Executive Director of Programs & Strategic Delivery

474 MS Services Group, Inc.

United States

On-site

USD 150,000 - 250,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Morgan Stanley invites applications for a senior program/ project management role focused on leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in financial services. The successful candidate will design governance structures, coordinate across business, tech, and control partners, and drive delivery while maintaining rigorous documentation and risk controls.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in project or product management within wealth management, FinTech, or consulting, with exceptional

Qualifications

BS/BA degree required.
Advanced degrees a plus.
A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in project management, product management or technology.
Professional experience in the financial services industry, Wealth Management, FinTech, or management consulting.
Occasional travel may be required.
Proven ability to manage delivery/execution of a wide range of tasks and initiatives.
Proven experience developing partnerships with and successfully coordinating across various Business, Technology, Operations and Control partners and stakeholders.
Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams where there is no direct reporting chain.
Strong written and verbal communications skills, ability to interact at all levels of the organization and tailor messages appropriately.
Strong presentation skills, including ability to create polished PowerPoint presentations for various levels of management.
Independent self-starter who can manage multiple activities to aggressive deadlines.
Eagerness to learn the business and understand detailed technical requirements.
Experience managing major organizational change programs, such as merger integrations or corporate restructure.
Experience working with cross functional teams, including product management, UX, technology, analytics, marketing, risk and compliance.
Highly skilled in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and SharePoint

Responsibilities

Work with all functional disciplines impacted by the project to ensure end-to-end planning is comprehensive and results in a project plan.
Create a governance structure for managing complex programs that involve multiple business, technology and control partners.
Build and maintain a program roadmap to drive delivery priorities.
Manage dependencies with legal, risk and compliance partners.
Provide transparency to stakeholders into progress towards project goals.
Ensure comprehensive documentation of requirements, assumptions, changes in scope etc. with audit trail.
Provide mechanisms to capture and monitor remediation of any potential risks.
Enable escalation of items impacting timely delivery or scope changes.
Monitor project costs and resource allocations to ensure investment aligns with firm priorities.
Ensure reporting across governance forums outside direct control.
Oversee project managers and consultants to deliver against firm priorities.