Global Financial Crimes: Monitoring and Screening Director; AVP

Global Financial Crimes:
Alert Monitoring and Screening Director (AVP)

We are seeking a Global Financial Crimes (GFC) US AML Alert Monitoring & Screening Professional at Director level within the Investigations team. In the Legal & Compliance division, the team facilitates and oversees the Firm's management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk. The role involves conducting alert reviews from internal and external sources, including negative news and transaction monitoring, performing research and analysis of transactional activity to determine if an escalation is required for further review.

Global Financial Crimes (GFC) coordinates day-to-day implementation of the Firm's financial crime prevention efforts, including governance, oversight and execution of the Firm's AML, Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Government and Political Activities Compliance programs. You will play a critical role in identifying potentially suspicious activity, protecting vulnerable individuals, and safeguarding the integrity of the financial system.

What You'll Do In The Role

• Draft disposition summaries that support alert review outcomes, ensuring documents are clear and concise while complying with regulatory expectations
• Ensure a high quality work product and that the level of documentation adheres to procedural expectations
• Respond to questions from various stakeholders including GFC colleagues, Risk partners in the field, and other Business Unit personnel
• Proactively identify risks to the GFC program, work with manager to develop solutions, and escalate as necessary
• Source and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness
• Ensure daily operational processing is completed according to established program SLAs and regulatory requirements

What You'll Bring To The Role

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience
• 1-5 years of investigative or related experience with emphasis on BSA/AML
• Foundational understanding of the financial markets and banking, including broker-dealer product knowledge and the ability to learn concepts quickly
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively through all levels of the organization
• Self-motivated and independent operator with the ability and maturity to make decisions in fast-paced and dynamic settings
• CAMS or equivalent AML certification/license, or ability to obtain certification within first 15 months of employment

Where you'll be working

This role will require in-office attendance 3 days per week. Two of those days will be Anchor Days in the office with teammates to learn, grow, and collaborate in person. The Baltimore office is the Firm's largest U.S. office outside of New York, with approximately 2,000 employees representing most of the Firm's divisions.

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

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 — 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.

We offer a comprehensive range of benefits and opportunities to grow within the firm.

Salary range for the position: $70,000 - $125,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award and participation in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which may include a discretionary bonus component. Benefits include Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and other insurance plans, Paid Time Off, 10 paid holidays, 401(k), and more.

For more about benefits, please visit the Morgan Stanley benefits site.

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 status, 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.

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