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.

The Business Transformation Services (BTS) team aims to establish a consistent, scalable, and repeatable model to provide advisory and delivery support for programs within the Division and across the Firm. BTS supports initiatives with a focus on Strategic Program Delivery, Mergers/Divestitures/Integration, Organizational Change and Readiness, and Regulatory Compliance. The team partners with individual business lines, Legal/Risk/Compliance, and senior Firm leadership to drive initiatives to completion.

Responsibilities for this role will be:

• Support COO with organization’s ongoing operations:

  • Portfolio management and reporting

  • Budget and headcount forecasting

  • Internal communications strategy

  • Drive culture and engagement

  • Team meeting management

  • Real Estate Execution / New Hire Support

• Lead Strategic Projects

  • Talent Initiatives

  • Artificial Intelligence Use Cases

  • Strategic Reporting

  • Ad hoc requests 

To be successful in this role, the candidate will need to: 

• Quickly develop a working knowledge of Business Transformation Services (BTS)

• Collaborate and build effective working relationships with employees across the organization

• Build effective partnerships with colleagues in BTS

• Manage projects as needed and assigned. While there is a consistent book of work to manage, often deliverables are related to ad-hoc and unanticipated requests, so a successful candidate must be able to work in an environment with evolving priorities, making sound decisions about prioritization and communicating immediately where there are real risks to on-time delivery

• Work closely with Business, Technology and Operations related to incidents and projects

• Partner with second and third-line control functions (Legal, Compliance, Audit, and Risk) on an ongoing basis

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of experience within Financial Services, with involvement in business management / support experience required

• Knowledge of MS internal systems such as PPM, Field Glass and consulting contract management would be valuable

• Ability to manage many competing priorities

• Strong organization skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize; ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (critical thinking ability)

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communications skills

• Detail-oriented and accurate

• Extremely Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint

• Bachelor’s Degree required

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $68,000 and $120,000 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.

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).