Global Financial Crimes Change Management Director (AVP)

About the role

We are seeking someone to join our team as a Global Financial Crimes (GFC) : Integrations & New Product Approvals (NPA) Professional. In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm's management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk. This is a Director level position within the GFC NPA Team, a part of the GFC Change Management organization and plays a role in safeguarding the Firm from financial crime risks - such as money laundering, sanctions violations, fraud, and corruption - associated with new products, services, and business initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of financial crimes risk assessments for new product proposals, ensuring alignment with Firm policy and regulatory expectations.
• Serve as a key point of contact for GFC within the NPA lifecycle.
• Collaborate with technology and cross-functional teams to document and communicate control requirements.
• Support implementation of controls into systems and processes.
• Collaborate with technology and cross-functional teams to ensure financial crimes control requirements are understood and implemented.
• Lead cross-functional working sessions and coordinate with stakeholders to assess control feasibility and implementation readiness.
• Maintain and apply governance frameworks and documentation standards.
• Lead working sessions with stakeholders to review project status, track issues, and ensure timely financial crimes assessments.
• Own execution of assigned financial crimes initiatives, including post-implementation reviews and process improvements.
• Prepare reporting materials for senior management and present updates on program status and risks as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or certification (e.g., ACAMS) preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in financial crimes compliance, AML, risk management, or product governance within financial services.
• Strong understanding of financial crimes risks including AML, sanctions, KYC/EDD, anti-corruption, and anti-tax evasion.
• Experience leading execution of product development, business expansion, or governance initiatives.
• Ability to attend after-hours conference calls and meetings.
• Strong project management skills with experience leading execution of cross-functional initiatives; PMP or equivalent training is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and JIRA; able to independently manage reporting, tracking, and documentation.
• Experience working in Agile or hybrid project environments; familiarity with Agile ceremonies and tools.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to translate business and technical requirements into actionable control implementations.
• Working knowledge of financial crimes tools, data models, or workflow systems used in AML or compliance programs.
• Experience supporting or leading post-implementation reviews and contributing to process improvement efforts.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify control gaps and recommend practical solutions for improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and solve problems with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Be certified as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS or equivalent AML certification/license- or certification within 15 months of hire.

Benefits

Salary range for the position: $70,000 - $125,000 Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component.

Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees.