Field Advisory Risk, Vice President

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 43 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.

About the role

The Field Advisory Risk Vice President, as part of the Institutional Risk team, will be primarily responsible for engaging with the Institutional Consulting Solutions businesses, Morgan Stanley at Work, and the Field Risk and Service organization on field risk-related activities pertaining to these businesses. The role will provide risk advisory, oversight, and control support for business and field-facing activities, helping to ensure that risks are appropriately identified, assessed, escalated, and mitigated. These businesses include Corporate Cash, Government Entity, Graystone, Retirement, Stock Plan, and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation.

This individual will partner closely with stakeholders across Wealth Management, Field Advisory Risk, Morgan Stanley at Work Risk, Institutional Consulting Solutions, business management, Legal, Compliance, Supervision, Operations, and other control functions. The successful candidate will bring strong judgment, risk management expertise, communication skills, and the ability to provide practical guidance in a dynamic, highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide risk advisory support to the Institutional Consulting Solutions and Morgan Stanley at Work businesses, including guidance on policies, procedures, controls, and risk-related expectations.
• Partner with business, field, and control stakeholders to identify, evaluate, monitor, and escalate key risks and issues.
• Support execution of the risk and control framework for covered business activities, including risk assessments, issue identification, remediation tracking, and control enhancement efforts.
• Assist in the review and evaluation of new or evolving business initiatives, products, processes, or operating models to help identify potential risks and appropriate mitigating controls.
• Develop and deliver periodic and ad hoc training or communications to relevant stakeholders on key policies, procedures, risk themes, and control expectations.
• Prepare reporting, analytics, and presentation materials related to risk trends, issues, metrics, and governance routines.
• Monitor risk themes, control gaps, incidents, and emerging issues across the covered businesses and help drive timely escalation and resolution.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Field leadership, business partners, and second-line and control functions to promote a consistent and effective risk culture.
• Contribute to special projects, strategic initiatives, and process improvement efforts across Client Segment Risk / Institutional Risk.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Relevant experience in financial services, risk management, compliance, supervision, business controls, operations, audit, or a related control function.
• Strong understanding of risk management principles, control frameworks, issue management, and escalation protocols.
• Ability to interpret policies, procedures, and regulatory expectations and translate them into practical business guidance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level materials.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate information, identify trends, and produce meaningful reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, and ability to handle sensitive or complex matters appropriately.
• Ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across functions and levels of seniority.
• Series 7, 66, 9 and 10 licenses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Wealth Management, institutional consulting, workplace financial solutions, field advisory, or client segment businesses.
• Familiarity with Morgan Stanley at Work, Institutional Consulting Solutions, or similar business models.
• Experience working with field-facing organizations, advisory platforms, retirement or workplace solutions, equity compensation, institutional clients, or corporate client programs.
• Knowledge of governance routines, risk metrics, control testing, policy implementation, regulatory exams, audits, or issue remediation.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with reporting, dashboards, or data analysis tools preferred.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear, concise messaging for senior stakeholders.

Benefits

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.

Pay

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $120,000 and $170,000 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.