The LCD Innovation - Project Manager will support core transformation execution activities for the LCD Division, including project planning, tracking and reporting, change management, stakeholder communications and risk and issues management.

The ideal candidate will bring strong project management experience, be proactive, thrive in a fast paced environment, have strong attention to detail, and an understanding of financial services.

Department Profile

In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm's management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk.

The LCD Innovation office is a function within LCD responsible for designing and delivering solutions to optimize and/or transform business processes, data, and technology for the Division. It plays a critical role in shaping and executing on the Division's transformation strategy, including oversight of the Division's technology investment process and management of the LCD Transformation Framework, which aligns process, people, data, and technology enhancements with divisional goals.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you'll do in the role:

- Support planning and execution of project timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
- Track progress, including identifying and managing risks, actions, issues and dependencies.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to meet project milestones.
- Prepare and deliver project and program updates to stakeholders and leadership.
- Contribute to stakeholder meetings, including creating materials, capturing meeting minutes and following up on action plans.
- Develop and execute communication plans including identifying audience, drafting content, and sending / posting communications.
- Support key program leads and resources in executing key deliverables.
- Independently identify opportunities to drive project/ programs forward.
What we're looking for:
- Undergraduate degree
- Strong critical thinking and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple demands and changing priorities
- Independent self-starter who can manage multiple activities to aggressive deadlines
- Ability to build relationships across regions and functions, partnering with team members of all levels
- Strong written and verbal communications skills, attention to details, and effective time management
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-changing environment with experience in agile ways of working
- High attention to detail; follows through to ensure accuracy of materials
- Eagerness to learn the business and understand detailed requirements
- Excellent MS Office skills, including Excel, and PowerPoint
- Comfortable with working in a matrix and/or virtual team structure Skills that will help you in the role:
- Experience working in the financial services industry
- Experience using GenAI, including Microsoft Copilot
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams to meet delivery timelines
- Ability to highlight key risks and issues that may impact the project/ program health
- Ability to drive delivery/execution of a wide range of tasks and initiatives independently
- Experience managing collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint

What you can expect from Morgan Stanley:
We have a track record of innovation and passion for unlocking new opportunities, we help our clients raise, manage and allocate capital. We do this by offering a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and asset management services. All that we do at Morgan Stanley is driven by our five core values: do the right thing, put clients first, lead with exceptional ideas, commit to diversity and inclusion, and give back. These aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day, ensuring we do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees around the world. And at the core of our success are the people who drive it - relentless collaborators and creative thinkers who are fueled by diverse thinking and experiences. Wherever you are in our 1,200 global offices, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are empowered to achieve your full potential. 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. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

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 that’s differentiated – and we’ve 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 - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll 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. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.