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Town/Village of Harrison, New York, United States
Onsite
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. Private Wealth Management (PWM) is the boutique business within Morgan Stanley Wealth Management that is exclusively focused on the ultra-high net worth (UHNW) client segment.
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.
Position Summary
The Risk Position within Private Wealth Management (“PWM”) will support the identification, assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of risk across PWM business activities while helping promote a strong risk and control environment. This role will partner with business leaders, Private Wealth Advisors/ Financial Advisors, client service teams, control partners, and stakeholders across PWM client segments to understand business-specific risks, support consistent risk management practices, and align controls, reporting, and escalation processes across the broader PWM platform.
The individual will evaluate business processes, review risk indicators, support issue escalation, and help ensure adherence to applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory expectations. Responsibilities will also include leading risk-related audit activities, including preparation of materials, stakeholder coordination, documentation of key processes and controls, support during audit fieldwork, follow-ups, and remediation tracking.
The successful candidate will bring strong judgment, analytical capability, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate risk matters clearly across all levels of the organization. The role requires integrity, discretion, and a proactive mindset, including the ability to identify emerging risks, strengthen control processes, and pursue opportunities to automate manual risk, control, reporting, and monitoring processes to improve efficiency, consistency, transparency, and scalability across PWM.
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The candidate should possess the following skills and abilities:
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 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 are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between 115,000 and 190,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.
Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.
For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.
