We are seeking someone to join our team as a Global Financial Crimes (GFC): Data Testing Lead.

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 a Director level position within the Monitoring & Screening Controls team, where you will be responsible for designing a risk-based GFC data testing framework, plan, and underlying procedures, as well as executing tests in accordance with that plan. The scope of data testing will include all upstream clients, asset movement, and referential data feeding GFC models. The data tester will leverage insights from data quality issues, industry and firmwide thematic risks to inform the scope and strategy of the data testing plan. The role requires accessing GFC data, analyzing the data, and continuously following up with upstream data providers, to ensure that the root cause of any testing issue is documented, understood, and if necessary remediated.

The GFC data testing role will contribute to improving data quality by identifying data issues that have a potential impact on GFC controls. As the data program matures, the role will support GFC's transformation efforts by improving GFC's use of the data available in the firm to improve the Firm's ability to measure, prevent, and detect financial crime risks.

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:

• Support GFC Data Governance by publishing a data testing framework, procedures, and a plan to test GFC data input and outputs on a risk-based approach
• Identify critical data elements, thematic issues with respect to source systems, support defining data standards and data quality rules for data quality management
• Partner with IT counterparts in cataloguing Data Quality rules
• Partner with IT and GFC counterparts to identify and resolve Data Quality Exceptions
• Provide timely and accurate metrics and reporting of Data Quality across Global Financial Crimes
• Certification as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS or equivalent certification/license - or certification within first 15 months of employment.

What you'll bring to the role:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in risk and controls; data governance and data quality
• Ability to solicit information from stakeholders at various levels of the organization
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and methodologies
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to prioritize, organize and manage deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

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.
 

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 90000 and 155000 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.

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).