Director of Data Governance, Risk & Automation

Morgan-Stanley; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 64,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley Baltimore is seeking a Director to lead the Central Data Team within ORRC, translating strategy into execution and advancing data governance, quality, lineage, and automation initiatives. You will collaborate across Silo Data Leads, Technology, and the central Transformation team to standardize patterns and drive data controls.

The role emphasizes operating and technology strategy, agile transformation, analytics solutions, and delivering measurable business outcomes, with

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in data management, governance, or operational risk within financial services.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional delivery and governance routines.
• Strong communication to support stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex processes and support significant process management or project efforts.
• Lead process improvement, project management, or technology development across multiple teams and divisions.
• Analyse and expose ambiguous, complex, or non-standard issues; identify risks and root causes; and propose future actions through to resolution.
• Build and manage relationships with business unit partners, other Morgan Stanley infrastructure departments, and external contacts in client or market organisations.
• Implement and sustain governance frameworks and control routines aligned with firmwide standards and regulatory requirements.
• Manage the regional Opportunities Backlog day to day by refining requirements, articulating value, and coordinating sequencing with partners.
• Drive data quality, lineage, and access controls that support automation and AI; track metrics and escalates risks promptly.
• Coordinate delivery with Silo Data Leads and Technology; standardise patterns and share reusable assets across silos.
• Enable adoption of data tools and training; publish documentation, dashboards, and progress reports to stakeholders.

Skills

data management

governance

operational risk

stakeholder engagement

Job description

Morgan Stanley Baltimore is seeking a Director to lead the Central Data Team within ORRC, translating strategy into execution and advancing data governance, quality, lineage, and automation initiatives. You will collaborate across Silo Data Leads, Technology, and the central Transformation team to standardize patterns and drive data controls.

The role emphasizes operating and technology strategy, agile transformation, analytics solutions, and delivering measurable business outcomes, with