Governance & Oversight Associate

Job Description

Introducing Morgan Stanley at Work:

We know a lot about investing and know there is no better investment a company can make than in its employees. People do not just drive a company; they are the company. Morgan Stanley at Work, a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, provides workplace financial solutions that build employee financial confidence, foster loyalty and help our corporate clients attract and retain top talent. Our end-to-end offering spans Global Equity Solutions, Executive Services, Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation and Donor Advised Funds. Plus, we provide all employees with Financial Empowerment, so they have the knowledge, tools and support needed to make the most of their workplace financial benefits.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a business segment of Morgan Stanley, a global financial services firm and a market leader in investment banking, securities, and investment management and wealth management services. With offices in more than 43 countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals.
 

What you will be part of – our Morgan Stanley at Work culture:

At Morgan Stanley at Work, we walk the talk. We have created an environment for employees to learn, achieve and grow – a place for people to build a career and thrive both personally and professionally. We are passionate about exceeding our clients’ expectations and helping them succeed. We are fearless in taking on new challenges to deliver exceptional results. We believe amazing things happen when we work together in an environment where everybody has a true sense of belonging where their ideas are heard.

Position Overview 

The Morgan Stanley at Work Governance & Oversight Associate role is part of the Morgan Stanley at Work Office of the COO and provides a unique opportunity to work across each of the Morgan Stanley at Work businesses and global jurisdictions to address some of our most critical and complex internal and external business challenges. As one of the primary facilitators of business risk processes within Morgan Stanley at Work, the Governance & Oversight Team is called upon to respond to challenges resulting from business, legal and regulatory change so we can continue to serve our clients and evolve our offerings.

The candidate must possess superior communication skills and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline driven role. The ideal candidate excels in a team environment, builds relationships, is culturally astute and a resilient, resourceful problem-solver.

Job Description/Position Responsibilities

The Morgan Stanley at Work Governance & Oversight Associate should expect to both support and lead key business governance and oversight processes as well as documentation, analysis, decision making, planning, and execution of key governance and oversight initiatives for Morgan Stanley at Work business leadership in support of overall KPI and business objective attainment.

• Support key Morgan Stanley at Work business oversight and governance processes
• Document and analyze support requests from Morgan Stanley at Work business leaders including scope, timeline, and resources
• Analyze business impact and criticality to drive project stack prioritization
• Identify and assemble cross-functional teams to develop solutions to business challenges
• Lead discovery meetings and workgroup discussions with relevant Subject Matter Experts
• Drive development of deliverables and other documentation to support approach alignment
• Translate governance and oversight initiatives into specific execution plans with task owners and target dates
• Host regular status sessions where workgroup members are held accountable for meeting commitments
• Deliver regular leadership updates to validate project assumptions, recommendations and risk mitigation approaches

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent listening and written and verbal communication skills
• Detail oriented with the ability to meet multiple deadlines and stay organized
• Ability to self-direct and exercise sound business judgment in daily decision making
• Biased toward action with the ability to align others around the next step
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration and team skills including ability to work with senior management and cross-functional teams
• Creative, innovative and independent thinker who can visualize data and other business information to support decision making and planning
• Minimum requirements: BS/BA degree with at least 3 years of related industry experience
• Proficiency in Salesforce and Microsoft suite
• Preferred Location: Alpharetta, GA in of