Morgan Stanley Hiring for Associate-Channel Oversight / Tester (WM Risk) at Mumbai, India Full Time

_Company Profile:_

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 42 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.

_Division Profile:_

Wealth Management Risk is responsible for identifying, measuring, and managing the current and emerging risks of the WM division and, in coordination with WM’s Business Control Units and Second Line Risk Management and Compliance, implementing control processes and procedures to mitigate risk consistent with WM’s risk appetite and governance framework

_Position Summary:_

Wealth Management (WM) Privacy Risk is responsible for driving privacy implementation strategies and governance for the Wealth Management business line. The team is looking for a professional to perform control testing in order to measure the risk and operating effectiveness of privacy controls, identify gaps in personnel training and drive privacy governance program. The individual will challenge the status-quo to uncover and realize efficiencies and leverage our broad spectrum of expertise to detect unknown control gaps through a robust testing program. The individual will report to the Vice President of Channel Oversight and Governance.

_Key Responsibilities:_

• Define and execute test scripts for WM Privacy Risk functions; targeting key controls that mitigate inherently critical risks
• Analyze results from monitoring tests and identify and manage improvement of processes requiring enhancements that mitigate risk in the business and build efficiency
• Support preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual metrics based on team activities and corresponding communication with key stakeholders
• Succinctly communicate ideas, recommendations, articulate analytics results to business and influence decision making at the level of Senior Leadership
• Identify opportunities for internal team efficiency gains and support the development and maintenance of team procedures, risk management tools and data repositories
• Review, update, and maintain relevant privacy supervisory procedures
• Support Risk and Control Self-Assessment exercises, internal audits, and compliance assessments
• Perform analysis on current training information and provide recommendations on improvements to ensure a robust privacy framework
• Build out Privacy client and employee education program by creating training modules on key privacy risks while enhancing resources for internal and external

_Required Skills:_

• Experience in Financial Services, preferably within operational risk disciplines (e.g., testing, control validation)

• Strong project management skills with the ability to work independently (candidate should be self-motivated with strong analytical and problem-solving skills)

• Ability to work in a small team environment, build and maintain a network of contacts and coordinate with many stakeholders

• Solid interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication, are required

• Ability to design and develop presentations to conceptualize results and present them clearly and concisely for key stakeholders and Senior Management

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask, prioritize and work under pressure and to tight deadlines and excels at planning and time management

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (critical thinking ability)

• Expertise in all MS Office tools, including Power Point, Excel, Project, and Visio

• Bachelor’s degree required

Preferred Skills:

• Financial Industry experience

• Relevant professional certifications such as CIPM, etc.

• Good project management skills with the ability to manage multiple work streams

EOE M/F/D/V Committed to Diversity

Job: *Wealth Management

Title: Associate-Channel Oversight / Tester (WM Risk)

Location: Non-Japan Asia-India-Maharashtra-Mumbai (MSA)

Requisition ID: 3233803