Morgan Stanley at Work - Business Services - SOC Operations, AVP

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.

Morgan Stanley at Work provides a suite of workplace financial solutions and is seeking to hire an experienced IT / Security professional to support SOC Examinations and Security Questionnaires operations.

This position will be part of a team professionals who support the MS at Work business. This position will have significant interaction with business personnel across multiple divisions and will work closely with lawyers in the Morgan Stanley Legal department, including risk, privacy, and compliance.

The primary role of this position will be to support the Corporate Client lifecycle from a Security inquiries perspective; driving efficiency related to SOC and Security Questionnaires in support of the business growth and retention initiatives. In addition, this position will support internal and external examinations/assessments. The position may also work with our business and legal teams on other contract, process, and security matters involving the equity administration business.

RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Serve as subject matter expert to internal/external business and technology teams on range of Morgan Stanley at Work business topics
2. Coordinate and facilitate responses to client inquiries
3. Partner with Risk Lead to align control framework to meet client and regulatory requirements.
4. Communicate risk and security issues in business context (i.e. translate technical risks to Business risks)
5. Create and maintain whitepapers, process documents, control matrices, etc. for processes handled by the team.
6. Assist with implementing projects to address multi-layer deficiencies and gaps
7. Assist with the gathering and validation of documentation request received from clients, internal partners, external examiners, etc.
8. Review and validate evidence requested for audits to ensure it meets the appropriate validity standards
9. Identify and assess the impact of control deficiencies

QUALIFICATIONS
1. Bachelor's degree required
2. 3 + years of experience as an IT Governance, Compliance and Controls professional
3. 3+ years of experience in External Audit, Internal Audit and/or IT Risk Management functions
4. 5+ years of proven business and project management skills including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment.
5. Strong analytical expertise, coupled with excellent verbal, written and facilitation/presentation skills to all levels, including C-Level audience.
6. Enthusiastic and creative individual who is comfortable with helping the organization evolve and improve efficiency, effectiveness, and speed.
7. Manage extensive cross-group coordination at all levels of the organization utilizing outstanding people skills, demonstrating both impact and influence.
8. Ability to think strategically, formulate plans and articulate recommendations.
9. Excellent writing, presentation, and communications skills.
10. Knowledge of technical security and controls standards, tools and techniques is preferred
11. CISSP, CIA, CPA, CISA or CISM certification
12. Demonstrated Leadership skills
13. Candid and courageous
14. Excellence in execution
15. Proven ability to exceed deadlines
16. PMP certification - preferred

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

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, sex stereotype, gender, 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).