Morgan Stanley
Executive Director, Project Manager - Business Transformation Services
Morgan Stanley, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
Executive Director, Project Manager - Business Transformation Services
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Executive Director, Project Manager - Business Transformation Services
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Description
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
Primary Responsibilities
Working with all functional disciplines impacted by the project to ensure ‘end to end’ planning is comprehensive and results in a project plan that will achieve stated goals of project
Create a governance structure for managing complex programs that involve multiple business, technology and control partners
Working with key business partners, build and maintain a program roadmap that can be used 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. associated with project and establish an audit trail to demonstrate these activities have been addressed
Provide mechanisms to capture & monitor remediation of any potential risks. In addition, enable appropriate escalation of any item that may impact timely delivery or cause a change to the agreed scope of project
Monitor project costs and resource allocations to ensure investment is used in the best interests of Firm
Ensure accurate and consistent reporting of activity, across all governance forums outside of direct control
Manage project managers and consultants to deliver against firm priorities
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
Locations
Dallas, TX
Westchester, NY
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital 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 (M/F/Disability/Vet).
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.
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Executive Director, Project Manager - Business Transformation Services
role at
Morgan Stanley
Description
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
Primary Responsibilities
Working with all functional disciplines impacted by the project to ensure ‘end to end’ planning is comprehensive and results in a project plan that will achieve stated goals of project
Create a governance structure for managing complex programs that involve multiple business, technology and control partners
Working with key business partners, build and maintain a program roadmap that can be used 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. associated with project and establish an audit trail to demonstrate these activities have been addressed
Provide mechanisms to capture & monitor remediation of any potential risks. In addition, enable appropriate escalation of any item that may impact timely delivery or cause a change to the agreed scope of project
Monitor project costs and resource allocations to ensure investment is used in the best interests of Firm
Ensure accurate and consistent reporting of activity, across all governance forums outside of direct control
Manage project managers and consultants to deliver against firm priorities
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
Locations
Dallas, TX
Westchester, NY
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital 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 (M/F/Disability/Vet).
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.
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