Director, Third-Party Risk & Resilience

Morgan Stanley; Texas; On-site; USD 130,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Director-level professional to support Third Party Due Diligence within the Global Third-Party Program Management team. This role strengthens the Firm’s ability to assess potential operational disruption and oversee resilience standards and risk mitigation across external vendors.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in information security, risk and continuity disciplines within financial services, with a track record in leading risk assessment teams and driving

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in: Business Administration, Risk Management, or Business Continuity/Resilience.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Business Continuity and / or risk and control assessments in the financial services industry.
• Professional qualifications from industry standard institutions such as ISACA is a plus
• Exceptional Project Management skills and execution mindset
• Experience in and strong understanding of relevant Industry Standards (NIST, CCM, CRI etc.)
• Knowledge of best practices and certifications (e.g. CRI, ISO certifications, SSAE/SOC reports etc.)
• Experience in managing / leading high performing Third Party Risk Assessment teams
• Financial industry experience especially focused on Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Controls and risk methodologies
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive change and foster a culture of accountability excellence
• Ability to build and sustain relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization and manage global stakeholders
• Dynamic individual with the ability to switch context quickly and work on multiple streams of work simultaneously with high attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Technology, Business Units, and Suppliers to evaluate suppliers’ implementation of controls and policies as detailed in questionnaire responses and provided evidence provided
• Drive and support change management and further enhancement and streamlining of the assessment process
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to the due diligence assessment program
• Serve as a subject matter expert by interpreting risk and control issues and providing guidance on related observations
• Present findings to management and governance bodies, including preparing clear and concise responses to compliance and regulatory requests
• Escalate and manage proactive stakeholder engagement
• Review and update key process documentation such as Policies, Procedures, Desktop Guidance and instructional and guidance materials
• Support and enable the team to achieve success in their pursuit of personal and program level objectives

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Risk Management, or Business Continuity/Resilience

Job description

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Director-level professional to support Third Party Due Diligence within the Global Third-Party Program Management team. This role strengthens the Firm’s ability to assess potential operational disruption and oversee resilience standards and risk mitigation across external vendors.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in information security, risk and continuity disciplines within financial services, with a track record in leading risk assessment teams and driving