Global Financial Crimes Operations Officer​/Vice President

We are seeking someone to join our team as a Global Financial Crimes (GFC) :
Admin and Operations Officer.

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 GFC Management team, which is responsible for personnel management (including temporary resources and interns), budget tracking, system entitlements/enhancements, outsourcing governance, and business continuity planning.

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.

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

If you are passionate about financial crimes prevention, seeking a rewarding and dynamic career, and focused on making a difference, then GFC might be the right team for you.

• Operate at a tactical, strategic, and operational level, handling cross-functional initiatives, facilitating special projects, and ensuring action items are executed on behalf of the GFC Admin & Ops team
• Monitoring GFC's oversight of outsourced arrangements to ensure effective oversight is being carried out and is evidenced, key policies and documents are in place, and ongoing due diligence is conducted
• Collaborate with Finance, Compliance, and other relevant stakeholders to document new outsourcing engagements or changes to existing arrangements
• Develop an understanding of GFC-related systems, applications, shared folders, and ad hoc software licenses and action permission requests from employees and contingent workers
• Assist with requests related to GFC's employee engagement agenda (i.e. events, employee communications, town halls)
• Provide project management support across GFC to track, identify, and report on program enhancements and operational efficiencies

• 8+ years of experience in a business operations role within financial services or equivalent
• Strong analytical thinking and critical reasoning skills
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to execute tasks within tight deadlines
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks with the skills to adapt to changes in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively and develop partnerships with colleagues across regions and business units
• Strong written and verbal communications skills and attention to detail
• The ability to research and resolve issues independently
• Be able to handle highly confidential information professionally and with appropriate discretion
• Be certified as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS or equivalent AML certification/license - or certification within 15 months of hire

This role will require in office attendance 3 days/week. Two of those days will be Anchor Days where you will be in the office with your 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.

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