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About Global Financial Crimes

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.

The GFC Change Management group is responsible for:

• Driving new initiatives to control and mitigate financial crimes exposure, reduce regulatory risks, and support the Firm’s business strategy
• Enhancing target operating model for control processes
• Developing, prioritizing, and implementing strategic enhancements to GFC technology
• Driving business integrations for GFC, identifying cross-functional impacts, dependencies and tracking integrations to completion

Your Key Responsibilities:

As an experienced Change Management Officer in GFC, you will:

• Implement complex, strategic initiatives for GFC across Morgan Stanley regions and businesses
• Partner with GFC management during business integrations to ensure processes are migrated effectively
• Identify opportunities to enhance GFC processes to identify and resolve key financial crimes risks, including the KYC enhanced due diligence process.
• Develop strong expertise in tools supporting GFC program
• Develop project documentation (e.g., project plans, business requirements, user stories) and review related documentation (e.g., test scripts, QA results)
• Drive meetings with global stakeholders to review project status and potential risks
• Improve the GFC program by identifying process efficiency gains and presenting solutions to GFC and Technology management
• Partner with the GFC teams, Operations, and Technology to ensure the successful execution of GFC projects
• Perform post implementation reviews to identify areas for improvement and implement identified recommendations into future projects
• Maintain Change Management JIRA board
• Prepare professional & engaging materials for presentation to senior management.
• Identify, develop, and track key performance and key risk metrics related to Change Management.
• Identify opportunities to optimize processes, and enhance efficiency, while ensuring broader functional goals are achieved.

What We’re Looking for in You

• 8 years of experience with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/AML regulations within the financial services industry, at a financial services regulator (e.g., Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, etc.), or at a consulting firm (PwC, Ernst & Yong, etc.)
• Bachelors degree or equivalent military experience
• Maintain awareness of current legislative and regulatory requirements
• Experience in performing or improving Know Your Customer Enhanced Due Diligence processes
• Understanding of project management life cycle and Agile methodology
• Proven ability to lead and multitask including oversight of several special projects and change initiatives related to GFC process enhancements
• Proven experience developing partnerships with and successfully coordinating across various Legal, Risk, Technology and Operations partners and stakeholders
• Excellent time management skills and ability to execute tasks within tight deadlines
• Highly effective communication skills, including excellent writing and presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with colleagues both in-person and via conference calls
• Ability to facilitate meetings among stakeholders with diverse points of view both in-person and via conference calls
• Ability to research and resolve issues independently while working across teams to acquire information
• Ability to attend after hours conference calls and meetings
• Advanced knowledge and experience using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Jira
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Be certified as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS or equivalent AML certification/license - or certification within 15 months of hire

Where You’ll be Working

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.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

Expected base pay rates for the role in Baltimore will be between $112,000 and $177,000 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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Title: Global Financial Crimes: Change Management Officer

Location: Maryland-Baltimore

Requisition ID: 3255711