Managing Director, Technology Solution and Risk Management - Parametric

ABOUT MORGAN STANLEY
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in more than 41 countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

ABOUT PARAMETRIC
Parametric is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley. We partner with advisors, institutions, and consultants to build portfolios focused on what's important to them and their clients. A leader in custom solutions for more than 30 years, we help investors access efficient market exposures, solve implementation challenges, and design multi-asset portfolios that respond to their evolving needs. We also offer systematic alpha and alternative strategies to complement clients' core holdings.

This role is part of Parametric's hybrid working model, which includes working in the office 3 days a week and choosing to work remotely or in the office the remaining days of the week.

ABOUT THE ROLE
The Managing Director, Technology Solution and Risk Management is responsible for the teams that design effective technology-centric solutions and manage technology risks in the organization. The Managing Director is responsible for designing effective, technology-centric processes and solutions that span across the platform that are efficient and support multiple asset classes and investment styles. The role will work with investors across asset classes as well as technology leaders to identify business priorities and design technology flows that improve business processes while increasing consistency across the technology platform. In this role, the Managing Director will develop the appropriate software strategy, striking a balance between: (1) Alignment with the growth objectives of the business; (2) Integrating Parametric disparate investment system processes; and (3) Designing strategic efficient and scalable solutions. Additionally, the Managing Director is responsible for working with Morgan Stanley integration, risk and audit partners on processes that identify, assess and mitigate potential risks associated with the use of technology in the organization.

This role encompasses several key teams in Parametric technology, including the Platform Solution Management (PSM) team, Technology Risk and Audit Support, Application Support and Automation Engineering, and Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery team.

Each of the teams under the Managing Director's purview is led by an Executive Director who reports directly to the Managing Director. These Executive Directors are responsible for the day-to-day operations and strategic direction of their respective teams, ensuring alignment with the overall objectives set by the Managing Director. This structure allows the Managing Director to focus on overarching strategic initiatives and cross-functional integration, while the Executive Directors manage the execution of specific projects and initiatives within their domains. This leadership model fosters a collaborative environment where each team can leverage its expertise to contribute to the organization's success.

Below is an overview of each team, highlighting their specific roles and contributions to the organization's technology and risk management strategy.

The Platform Solution Management (PSM) team at Parametric:

• Is responsible for defining and enabling cross platform business solutions that meet the needs of clients over time. Solutions are products, services or systems that provide value to the client, whether internal or external to the PPA enterprise.
• Sitting at the intersection of business, clients and technology, the team collaborate with multiple departments to understand solution context and define the solution vision, intent, roadmap and capability set.
• This team manages changes to the solution vision or roadmap based on enterprise objectives and strategy
• The Technology PMO sits within this team and is responsible for technology execution and delivery

Members of the PSM team are responsible for working skillfully across the organization to produce

• Solution Vision, which entails defining:
  • what we are solving for
  • end-to-end user/customer journey or lifecycle
  • personas, their skills and needs
  • high level outline of a solution that addresses their needs
• Solution Intent (in collaboration with Business Architecture function), which entails defining:
  • nomenclature for data and capabilities required to meet business objectives, this is critical to establish common language across business and technology
  • cap