Wealth Management Offshore Strategy, Vice President

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Vice President, Offshore Strategy will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the future of Wealth Management’s global location strategy, offering a unique opportunity to influence business direction and drive impactful change. This position provides significant exposure to senior leadership and key stakeholders, both onshore and offshore, fostering a dynamic environment for professional growth and leadership development. The role involves managing stakeholders, implementing governance processes, and identifying opportunities for improvement across our Global Center operating model. 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Serve as an advisor for global location strategy across WM:

• Build and maintain connections with key stakeholders onshore and offshore.  Stakeholders include leadership teams across regions, COOs and other leaders in Wealth Management, Human Resources, Legal, Risk, Compliance, partners in WM Administration, and firmwide Workforce Strategy
• Act as a subject matter expert to the WM business, identify location strategy opportunities and planning
• Socialize process and strategy updates via formal and informal channels (i.e. regular meetings, emails/ newsletters, as well as individual stakeholder discussions)
• Share best practices and successes across teams, promoting organizational efficiency and innovation

2. Execution of Location Transitions:

• Collaborate with businesses to implement location strategy and offshoring plans
• Ensure execution of key steps in transition process, including risk and control focused reviews
• Provide education and coordination among stakeholders as needed

3. Governance, Controls, and Continuous Improvement:

• Review and enhance processes to develop and implement a target operating model
• Design and implement governance processes and controls, ensuring compliance with firm and regulatory requirements
• Coordinate with control functions such as Risk, Legal and Compliance teams at the business unit, firmwide, and regional levels.
• Provide leadership with ongoing updates on progress, risks, and key metrics.
• Partner with HR to implement delivery of training as needed, with focus on enhancing global communications and ways of working

4. Metrics & Reporting:

• Facilitate data-driven decisions, using self-service and curated data relating to location strategy.
• With key internal partners, lead the development and delivery of self-service dashboards for business units, with focus on key stakeholder needs and insights

Qualifications:

• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders at various levels
• Analytical and reporting skills, with focus on synthesizing key insights for leadership.  Experience in producing dashboards a plus
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to deliver complex information clearly and effectively
• Experience in managing or supporting strategic initiatives
• Awareness of risk management processes and opportunities
• Ability to drive delivery/execution of a wide range of tasks and initiatives independently and possess a strong sense of accountability/ownership
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams to meet delivery timelines
• High attention to detail; follows through to ensure accuracy of materials 
• Highly-skilled in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams)
• Minimum 5-8 years of related professional experience
• Minimum education requirement; Bachelors Degree

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with projects/ programs in any of the following: Risk and Governance, Workforce Strategy or Human Resources, Business Management/ COO, Analytics & Reporting
• Ability to apply a global perspective to workforce strategy and engagement practices
• Experience in supporting execution of transitions and organizational changes
• Experience with implementing risk management processes

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $110,000 and $190,000 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.

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.

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