Vice President, Financial Crimes KYC Office - Training & Procedures

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments-Institutional Securities, Wealth Management (WM), and Asset Management. Morgan Stanley provides comprehensive financial advice and services to its clients including brokerage, investment advisory, financial and wealth planning, credit and lending, deposits and cash management, annuities, insurance, retirement, and trust services.

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Department Profile:

The WM and U.S. Banks Financial Crimes Risk Team is embedded within the Firm's business line. It is responsible for identifying, assessing, and escalating potential money laundering and reputational risk issues associated with higher risk client types. The WM and U.S. Banks Financial Crimes Risk Team is considered the first line of defense and supports the onboarding, enhanced due diligence, and negative news processes for Morgan Stanley.

The KYC Office Training & Procedures VP will:

• Partner with key stakeholders to overhaul and streamline current inventory of procedures and training materials
• Define and implement a strategy to ensure ongoing maintenance of KYC Office procedures
• Align both procedures and training to change management process
• Define and execute against financial crimes training strategy initiatives for the Wealth Management and US Banks KYC Office
• Create and deliver training material, in line with training needs assessment, annual roadmap, and ad hoc trainings required per process changes
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to identify/agree on training scope, process, dependencies, milestones, and major deliverables
• Ensure consistency in messaging across procedures and training
• Leverage globally available learning content and solutions to support organizational and business specific learning needs
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Business Leaders, Second Line, Technology, and Internal Audit
• Manage training and procedure related issues, actions, and remediations for the KYC Office

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Qualifications:

Required Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in financial crimes/AML/KYC and/or procedures and training
• Demonstrated ability define and execute on a strategic plan
• Have a bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or another related field

Ability to:

• Take initiative, analyze, summarize, and communicate effectively
• Thrive in an evolving workplace
• Investigate, identify issues, impacts and trends to provide comprehensive training
• Work both independently and in a team environment
• Distill complex ideas and concepts into actionable items
• Work in a matrixed organization; leveraging resources across the organization to complete deliverables
• Develop internal relationships, influence stakeholders, and build consensus
• Handle highly confidential information professionally and with appropriate discretion

Additional Skills Desired:

• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) designation is a plus
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint/Word/Access)
• Strong understanding of AML regulatory requirements and expectations
• Strong time management and planning skills
• Expertise in managing programs focused on ensuring quality within Financial Crimes Risk programs.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Experience in supporting audit and regulatory inquiries and interactions with Board, senior management, and consultants

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

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, 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 (M/F/Disability/Vet).

New York - Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $120,000 and $180,000 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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