross more than 1200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader the talent and passion of our people are critical to our success. Our valuesrooted in integrity excellence and strong team ethicsdefine how we work. Morgan Stanley offers a superior foundation for building a career with opportunities to learn achieve and grow in an environment that supports balance diverse perspectives and personal development.

Department Profile

The Finance Division reporting to the Chief Financial Officer comprises approximately 3000 employees globally. Finance protects the Firm by maintaining its books and records and contributes to firmwide risk management and mitigation. Finance also plays a critical advisory role to the Firms businesses and senior management.

Team Profile

The Finance Data Office (FDO) owns the Finance Divisions Data Governance framework. The FDO promotes best practices for data management focusing on data quality and serving as Finances representative on Firmwide data matters. Core responsibilities include:

Data Governance Facilitating Finance-wide governance through the Finance Data Governance Committee (DGC) and coordinating/escalating activities across the Firm. Authority Data Sourcing Managing sourcing of authoritative data to the Finance Data Warehouse (FDW) and enabling its adoption across Finance. Systems Data Governance & Lineage Implementing systems governance standards executing lineage managing system feed governance and maintaining system dictionaries. Issue Management Managing monitoring and reporting on Finance data issues.

With increasing focus on data quality and governance the FDO is expandingoffering an opportunity to shape the function and gain exposure across Finance Technology and senior management.

The Role

The Finance Cloud Governance Director Manager will be responsible for executing and monitoring cloud data governance standards supporting Finances adoption of cloud data platforms (e.g. Snowflake). The role will partner with Finance Delivery teams to ensure Finances cloud datasets containers and databases have proper ownership controls authoritative sourcing and meet lineage requirementsenabling both regulatory compliance and AI/GenAI readiness.

The Director role partners closely with Finance Business Areas Technology and Change Management teams to roll out Cloud Governance Standards. The role requires strong attention to detail hands-on execution and the ability to translate governance standards into practical scalable cloud implementations.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and enforce Finance cloud data governance standards

• Partner with Technology and business stakeholders (External Reporting Capital Treasury) to ensure cloud and business process design supports source once calculate once control once report many.

• Support adoption of data ownership through direct facilitation of meetings with senior-level management enforcing clear expectations of ownership responsibilities.

• Tailor cloud governance enablement to audience maturity from stewards/practitioners to data owners/senior-level stakeholders.

• Ensure issues / gaps / next steps are explicitly assigned tracked and driven to closure.

• Adapt governance structure cadence and materials iteratively rather than relying on static templates.

• Write business requirements for and partner with Technology to deliver governance Tools and reporting.

• Deliver training to Finance and IT teams on governance standards and tools.

• Perform hands-on governance execution activities including metadata population lineage documentation feed onboarding reviews and governance attestations.

• Prepare presentations analysis and status updates for governance forums.

• Track monitor and report on compliance with Finance cloud governance standards supporting metrics and dashboards used by senior management.

• Lead execution of data governance initiatives ensuring alignment to desired outcomes.

• Identify manage and escalate delivery and adoption risks requiring reprioritization to senior leadership.

• Own business definition of governance tools requirements and roadmaps.

• Incorporate AI requirements into cloud governance planning and delivery.

What Were Looking For Qualifications

• Understanding of investment banking industry and finance functional area.

• Able to operate comfortably in ambiguity.

• Self-starter able to identify next steps propose and refine approach and execute with minimal oversight.

• Experience creating clarity structure and momentum where they do not yet exist.

• Leads through facilitation presence and follow-through in a flat organization structure.

• Flex between strategy facilitation and hands-on execution to deliver business value.

• Experience in data governance data management or data controls within Finance Risk or Regulatory reporting environments.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate standards into clear execution guidance.

• Ability to execute detailed governance tasks while understanding broader Finance reporting and control objectives.

• Strong analytical and organizational skills with high attention to detail.

• Proven ability to work across Finance and Technology teams and manage multiple deliverables in parallel.

What you can expect from Morgan Stanley:

We have a track record of innovation and passion for unlocking new opportunities we help our clients raise manage and allocate capital. We do this by offering a wide range of investment banking securities wealth management and asset management services. All that we do at Morgan Stanley is driven by our five core values: do the right thing put clients first lead with exceptional ideas commit to diversity and inclusion and give back. These arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day ensuring we do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees around the world. And at the core of our success are the people who drive it - relentless collaborators and creative thinkers who are fueled by diverse thinking and experiences. Wherever you are in our 1200 global offices youll have the opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are empowered to achieve your full potential. 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. To learn more about our offices across the globe please copy and paste into your browser.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley we raise manage and allocate capital for our clients helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way thats differentiated and weve done that for 90 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.

To learn more about our offices across the globe please copy and paste into your browser.

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 Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion where individuals are hired developed and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate bringing a variety of backgrounds talents perspectives and experiences.

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