Digital Assets Advisory Compliance Officer, Vice President

Digital Assets Advisory Compliance Officer, Vice President

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We're seeking someone to join our team as a Digital Assets Advisory Compliance Officer in Wealth Management Compliance to shape Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's U.S. digital assets business by navigating emerging regulations, collaborating across legal and risk teams, and driving the development of policies and controls that support innovation and regulatory integrity.

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. This is a Vice President level position within the Investment Product Compliance team which is responsible for guiding business units from product inception through management to ensure regulatory alignment, mitigate risk through efficient controls, and maintain compliance by monitoring and updating policies in response to an evolving regulatory environment.

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.

• Serve as a compliance coverage officer for the digital assets business and U.S. compliance subject matter expert on digital assets more generally.
• Closely follow regulatory rule making and advise business lines on developing U.S. regulatory environment for digital assets (e.g., GENIUS Act, CLARITY Act, etc.).
• When necessary, develop and implement compliance policies, procedures and training programs and internal monitoring controls.
• Interact with the business lines within Morgan Stanley.
• Coordinate across legal, compliance, and operational risk teams on digital asset initiatives and potential impacts.
• Assist with other traditional compliance activities relating to the digital assets business.

• Experience and strong interest in the developing U.S. digital assets industry.
• Experience serving as a compliance / risk officer or lawyer (or comparable role) at a bank, broker‑dealer, law firm, Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), or Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP).
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited U.S. college or university.
• Strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and organizational skills.
• Ability and interest in reading regulations and focusing on details.
• Ability to prioritize and work in a dynamic, deadline‑focused environment.
• Compliance and operational risk management assessment skills: experienced in the process of assessing the compliance and operational risks associated with a business environment (including non‑financial risk assessments, incident reporting, capital requirements, etc.).
• Results oriented: setting goals and priorities that maximize the use of resources available to consistently deliver quality results.
• At least 6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.

We are committed to maintaining the first‑class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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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