Company profile

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.

It is important to stress that strong interpersonal skills and team spirit are required in addition to the ability to proficiently deliver verbal and written communications. This is a team that works extensively with other IT members in all MSWM locations. This job demands strong work ethic and requires extensive hands-on, active participation.

Department Profile

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) Technology is the global technology department responsible for the design, development, delivery, and support of the technical solutions behind the products and services used by the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) business. The department is comprised of 10 organizations: Sales, Banking & Corporate-Client Technology, Investment Products & Markets Technology, Client Reporting, Core Processing, Private and International Wealth Management Technology, Technology Integration Office, Enterprise Infrastructure & Production Management, Capital Markets Application & Data Services, Deployment Planning & Release Management, and the Chief Operating Office.

The Policy and Governance team within Wealth Management Technology (WMT) is responsible for providing knowledgeable responses to data/audit/regulatory queries, ensuring appropriate control compliance, supporting services and analysis/reporting across all WMT Risk topics.

Position Overview

• The Wealth Management Technology Policy & Governance Analyst Role is a highly visible/critical role, which will be leveraged to conduct the business of managing the various aspects of Policy and Governance. #LI-SK1

The Right candidate: • Manage all aspects of Morgan Stanley ETRADE Policy and Governance • Detail oriented with the ability to manage Policy and Governance work effectively • Ability to identify potential Risks and Exposures
• Proactively work with the Wealth Management Technology Policy & Governance (WMTPG) in executing Policy Analysis, creating executive summaries, and coordinating execution of follow-up activities. • Responsible for maintaining clear, concise, and timely communications with WMTPG partners such as the Technology & Operations Risk, Enterprise Technology Services and others.
• Responsible for the day-to-day running of WMTPG activities including ability to manage multiple initiatives and priorities • Responsible for leading day-today activities for designated Morgan Stanley Entity/Division designated and help to be a Subject Matter Expert in the space (e.g., ETRADE, Shareworks, Reliability Operations) • Proactively working with the Technology Tooling Development teams to align tooling with policy requirements.

Experience: 4 years

Primary skills

• Ability to manage the program work, direct team resources and deliver the roadmap on time • Skilled at building consensus and negotiating solutions • In-depth knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and MS Office Products • Understanding of the Information Technology Risk landscape • Experience in and hands-on tracking of programs/events • Basic understanding of the Windows environment • Proven ability to act and deliver under pressure • Hands-on experience managing meetings and other result-oriented activities • Experience creating presentation and summary documents • Excellent communication and writing skills • BS or equivalent, preferably in quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, EE, Math, Physics)

Secondary Skills

• 4 years experience in Banking and/or Financial Services • Ability to think creatively, proactively, and independently (meeting facilitation, reporting, managing sensitive data and reporting to senior management) • Proficient knowledge of ITIL including but not limited to Availability Management, Service Continuity Management and Change Management • Strong interpersonal skills • Work with Senior Team members and Program Management team to define strategy • Ensure all Technology and Information Risk guidelines are followed • Ensure that the project deliverables are on time and at the highest level of quality • Be self-motivated, flexible, highly adaptable and an excellent team player, and be prepared to work with a multiple locations virtual team.

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).#LI-SK1

Job: *Production Management and Operational Support

Title: Policy and Governance Associate- Wealth Management Technology

Location: Georgia-Alpharetta

Requisition ID: 3257937