VP, Financial Crimes Risk Intelligence & Assessment

Morgan Stanley; Purchase (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in New York seeks a Financial Crimes Risk Intelligence & Assessment Officer VP to lead and execute the firm’s First Line program for WM and U.S. Banks. The role focuses on risk assessment, guidance, and governance within a complex, data-driven control framework.

Responsibilities include translating analytics into risk decisions, coordinating with Compliance, Legal, and Operations, and shaping program-wide risk mitigation across geographies and product lines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with BSA/AML regulations in financial services.
• Financial crimes investigations background with typology development.
• Experience performing Financial Crimes risk assessments for client relationships and themes.
• Knowledge of supervisory expectations and first-line controls.

Responsibilities

• Support and execute the Firm’s First Line Financial Crimes program for WM and U.S. Banks.
• Translate risk signals into defensible risk decisions and control actions.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Operations and data/analytics teams.
• Design, engage with, and report metrics for First Line Financial Crimes activities.
• Conduct cross-border financial crime risk analyses and adapt to international considerations.

Skills

Financial crimes investigations

Risk assessment

Data interpretation

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance

Master’s degree in business/finance/law (plus)

ACAMS certification

Tools

KYC/EDD tooling

Case management systems

MI dashboards

Job description

Morgan Stanley in New York seeks a Financial Crimes Risk Intelligence & Assessment Officer VP to lead and execute the firm’s First Line program for WM and U.S. Banks. The role focuses on risk assessment, guidance, and governance within a complex, data-driven control framework.

Responsibilities include translating analytics into risk decisions, coordinating with Compliance, Legal, and Operations, and shaping program-wide risk mitigation across geographies and product lines.