Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments—Institutional Securities, Wealth Management (WM), and Asset Management. Morgan Stanley provides comprehensive financial advice and services to its clients including brokerage, investment advisory, financial and wealth planning, credit and lending, deposits and cash management, annuities, insurance, retirement, and trust services.

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 doing the right thing, putting clients first, leading with exceptional ideas and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career – a place for people to learn, achieve, and grow.

Department Profile:

The WM and U.S. Banks Financial Crimes Risk Team is embedded within the Firm’s business line. It is responsible for identifying, assessing, and escalating potential money laundering and reputational risk issues associated with higher risk client types. The WM and U.S. Banks Financial Crimes Risk Team is considered the first line of defense and supports the onboarding, enhanced due diligence, and negative news processes for Morgan Stanley.

The Heightened Risk Review Team AVP will:

• Lead documented and timely reviews of higher risk customer populations
• Contribute to development of related data analytics and coordinate with Technology partners
• Maintain related review templates and inventories
• Communicate review results to impacted stakeholders
• Support ad-hoc research and analysis requests
• Coordinate relevant escalations
• Support Heightened Risk Review management with policy and procedure refinement and updates
• Develop concise and effective presentations for senior leadership
• Contribute to key projects and initiatives focused on assessing and mitigating the Firm’s exposure to money laundering and other financial crimes.
• Collaborate and engage with stakeholders including Business Leaders, Legal & Compliance, Risk, and Internal Audit

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Required Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in financial crimes investigation, audit, or compliance monitoring/testing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or another related field

Ability to:

• Take initiative, analyze, summarize, and communicate effectively
• Work independently and in a team environment
• Investigate, identify issues, impacts and trends to propose comprehensive solutions
• Develop internal relationships, influence stakeholders, and build consensus
• Multitask effectively, appropriately prioritize assignments, and action matters promptly
• Work in a high volume, fast paced environment
• Handle highly confidential information with appropriate discretion

Additional Skills Desired:

• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) designation is a plus
• Advanced knowledge and experience using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint

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). 

New York: Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $100,000 and $135,000 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.

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