Global Financial Crimes Testing, Vice President (Digital Assets)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Vice President Tester to join the Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Testing team with a specialized focus on Crypto & Digital Assets. This role is critical in strengthening the Firm's financial crime prevention framework by providing deep subject-matter expertise on emerging digital asset risks, and by overseeing the governance, assessment, and validation of the Firm's Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Government and Political Activities controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute risk based reviews across all financial crimes domains, including AML, Sanctions, Anti Corruption, Government and Political Activities
• Evaluate and assess control effectiveness, identify risk themes, and support continuous enhancement of the Firm's global financial crimes program
• Evaluate crypto and digital asset related controls as part of broader testing plans, ensuring coverage of emerging risks and regulatory expectations
• Collaborate with GFC Testing colleagues, business units, GFC teams, and technology partners to develop test scopes, walkthroughs, and detailed test steps
• Assess the design and operational effectiveness of controls performed by first and second lines of defense, as well as key third party service providers
• Execute and oversee all phases of the review lifecycle, including planning, fieldwork, issue identification, documentation, and reporting; review and guide work produced by junior testers
• Communicate test results, identified issues, and recommendations to stakeholders and senior management, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and actionable insights
• Work with the business and GFC teams on remediation plans, tracking progress and verifying corrective actions
• Maintain high quality documentation aligned to Firm standards, regulatory expectations, and audit readiness requirements
• Possessing the ability to partner across Compliance Monitoring & Testing groups and Internal Audit to enhance methodologies, share insights, and promote alignment across the Firm
• Staying current on regulatory developments, enforcement trends, and industry best practices across traditional financial crimes domains and digital assets

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant experience in financial crimes compliance, audit, assurance, or testing within a financial institution, consulting firm or regulatory authority
• Strong understanding of AML, Sanctions, Anti-Corruption, and related financial crimes frameworks, along with hands-on experience with crypto and digital assets risk, controls, or monitoring preferred
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (or equivalent) with strong academic credentials
• Demonstrated experience leading reviews and developing junior staff
• Understanding of the audit and testing processes and approaches
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex issues succinctly to senior audiences
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments in a dynamic and fast paced environment
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills

Qualifications

• ACAMS or equivalent certification (or required within 15 months); CIA, CFE, CPA, ACCA, ACA, or similar certifications are a plus

Benefits

At Morgan Stanley, you 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.