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Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. With offices in more than 41 countries, the Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals.

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 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.

Wealth Management Operational Risk – Risk and Control Self-Assessment Assistant Vice President

This role will provide broad exposure to functions and business lines within Wealth Management. The primary focus will be on mitigating risk and improving the control environment in Wealth Management. Specific duties will include:

• Assist in coordinating Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) activities across Wealth Management Business Units
• Work closely with Business Risk group partners to ensure that operational risks are reported in a timely, accurate and thoughtful manner to appropriately inform residual risk profiles
• Work closely with Operational Risk partners and Business Risk group partners to ensure the data quality of risks and controls are updated timely, in line with firm guidelines
• Assist with the evaluation and documentation of tactical and strategic remediation plans
• Contribute to the performance of post event reviews of processes, risks and controls residing within various product and business areas to ensure that controls are adequately designed and are operating effectively
• Assist with metrics and analysis for senior management, which allows the ability to identify and track thematic operational risks
• Perform analysis of RCSA and related Operational Risk data for quality assurance, and challenge the business on their risk profile
• Assist with control testing activities, to include defining and executing test scripts across a wide variety of Wealth Management functions, targeting controls that mitigate inherently critical and high risks
• Support ad-hoc projects to ensure appropriate solutions and/or analysis is delivered on-time and to a high level of quality

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Required Qualifications: 

• Minimum 5 years of risk management experience within financial services, preferably within the Operational Risk Management discipline
• Strong project management skills with the ability to work well within a team
• Ability to build and maintain a network of contacts and coordinate with a large number of stakeholders
• Solid interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask, prioritize and work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills (critical thinking ability)
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, emphasis in Excel and PowerPoint
• Bachelor’s degree

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).

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