Financial Planning Business Analyst - AVP

AVP, Financial Planning Business Analyst - Goals Based Planning Tools
Company Profile
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.
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 integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.
Division Profile

Wealth Management (WM) Platforms manages industry-leading platforms, across all WM channels and client segments, to provide a unified digital experience, unlock growth, and deliver efficiencies for Advisors, Clients, and Institutions. It manages digital products used by over 16,000 Financial Advisors across the firm. WM Platforms consists of nine sub-teams including: Field Experience & Platforms, Digital Client Experience & Platforms, Workplace Platforms, Automation & Workflow Solutions, Digital Trading & Investing, UX Design & Research, Strategy & Execution. Business Control & Support, and the Chief Operating Office.
Position Summary

The Wealth Management Field Experience & Platforms team is responsible for supporting the creation and on-going development of the latest solutions for Morgan Stanley clients, prospective clients and financial advisors. It manages digital products used by over 16,000 Financial Advisors across the firm. The Financial Planning Group is responsible for the financial planning and advice tools platforms leveraged by Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and clients.

Primary Responsibilities
Key responsibilities will include but will not be limited to the following:
> As part of the Financial Planning team, this individual will support the development and management of the firm's financial planning and advice tools.
> Business requirement development and agile story development, including story grooming, impact analysis and issue tracking and resolution.
> Assist with requirements socialization and approval process.
> Facilitate business requirement elaboration and analysis sessions to drive the development of functional requirements.
> Work directly with the product owners to ensure that specific initiatives supporting the platform strategy are executed.
> Work closely with user experience teams to design solutions that meet business needs.
> Review functional and data requirements.
> Review test plans, test scripts and test data for UAT phase.
> Review test results and participate in user acceptance testing, including participating in defect status / review meetings, reporting issues, provide guidance and clarification to UAT team and sign off on required changes.
> Assist in release events and required regression testing. Qualifications
> BS/BA degree required. Advanced degrees a plus.
> A minimum of 5 years of professional experience preferably in financial planning or wealth management


Required Skills
> 2-3 years of business analyst experience, preferably in the financial planning tool development space
> Experience with agile development methodology
> Understanding of financial planning concepts
> Excellent organizational skills with an ability to handle multiple projects
> Ability to interact effectively and collaborate with other Business Analysts, product owners and business partners
> Effective problem solver
> Experience with business analysis and requirements documentation
> Strong written and verbal communications skills, ability to interact at all levels of the organization and tailor messages appropriately
> Independent self-starter who can manage multiple activities to aggressive deadlines
> Experience with user acceptance testing

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 - 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