Morgan Stanley
Head of Global Sanctions Screening
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Global Financial Crimes (GFC): Head of Sanctions Screening
In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm's management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk.
This is an Executive Director level position within the Monitoring & Screening team, which is responsible for managing complex, cross-functional initiatives as well as the development, enhancement and governance of technology controls that support the Firm's AML, KYC and Sanctions obligations.
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.
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.
What you'll do in the role:
- Execute the global GFC Screening and Monitoring Control governance for suspicious activity/AML transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, negative news and politically exposed persons (PEP) screening, customer activity reviews and the Enterprise Customer Risk Ranking (ECRR) program
- Drive and lead key governance forums (working groups, steering committees, etc.), partnering with senior stakeholders to develop materials, streamline processes and addressing challenges to drive decision making
- Lead the coordination and delivery of key management information reporting to senior management within, and external to the division
- Support the GFC Monitoring and Screening team's optimization and transformation initiatives, including model development and validation, segmentation, and coverage assessment
- Oversee data analytics efforts to support optimization and transformation initiatives
- Escalate and problem solve with senior executive sponsors and peers on the team when projects are at risk, have roadblocks or are running behind
- Help to drive innovation and continuous improvement within the GFC Monitoring and Screening Program through the management of related strategic projects
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What you'll bring to the role:
- Bachelor/Advance degree in Business or related fields
- 8+ years of strong program management or related experience with emphasis on BSA/AML Transaction Monitoring
- Knowledge of GFC risks facing the Firm and risk/coverage assessment techniques
- Familiarity with AML Transaction Monitoring model development and validation
- Outstanding judgement, analytical skills, and critical thinking, including ability to analyze data to draw conclusions/themes and think strategically about presentation of materials
- Proven ability to take ideas forward and to challenge others with integrity and maturity
- Strong organizational skills and an ability to manage multiple demands and changing priorities
- Strong influencing skills to achieve alignment up and down the organization
- Excellent executive presentation skills with demonstrable history of driving discussion, collaboration and decision making at the senior-leadership level
- Experience with engaging senior stakeholders across technology and the business
- Technology savvy with ability to quickly learn new systems and tools, and to identify and implement enhancements
- Familiar with Agile methodology and relevant productivity software such as Jive, Jira, and Tableau
- CAMS or equivalent AML certification/license, or ability to obtain certification within first 15 months of employment
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.
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