Procedure Writer - Assistant Vice President

Financial Crimes Procedure Governance AVP

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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 doing the right thing, putting clients first, leading with exceptional ideas and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career a place for people to learn, achieve, and grow.

Department Profile

The WM and U.S. Banks 1L 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 1L 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.

Primary Responsibilities

The Financial Crimes Procedure Governance AVP will provide support to the Financial Crimes Risk team in governing first line financial crimes-related procedures.

The Financial Crimes Procedure Governance AVP will :

• Assist in maintaining the 1L Financial Crimes Risk Procedure Governance Program
• Provide horizontal oversight of procedure documentation across the 1L Financial Crimes Risk organization, ensuring consistency between documents and teams
• Maintain the golden source procedure inventory where all procedure documents are recorded and tracked
• Review and challenge all procedure documents; serve as a tollgate for the publication of all Financial Crimes Risk procedure documents
• Ensure procedure governance best practices are followed; including but not limited to, ensuring documents are updated timely, there are appropriate version controls, approvals are obtained and documented, and maintaining a clear audit trail
• Provide reporting to senior management on the status of procedure updates and regularly reach out to key stakeholders for status updates
• Assists in the development and management of policy and procedure exception processes
• Assists procedure owners with the coordination of approvals of documents, as needed
• Suggests process enhancements and changes to process owners, as applicable
• Maintains inventory of historic procedure iterations, along with corresponding approvals, and provides requested procedure documentation as part of regulatory or audit requests
• Liaise with process owners, program management teams, training, and communication teams to drive change, provide input and feedback on project plans, communications, and trainings
• Develop concise and effective reporting and presentations for senior leadership
• Support ad-hoc projects and initiatives from a procedure perspective

Required Experience

Minimum 5 years of experience in financial crimes / AML, experiencing drafting and / or managing procedures, have a bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or another related field, experience supporting compliance projects.

Ability To :

Take initiative, analyze, summarize, and communicate effectively, multitask effectively and appropriately prioritize assignments, 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), general knowledge of AML regulatory requirements and expectations (domestic and international), strong time management and planning skills, strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $100K-$135K 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.