1L FCR Program Support - Assistant Vice… at Morgan Stanley · Tampa

1L FCR Program Support - Assistant Vice President Location: Purchase, New York, United States of America 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. Division Profile: The WM and U.S. Banks 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 and higher risk products and services. The Digital Direct 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. Position Summary: The Digital Direct Financial Crimes Risk Team (FCR) Team is seeking an experienced AVP to provide end-to-end business management support across a broad horizontal scope, including governance, cross-risk coordination, action plan management, and delivery of key initiatives. Program Support coverage areas include E*TRADE Digital Direct, Morgan Stanley at Work, Crypto, CTRs, CIP, Fraud, Sanctions, and Travel Rule. This role requires a candidate who can operate independently with limited oversight, “hit the ground running,” and build credibility quickly with senior stakeholders across 1L FCR, 2L Global Financial Crimes, Operations, and key business partners. Business Management & Governance Drive day-to-day Program Support coverage across the FCR portfolio (Digital Direct, MS@W, Crypto, CTR/CIP, Fraud, Sanctions, Travel Rule), ensuring consistent execution, escalation, and follow-through. Support and coordinate governance forums and senior stakeholder routines; develop agendas, materials, decision logs, and action tracking. Lead cross-risk coordination across multiple divisions/stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities, dependencies, and delivery timelines. Manage issue and action plan oversight and reporting oversight, including status, risks, blockers, and executive-ready summaries. Support ET restriction governance and related controls / documentation. Coordinate reporting-related routines and deliverables (including intake, tracking, and stakeholder updates) as part of broader execution management. Provide project and delivery management for initiatives supported centrally (including those sponsored by senior leadership). Support regulatory responses and remediation efforts, including Regulatory, Senior Management, and Board-level materials and readiness. Partner with stakeholders to identify high-impact opportunities for automation, workflow digitization, and AI/agent enablement. Support hands-on delivery: requirements definition, process mapping, testing/UAT coordination, iteration cycles, rollout planning, and adoption tracking. Prepare executive support and senior-level presentations and workstreams, including content on key program deliverables, strategy, analytics, and risk/control objectives. Develop ongoing communications that quantify impact and provide transparency on progress, risks, and decisions. Required Skills / Profile: At least 5 years of experience in the Financial Services industry. Very strong critical thinking skills. Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint for data analysis related tasks. While not required, familiarity with the following would be beneficial: VBA, Tableau, Dataiku Strong organizational skills to ensure all reporting and supporting materials are appropriately documented with procedure documents in place for future reference. Confidence and comfort operating in high-paced and high-profile environments. Demonstrable track record of handling confidential and sensitive information appropriately Ability to research and resolve issues independently while working across teams to acquire information. Highly motivated, self-starter that can work autonomously and can independently take initiative. Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and collaborate across large organizations. First Line Risk & Controls, Compliance or Audit experience Experience in supporting audit and regulatory inquiries and interactions with Board, senior management, consultants. Bachelor’s degree required. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY: At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. 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. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser. New York: Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $105K-$140K per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents. Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo. Additional Locations: Utah Ops Center, Tampa FL 4050 Call Center