Global Financial Crimes: Senior KYC Advisory Officer

About the role

We are seeking someone to join our team as a Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Senior KYC Advisory Officer within the Legal & Compliance division. This Executive Director level position is tasked with setting Global KYC policy in coordination with Global Financial Crimes Advisory and Legal colleagues, and implementing KYC control changes and enhancements, working directly with Operations, the Business Unit stakeholders and Firm Technology units where necessary.

Responsibilities

• Draft, maintain and advise on the firm's Global KYC Standards, including supplements, additional guidance as necessary
• Plan, coordinate, and track the implementation of the Firm's Global KYC Standards, including periodic refresh, and related regional standards across the Enterprise
• Advise key stakeholders of KYC regulatory and policy requirements and suggest enhancement of KYC controls in response to regulatory and policy change
• Aid regional GFC Financial Crimes Advisory teams in the periodic refresh process, including coordinating with Operations, Business Unit stakeholders and Technology to implement enhancements and control changes
• Manage small team of KYC Advisory staff

Requirements

• Minimum of 8-12 years of relevant Ant-Money Laundering or KYC Advisory experience, preferably at a large financial institution, consulting firm, asset manager, law firm, or government/regulatory body
• Deep understanding of relevant laws, rules and regulations pertaining to AML as well as sanctions and anti-corruption
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to provide viable solutions in a time-sensitive environment
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and effective time management
• Sound judgment and an ability to manage and appropriately escalate issues internally
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and team-player attitude
• Strong presentation skills

Qualifications

• Sound judgment and an ability to manage and appropriately escalate issues internally
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and team-player attitude
• Strong presentation skills

Skills

• Sound judgment and an ability to manage and appropriately escalate issues internally
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and team-player attitude
• Strong presentation skills

Benefits

• Not specified

Pay

• Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $130,000 and $220,000 per year at the commencement of employment.

Schedule

• This role will require in-office attendance 3 days/week. Two of those days will be Anchor Days where you will be in the office with your teammates to learn, grow, and collaborate in person.

Where You'll Be Working

• Where You'll be Working This role will require in office attendance 3 days/week. Two of those days will be Anchor Days where you will be in the office with your teammates to learn, grow, and collaborate in person.

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

• Morgan Stanley is committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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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