Program Manager, Finance Technology, Executive Director

Morgan Stanley is one of the world’s largest financial services organizations, with a reputation for excellence in advice and execution on a global scale.  The firm maintains leading positions in its three primary businesses:  securities, investment management and credit services.  With more than 600 offices in 42 countries, Morgan Stanley connects people, ideas and capital to help clients achieve their financial aspirations.

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 to grow.  A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Morgan Stanley is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workplace diversity.

Part of the securities lending, secured financing, Finance Technology, collateral management, and client portfolio risk and margin technologies organization.  Through a broad set of services and products, we enable our relevant business segments to be responsible for the management of financial resources within Sales and Trading and ensure proper and consistent allocation and pricing of resources across market facing businesses.

Key member of our change management function which is accountable for managing the implementation of new business processes, technologies, organizational behaviours, and functional strategies.  With the business environment and workplace experiencing so much change at increasing rates, this role contributes leadership to manage and adapt by providing practical solutions for implementing and embedding change.

This role will need to combine knowledge of the elements of successful organizational change management.  As a project / program manager, you will have immediate exposure to assignments that will draw on your imagination, creativity and exceptional presentation skills, as well as your ability to analyze information, develop conclusions and present content through clear, well-written communication.  The experiences will help build your technical knowledge and overall industry expertise.

Your main responsibilities will be as follows:

• Overall accountability for the vision and leadership of assigned projects and programs

• Initiate and influence strategic decisions

• Strong project management experience

• Ability to investigate client needs to provide input into solutions

• Building and managing strong partnership with business constituents

• Demonstrated organizational change management experience covering training, communication, and documentation

• Ability to recognize and summarize major patterns, identify edge cases, suggest conclusions / recommendations to enable business decision making

• Create, write, edit and deliver effective and appropriate internal communication materials

• Analyze people and business processes, and make recommendations for improvement

• Partner with development team managers to present and implement communication and change management strategies

• Demonstrate natural ease and effectiveness when dealing with all levels of personnel

• Great attention to detail with the ability to respond promptly and work to tight deadlines

Required skills and experience:

• Knowledge of Finance, Firm financing business functions including repo / rev repo, stock loan, Corp Treasury liquidity and capital management, cash management, collateral management, counterparty risk, etc. is required

• 7+ years of experience in project and program management working with global business stakeholders. 15+ for ED

• Able to demonstrate bringing teams together toward a common goal who are not directly reporting to the project manager

• Able to demonstrate the ability to work in a high pressure environment while juggling multiple tasks

• Advanced analytical and problem solving skills with ability to grasp complexities and relationship between issues

• Ability to think commercially and identify potential process improvements and savings for the firm

• A creative, original thinker not constrained by status quo and shows initiative with conceptual intelligence

• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to communicate at all levels and influence others

• Learn quickly to acquire the required business and technical knowledge

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience in writing documentation.  Must be able to get the message across to a variety of audiences

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 opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.