Risk Officer Vice President

Risk Officer - VP

Sandy UT

Summary:

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking securities investment management and wealth management services. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) has over $2 trillion under management and is one of the worlds largest networks of Financial Advisors.

The Wealth Management Platforms organization manages industry-leading platforms across all Wealth Management channels and client segments to provide a unified digital experience unlock growth and deliver efficiencies for Advisors Clients and Institutions.

The Business Control Unit (BCU) within Wealth Management Platforms Risk has core responsibilities including but not limited to operational risk management incident management risk acceptances risk and control self-assessment via the Non-Financial Risk Assessment (NFRA) framework policy and procedures coordination issue and action plan management audit and Compliance exam preparation and management licensing and registration review committee and/or new product approval materials coordination business continuity planning (BCP) coordination and entitlements management.

The Team partners and supports businesses managing platforms which include:

• WM Platforms Risk - ET Lending Product Management ET Margin & Futures Risk Management ET Order Room ET Agency Desk ET Workflow Product Mgmt and WM Platforms Risk Mgmt

• WM Platforms Digital Trading & Investing - Trading Product Management (ET/MSO) Power ET Web & Mobile Product Management ET Investing Product Management ET Market Data Management ET Futures Product ET Crypto Product

This role in the WM Platforms Risk BCU will primarily be responsible for the following:

• Provide overall Risk support and coverage for WM Platforms.

• Help implement and maintain oversight and control infrastructure to reasonably ensure that the line of business is operating within Policies and Procedures and adhering to applicable regulatory rules and standards.

• Manage coordinate and maintain Non-Financial Risk Assessment (NFRA) annual process and ensure NFRA deliverables are execution is appropriate and timely. Maintain identify and/or enhance business process risks and controls documentation.

• Assist in identification of Management Self-Identified Issues (MSIs) and design & deliver appropriate Action Plans.

• Assist with appropriate Incident remediation; conduct evaluation/assessments of business area to identify gaps in policies and procedures and recommend potential process and control improvements.

• Partner with product/business owners as well as Legal Risk and Compliance to help develop document and update policies and procedures.

• Work with the Internal Audit / Compliance department and business leads through periodic assessments; help ensure delivery and understanding of materials / processes; analysis of issues findings and deliverables to ensure they are appropriate.

• Partner with product / business owners and Firm Resiliency department to help develop and maintain effective continuity plans.

• Prepare presentations metrics reports and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) to present informative data to the business and other relevant stakeholders.

• Participate in the development and execution of a comprehensive entitlement and governance framework as necessary to ensure protection of and justification for systems access.

• Collaborate with control partners across areas including but not limited to: WM Risk Internal Audit Legal Compliance Privacy Vendor Management Chief Data Office Fraud Operations Model Management Technology Risk and Generative AI Governance as needed.

• Partner with the businesses to maintain and document reviews and attestations related to: Vendor Management Licensing & Registration Tools/EUCs Models and Tools inventories per Firm guidelines.

Education and/or Experience

• 5 years experience in risk management and/or related brokerage business processes within the financial industry.

• Industry certification preferred (i.e. Series 3 4 7 24 or 66) or related industry governance experience.

• Knowledge of financial regulations (FFIEC FED OCC FINRA) pertaining to Operational Risk preferred.

• Bachelors degree or related financial industry experience preferred.

Skills

• High level of professionalism self-motivation and a strong sense of urgency.

• Ability to manage effectively and work closely with business leaders in a high pressure fast paced highly collaborative environment with multiple deadlines and competing priorities.

• Solid business judgment and ability to understand and prioritize business obligations

• Excellence in spoken and written communication execution and ability to adapt to changing business conditions.

• Strong analytical problem-solving and project management skills.

• Excellent teamwork and partnering skills.

• Proficiency in Excel Dashboard tools and PowerPoint.

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.

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