Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Technology works as a strategic partner with Morgan Stanley business units and the world's leading technology companies to redefine how we do business in ever more global, complex, and dynamic financial markets. Morgan Stanley's sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative trading systems, cutting-edge modeling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client-relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools. Our insights, our applications and infrastructure give a competitive edge to clients' businesses—and to our own.

Enterprise Technology & Services (ETS) delivers and manages essential and innovative technology infrastructure solutions to all global businesses and locations. ETS is responsible the architecture, engineering and operation of all core infrastructure and end user technologies as well as the Firm’s Enterprise Architecture, shared application infrastructure, HR Tech, Technology Modernization and DevOps capabilities.

The Chief of Staff position reports to the ETS Chief Administration Officer and is responsible for supporting the ETS Chief Information Officer and the broader ETS Management team.

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Chief of Staff for CIO in Enterprise Technology & Services in New York.

Responsibilities:

· Drive development and management of ETS multi-year strategy, including alignment with overall tech strategy

· Manage ETS’ multi-year strategic goal setting process and track progress & updates

· Coordinate with senior stakeholders within ETS and across the business to develop tactics and strategies to address emerging concerns

· Continue to evolve ETS controls in line with emerging regulatory and industry standards

· Manage cadence, agendas and briefing materials required for the maintenance of strategic vendor relationships

· Coordinate development and reviews of executive presentations, including Board meetings, key business partner meetings, and executive risk and regulatory meetings

· Synthesize complex information from multiple sources into clear, concise, and compelling narratives for both internal and external executive meetings

· Identify key risks and potential issues proactively; manage and communicate them with situational sensitivity

· Address/escalate legal and compliance issues as needed

Qualifications:

· College/University degree or equivalent with a business focus and relevant/proven experience

· Excellent interpersonal skills including tact and diplomacy and excellent writing skills including the ability to tailor messaging to all levels of the organization

· Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task and prioritize time accordingly

· Strong process management skills and direct experience of dealing with multiple stakeholders at one time

· High level of discretion and ability to work on confidential projects with Compliance, HR, and Legal teams

· Ability to interact comfortably at the most senior levels of the organization while also being a contributor to the team

· Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to the changing needs of the CIO as they arise

· Strong working knowledge of MS Office including PowerPoint, One Note, and Teams

· Technology, Risk / Regulatory, or Strategy background a plus

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $195,000 and $275,000 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.