Assistant Vice President, Risk Management

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, investment, and wealth management services from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. The Firm Risk Management division advises businesses across the firm on risk mitigation strategies, develops tools to analyze and monitor risks, and leads key regulatory initiatives. This Assistant Vice President, Risk Management role in Miami, Florida supports the ongoing enhancement and governance of the Firm’s Financial Crimes risk management framework across U.S. banking, wealth management, brokerage, and investment management platforms, including AML, KYC, Sanctions, and related regulatory programs.

Responsibilities

• Support the interpretation of U.S. and international regulatory requirements and assist in translating regulatory expectations into actionable business and operational requirements across domestic and cross-border client segments.
• Support the execution of strategic Financial Crimes initiatives, including process redesign, control enhancements, and program transformation efforts, with a focus on scalable solutions applicable to global client populations and understanding of varying jurisdictional requirements.
• Assist in developing operating models, workflows, and governance structures to support scalable and sustainable program execution applicable across domestic and international client segments.
• Support the assessment and remediation of findings from risk assessments, internal audits, and regulatory exams, ensuring solutions address both U.S. regulatory expectations and international risk considerations.
• Help ensure appropriate documentation of risk decisions, control enhancements, and program changes.
• Contribute to initiatives focused on strengthening the Firm’s control environment and enhancing program maturity including improvements to client risk assessment methodologies, enhanced due diligence frameworks, beneficial ownership controls, and cross-border client risk management practices.
• Support continuous improvement efforts aligned with evolving regulatory expectations, business needs, and operational priorities.
• Support preparation of materials, reporting, and presentations for senior management and governance forums.

Requirements

Education: Master’s degree in Law or a related field.

Experience: Two (2) years of experience in the position offered or two (2) years as an Associate, Enhanced Due-Diligence, Paralegal, Law Clerk, or a related occupation.

Required Skills (two years each):

• Applying knowledge of U.S. Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) regulatory frameworks, including requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act, USA Patriot Act, FinCEN Regulations, and the FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual.
• Anti-Money Laundering and Know-Your-Customer compliance obligations under SEC regulations, FINRA rules, Federal Reserve supervisory expectations, OCC guidance, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
• Assessing international financial crime risks, including multi-jurisdictional regulatory frameworks, cross-border client structures, and differences in beneficial ownership, corporate registries, and legal transparency regimes.
• Understanding of financial crime typologies across jurisdictions, including risks related to offshore structures, shell companies, money laundering, corruption-related proceeds, and politically exposed persons (PEPs), with particular exposure to Latin American regulatory and risk environments.
• Utilizing knowledge of financial crime risk typologies relevant to Latin America, including risk associated with offshore structures, shell companies, trade-based money laundering, corruption-related proceeds, politically exposed persons, and complex cross-border asset flows, and assessing how their risks intersect with U.S. regulatory expectations for financial institutions onboarding international clients.
• Assessing and evaluating financial crime risk holistically, including identifying risk drivers, control gaps, and jurisdictional exposure.
• Analyzing and interpreting complex legal documentation to understand ownership structures, control dynamics, and beneficial ownership, including opaque or layered entities across jurisdictions.
• Translating regulatory requirements and policy expectations into actionable business processes, controls, and technology requirements, ensuring effective and scalable implementation.
• Interpreting evolving regulatory frameworks and legal standards (U.S. and International), and translating them into actionable compliance controls, policies, and operational procedures.
• Applying critical analysis to financial crime risk assessment, including evaluating risk indicators, applying AML typologies, and assessing effectiveness of controls.
• Developing clear, structured, and persuasive materials, including dissertations, cases, opinions, policy documentation, executive presentations, and risk assessments to influence consensus and drive stakeholder alignment.

Benefits

Morgan Stanley offers comprehensive employee benefits and perks, supporting employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey. The firm emphasizes a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and creative thinking, with ample opportunity to move across the business for those who show passion and grit. Employees work alongside diverse, talented colleagues in an environment where they are supported and empowered.

Pay

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $133,000 and $140,000 per year at the commencement of employment. Base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Schedule

Telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week.