EMEA Financial Crime Coverage, Vice President

EMEA Financial Crime Coverage, Vice President

Position at Morgan Stanley in Glasgow, part of the Legal and Compliance Division (LCD) and Global Financial Crimes (GFC) team. Responsible for managing a team of financial crime compliance professionals, overseeing due diligence reviews, and advising on AML, sanctions, anti‑corruption and political activities compliance.

• Act as EMEA lead for GFC’s enhanced due diligence reviews of higher‑risk clients.
• Manage all Glasgow‑based coverage staff providing financial crime advisory to the ISG and Investment Management businesses.
• Act as an escalation point for financial crime‑related client, transactional and due diligence issues from the team in the region.
• Manage relationships and ensure effective partnerships with key stakeholders in regional businesses, operations and other LCD teams across EMEA and globally.
• Serve as part of the Glasgow LCD leadership team and support people management and other initiatives for GFC staff locally.
• Act as trusted advisor to the ISG business units in relation to financial crime (money laundering, corruption, sanctions) and client due diligence matters.
• Support change and remediation initiatives focused on enhancing the firm’s financial crime compliance framework, and drive efficiencies and improvements to existing systems and processes where possible.

• Typically 8+ years of relevant experience.
• University degree or equivalent with strong academic credentials.
• Demonstrable experience of managing financial crime risk issues in a financial institution, management consultancy or government.
• Recent experience of Know Your Customer requirements, Enhanced Due Diligence, sanctions, and/or financial crime advisory in an institutional setting.
• Demonstrable team and people management experience.
• Knowledge of the securities industry and products (equities, fixed income, commodities) is an advantage.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills and ability to build effective partnerships across a large matrix organisation.
• Certification as an Anti‑Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS or equivalent, or certification within the first 15 months of employment.

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