Global Financial Crimes : IM Advisory Director (AVP)

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We are seeking a Global Financial Crimes Investment Management Advisory Director. Global Financial Crimes (GFC) coordinates day‑to‑day implementation of the firm’s enterprise‑wide financial crime prevention efforts. GFC has responsibility for governance, oversight, and execution of the firm’s Anti‑Money Laundering (AML), Economic Sanctions, Anti‑Tax Evasion, Anti‑Corruption, and Government and Political Activities Compliance programs. GFC also develops and / or assists in the development of appropriate policies and procedures, including those designed to help the business units know their clients, conduct appropriate due diligence, and prevent, detect, and report potentially suspicious activity.

The Investment Management (IM) Financial Crime Advisory group focuses on the financial crimes obligations associated with the firm’s IM businesses, including Registered Mutual Funds, Investment Advisory Mandates, Private Equity, Private Credit, Real Estate, and Fund of Fund Investing.

What You'll Do in the Role

• Serve as point of escalation and provide support in connection with Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding, enhanced due diligence, and transactional due diligence matters.
• Conduct due diligence on new and pre‑existing service providers that are contracted for financial crimes processes.
• Assess monthly and quarterly management reporting for failures in the escalation process from the service providers.
• Conduct site visits to the service providers as part of oversight functions and tests.
• Develop quarterly and annual board reporting for the public and private side fund boards.
• Assist in the review and approval of new product approvals across IM.
• Review sanctions escalations from internal and external parties.
• Identify and evaluate financial crimes risks related to clients, counterparties, and / or transactions.
• Develop and communicate a GFC risk view with respect to clients, counterparties, and / or transactions.
• Address inquiries from business units, risk, legal, compliance, and other first‑ and second‑line functions on customer onboarding.
• Represent IM Financial Crimes Advisory on various business, compliance, and risk governance and other committees.
• Draft, revise, and execute policies and procedures.
• Provide financial crimes subject‑matter expertise on changes in regulatory requirements and serve as an effective advisor to the business units, legal, risk, and operations.
• Deliver training to the business units, risk, legal, compliance, and other first‑line and support functions.
• Serve as point of escalation and provide support regarding regulatory interpretation and application of facts in connection with policies.
• Liaise and coordinate within GFC and with key stakeholders across the firm, including legal, compliance, regulatory relations, and risk, to ensure appropriate execution of the firm’s enterprise‑wide financial crimes prevention program.

What You'll Bring to the Role

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

We are committed to maintaining the first‑class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values – putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back – guide the decisions we make every day to serve our clients, communities, and more than 80,000 employees.

As part of your role, you will have ample opportunity to develop professionally, work collaboratively with a diverse team, and contribute to an inclusive environment that values your input. Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive compensation, equity awards, retirement plans, health and wellness programs, and generous paid time off.

Expected base pay for this role ranges between $90,000 and $155,000 per year at the commencement of employment. Base pay is determined on an individualized basis and is part of a total compensation package that may include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, and other short‑ and long‑term incentive programs.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (F / M / Disability / Vet). It is the firm’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marriage and civil partnership / union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (F / M / Disability / Vet).

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