We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Director in the Client Onboarding Regulatory & Data Services team. Client Onboarding and Regulatory Services (CORDS) is a global group with offices in New York, Baltimore, London, Glasgow, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Bangalore

In the Operations division, we partner with business units across the Firm to support financial transactions, devise and implement effective controls and develop client relationships. This is a Team Specialist position at Director level within the Firmwide operations division.

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:

• Work with product owners to groom product feature backlog items. Plan and prioritize product feature backlog and development for the product

• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy

• Provide backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories

• Develop and communicate testing approach and present plans to stakeholders. Coordinate with release management team on test cycle schedule and testing readiness

• Analyze and create test scenarios/scripts for user acceptance and regression testing based on functional specifications and business requirements

• Lead user acceptance testers in test preparation, planning and execution efforts

• Assist testers in documentation of test results and ensure the test requirements are met. Identify project risks and defects and develop mitigation plans and workarounds as necessary

• Assist in backlog management, iteration planning and elaboration of user stories. Coordinate with technology partners to resolve defects to ensure proper implementation Work with product owners to groom product feature backlog items

• Update and maintain inventory of test scripts developed for each project release and regression testing to ensure alignment with the current system functionality

• Partner with technology to develop automated tests. Collaborate with Software Developers and QA Analysts. Investigate issues, bugs, and feedback as they arise.

• Prepare reports and analysis. Use test automation frameworks. Provide regular reporting of testing progress and results and status of deliverables

• Review testing artifacts developed by QA team and provide feedback. Escalate issues and risks to management as required

• Oversee defect management. Perform ad hoc testing, as necessary. Participate in post-release validation activities

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Have eight plus years professional experience at a large financial institution. Have a 4 year college degree with outstanding academic credentials

• Have previous experience with UAT and regression testing. Have a knowledge of testing life cycle. Experience in Agile Scrum Development preferred. Experience of program co-ordination/administration

• Experience of managing projects, or exposure to the end to endend-to-end project lifecycle, or managing substantial parts of the project lifecycle. Experience of working within a structured project management framework

• Knowledge of project management tools and techniques. Subject Matter experience in Client and Party Reference Data management and, including: -KYC (Know-your-Client) and AML processes, regulations and technology, Client Onboarding Workflow, Negative News, Politically Exposed Persons, OFAC/Sanctions screening toolsets and methodologies

• Financial services regulatory environment, including but not limited to KYC, MIFID, EMIR, Dodd Frank and other regulations that impact traded markets and investment banking businesses.

• Capital markets products and services, Derivatives, Strategic Thinker Quick self-starter, proactive attitude with ability to work in a fast changing environment and with international locations

• Organizational effectiveness – establish relationships, work within an enterprise -Detailed orientated, strong organizational skills. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

• Strong verbal and written communications skills with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms and to report to management.

• Skill at managing stakeholder groups and balancing diplomacy and tact with assertiveness. Strong prioritization skills to balance key priorities and arrive at decisions to balance cost vs benefits

• Have excellent interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with colleagues. Have the ability to facilitate meetings among stakeholders with diverse points of view

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.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.