Investment Management Financial Crimes Risk - Analytics & Metrics – Vice President

PowerToFly; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Vice President for its Investment Management Financial Crimes Risk department. This role focuses on metrics and reporting, requiring significant experience in data analysis and project management. The ideal candidate will drive process improvement, interface with senior leadership, and utilize analytical tools to produce reports. Strong leadership and time management skills are essential, along with a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field. The position offers a dynamic and data-driven work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Comprehensive employee benefits

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a data analysis or reporting role.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end metrics and reporting for the FCR department.
• Analyze data trends and ensure data is clean and complete.
• Create monthly metrics and reports for senior leadership.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

SQL

MS Excel

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM (computer science, statistics, mathematics, etc.)

Tools

SQL

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

Investment Management Financial Crimes Risk - Analytics & Metrics – Vice President, Dublin

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments - Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management. Morgan Stanley provides comprehensive financial advice and services to its clients including brokerage, investment advisory, financial and wealth planning, credit and lending, deposits and cash management, annuities, insurance, retirement, and trust services.

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 doing the right thing, putting clients first, leading with exceptional ideas and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career – a place for people to learn, achieve, and grow.

Department Profile

The Investment Management (IM) Financial Crimes Risk Team is embedded within the Firm’s business line. It is responsible for identifying, assessing, and escalating potential money laundering and reputational risk issues associated with higher risk client types. The IM Financial Crimes Risk Team is considered the first line of defense and supports the onboarding, enhanced due diligence, and negative news processes for Morgan Stanley.

Primary Responsibilities

The team is seeking an experienced candidate who will lead end-to-end metrics and reporting for the IM Financial Crimes Risk department. You will be working in a challenging and data-driven environment focused on high quality detailed operational reporting to senior stakeholders on the management of the FCR team, as well as continuous process improvement. The role requires regular interaction with senior leadership within FCR and other areas in the Firm.

The ideal candidate will have experience in managing complex strategic projects, have expertise in data management and reporting as well as excellent strategic thinking and communication skills to produce effective monitoring of existing and emerging risks across the operational environment of the FCR team.

Analytics & Metrics VP will:

The candidate will be responsible for collecting, processing, and analyzing data from various sources. You will be expected to work independently as well as part of a team to execute the full cycle of quantitative analysis. This includes sourcing raw data, transforming data as necessary and using data to draw sound conclusions and help drive decision making. In addition to data management, the ability to reach conclusions quickly and consistently will be critical to being successful in this role. The candidate’s primary responsibilities will include:

• Lead the efforts to analyze data trends, gather data from multiple sources, and ensure data is clean and complete. Structure large data sets to find usable information.
• Create and validate monthly metrics and reports presented to senior leaders of the FCR team and firm leadership.
• Analyze business management metrics to identify variances, gaps and issues for escalation.
• Communicate with individual subject matter experts on outliers or threshold breaches to obtain additional information and commentary to be included in the metrics reporting.
• Provide relevant ad‑hoc data to teams outside FCR and for other major initiatives.
• Maintain and create relevant documentation for new and existing reporting processes.
• Respond to regulatory and audit requests for information.
• Establish governance for reporting, tracking of risks and issues, project status and deliverables.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in the metrics and reporting process.

Required Experience and Skills

• Significant experience in a data analysis/reporting/programming role.
• Bachelor’s degree preferably in a STEM discipline such as computer science, statistics, mathematics, economics, physics and computational finance.
• Strong leadership, and project management skills and ability to manage many competing priorities.
• Very strong analytical, quantitative and critical thinking skills.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and SQL for data analysis related tasks.
• Experience visualizing data for reporting and end user analysis, using tools like Tableau and PowerBI.
• Experience analyzing, cleaning and aggregating data from multiple data sets and data sources such as excel, databases and SharePoint sites using analytical tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and comfortable interfacing with senior personnel on highly sensitive issues.
• Ability to proactively identify, analyze and improve upon existing processes for optimization.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for work product.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to execute tasks within tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to work across departments to influence others and build strong relationships.
• Strong belief in purposeful evolution, innovation, and digital transformation.
• Attention to detail, high level of initiative and resourcefulness and ability to problem solve, demonstrate good business judgment and integrity.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 85 years. At our foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect and cross-collaboration. We Firm is differentiated by the caliber of our diverse team. While our company culture and commitment to inclusion define our legacy and shape our future, helping to strengthen our business and bring value to clients around the world. Learn more about how we put this commitment to action: morganstanley.com/diversity. 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.

Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements

If this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Flexible work statement

Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.