HR Coverage/Content Divisions Manager – Corporate Communications – Director

We’re seeking someone to join our team as an HR Coverage/Content Divisions Manager, to owns communications for Global Centers — building engagement, visibility and alignment across locations while reflecting site-specific needs.

In the Corporate Communications department, we cultivate and protect the Firm’s powerful global brand and reputation, leveraging our resources across media relations, internal communications, philanthropy and digital strategy to ensure we present the Firm consistently in all that we do. This is a Director position within our Communications Job Family which is primarily responsible for the crafting and development of messages and programs aimed at the firm’s employees overall, as well as the firm’s Financial Advisors and Field Management. We provide editorial support and strategic guidance to business partners, liaise with the Firm’s businesses and departments and senior leadership on internal communications matters, and provide thought leadership and strategic guidance on communications.

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.

What you’ll do in the role

• Take accountability for completion of assigned deliverables.

• Manage projects and initiatives with minimal supervision.

• Continually look for ways to meet and exceed key business priorities, factoring in team/department priorities. -Independently drive the delivery of projects.

• Contribute to discussions, actions, and projects in ways that lead to shared responsibility and shared success

• Build and execute the communications strategy for Global Centers (Alpharetta, Baltimore, Montreal, Salt Lake City, Budapest, Glasgow, Bengaluru and Mumbai).

• Partner with Global Centers leadership on engagement, visibility and priorities.

• Coordinate with regional and central teams to ensure alignment, quality and consistent standards.

• Support major initiatives, visits and high-impact moments with strong planning and execution.

• Coordinate translation needs as required.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Advanced understanding of business line and growing understanding of overall firm and competitive environment

• Advanced understanding of discipline and some understanding of other disciplines

• Proven ability to multi-task and deliver with minimal supervision

• High level of professionalism with experience working with multiple stakeholders

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team -- making informed decisions in a complex and fast-paced environment

• Required: Demonstrated expertise working across groups — coordinating multiple sites, leaders and partners.

• Preferred: HR subject-matter expertise (or strong HR partnership experience).

• Experience: At least 4 years’ experience in HR and/or employee communications or site/location communications, with experience supporting audiences across geographies.

• Strong planning, editorial judgment and ability to scale communications across locations.

• Comfort navigating competing priorities and moving work forward.

• A “do it right, do it simple, tech-enabled” mindset.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they 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. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.