Non-Financial Risk – Associate/ Senior Associate – Nfr

Non-Financial Risk – Associate/ Senior Associate – Nfr

Requirements

• 3-6 years of financial services experience preferable
• Undergraduate degree in business, finance, accounting or other disciplines demonstrating both quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
• Previous experience with technology controls programs and risk domains, (e.g. change management, SDLC, information security practices, risk management frameworks)
• Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentation) and relationship-building skills
• Must be proactive, self-motivated individual, with an excellent work ethic, strong-ability to multi-task within a fast-paced environment and calm under pressure
• Technical skills including Excel, PowerPoint, and other end user computing tools
• Effective project management skills
• Proficiency with collaboration tools (e.g. Teams, OneNote) and flowchart / diagramming software (e.g. Visio) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide non-financial risk (NFR) coverage support across a wide spectrum of businesses and products in alignment with Morgan Stanley’s Non-Financial Risk Management program framework including operational resiliency, incident management, system administration, vendor oversight, and information security
• Support operational resiliency reviews to identify and understand third party technology and business stability risks and document on business impact
• Document resilience test scenarios (business and technical) and interpret results
• Engage with subject matter experts specializing in applications, hardware, networks, and third parties/vendors to ensure resilience priorities are addressed and incorporated
• Collaborate with stakeholders in the design and implementation of divisional resilience priorities to support the NFR team and assist in the development of procedures and documentation
• Distill complex information and concepts to create impactful presentations intended for risk committees, senior management, and regulators
• Provide project management support/oversight as it relates to project direction, planning, schedule/deadlines, and documentation, to progress as well as effectively communicate status of multiple high priority NFR projects
• Assist with enhancements and innovation efforts for both NFR reporting and priority management
• Partner with our broader NFR team to align on stakeholder communication, resolve conflicts and manage risk, issue, and dependency escalations
• Develop and distribute project(s) status, meeting notes/minutes, and necessary metrics to working groups and senior steering committees proficiently utilizing today’s collaboration/presentation tools (i.e., Teams, OneNote, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Involvement in other projects and duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with collaboration tools (e.g. Teams, OneNote) and flowchart / diagramming software (e.g. Visio) is a plus