About Morgan Stanley
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About Global Financial Crimes
In Global Financial Crimes (GFC), you will play a critical role in identifying potentially suspicious activity, protecting vulnerable individuals, and safeguarding the integrity of the financial system. GFC coordinates day-to-day implementation of the Firm's financial crime prevention efforts. Including governance, oversight and execution of the Firm's Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Government and Political Activities Compliance programs.

If you are passionate about financial crimes prevention, seeking a rewarding and dynamic career, and focused on making a difference, then GFC might be the right team for you.

Your Key Responsibilities:
As an experienced Director/Vice President Risk Ranking Specialist in GFC, you will:

• Assist with development and optimization of the Enterprise Customer Risk Ranking (ECRR) program to meet new or evolving regulatory requirements, industry best practices and Firm/GFC risk tolerances.
• Work with partners in engineering to draft requirements and user stories, conduct business analysis exercises and assist in the prioritization of product backlog items
• Liaise with stakeholders and subject matter experts across regions and business units to gather feedback and requirements
• Support the business-as-usual processes related to ECRR, including executing administrative tasks and coordinating configuration and reference data updates within the system
• Conduct ongoing monitoring of the ECRR model and partner with the Model Risk Control Team to perform root-cause analysis of anomalies.
• Act as a project manager and key contact responsible for communication and maintenance of the team book of work
• Serve as a point of contact for GFC Advisory, Risk, and Onboarding Teams, to respond to inquiries and provide advice regarding ECRR (model functionality and user interface).
• Communicate model and UI enhancements, conduct UAT and coordinate training (create, implement, and maintain procedural training documents) to users and stakeholders
• Collaborate with colleagues and Business Partners to prepare for regulatory inquiries/exams and internal exams (e.g., Internal Audit) and support post-exam action plans.
• Assist with the creation of periodic metrics related to model output overrides for identification of themes and presentation to Business and GFC partners.
• Coordinate and execute required activities to attain and maintain compliance with Model Risk Management requirements (e.g., reviewing and analyzing outputs of inputs/outputs monitoring, making updates to model documentation, liaising with divisional Model Risk Control teams for administration tasks)
• Maintain awareness of current industry rules, regulations, and best practices regarding customer risk ranking.

What We're Looking for in You

• 4+ years relevant work experience, preferably at a large/complex financial institution
• Experience or understanding of Know Your Customer (KYC) obligations, customer onboarding processes, and AML risk ranking in the financial industry
• Technology savvy with ability to quickly learn new systems and tools, and to identify and implement enhancements
• Familiar with Agile methodology and relevant productivity software such as Jive, Jira, SQL, and Tableau
• Experience with engaging senior stakeholders across technology and the business
• Proven ability to take ideas forward and to challenge others with integrity and maturity
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to manage multiple demands and changing priorities
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and time management
• Ability to perform analysis, identify problems, and design solutions in a collaborative manner within a fast-paced environment
• Outstanding judgement, analytical skills, and critical thinking, including ability to analyze data to draw conclusions/themes and think strategically about presentation of materials
• Ability to work in a proactive and self-directed way with minimal direction and task management
• Understanding of statistical models and data analysis such as SQL
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Excellent MS Office skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams

Where You'll be Working
This role will require in office attendance 3 days/week. Two of those days will be Anchor Days where you will be in the office with your teammates to learn, grow, and collaborate in person.

The Baltimore office is the Firm's largest U.S. office outside of New York, with approximately 2,000 employees representing most of the Firm's Divisions.

Equal Opportunities Statement
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

Expected base pay rates for the role in Baltimore will be between 83000 and 115000 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.

Expected base pay rates for the role in New York 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.