Product Owner - AVP

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.

About the role

The role is within Wealth Management in the Traditional Investment Products (TIPS) Platform Team, supporting products such as mutual funds, 529 plans, and Unit Investment Trusts. The TIPS Platforms Team is responsible for leading strategic initiatives as well as application reengineering efforts for various Wealth Management products with the ultimate goal of improving the financial advisor/client experience and increasing operational efficiency. Examples of key initiatives include digitizing processes that were historically manual and developing technology to drive operational efficiency.

The candidate will work closely with various groups within different business areas (sales, product, operations, etc.) and across Wealth Management to manage initiatives throughout the program development life cycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Ideal candidate will have 5+ years of relevant finance industry experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office with a particular strength in Microsoft Excel is required
• Organized and attention to detail focused
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and escalate risks
• Ability to critically assess processes for optimization and the organizational skills to drive continuous improvement
• Ability to take direction and work independently, as well as in a team environment
• Firm understanding of the importance of accuracy in quality of work/downstream impacts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to effectively interact with senior management
• Strong reasoning and problem-solving skills and ability to think and act like an owner
• Efficient time management skills / ability to prioritize competing urgent tasks
• High level of organizational skills and attention to detail

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 $85,000 and $140,000 per year at the commencement of employment. Base pay 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.