Vice President of Third Party Risk Management

We are seeking an experienced Vice President to lead our Third-Party Due Diligence Assessment program. This individual will be responsible for leading and managing the delivery of Cybersecurity and Information Security Third Party Risk Assessments.

In the Corporate Services division, we empower our businesses by creating collaborative workplace solutions and commercial services that enhance the employee and client experience, while optimizing the value of our sourcing and third-party lifecycle to enable the Firm to do-and-win business.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you'll do in the role:
- Ensuring assessments are conducted in a timely manner and in accordance with firm policy, standards, and procedures. Collaborating with Technology, Business Units, Suppliers, and Sourcing to evaluate the supplier's controls policies and implementation covering (but not limited to) responses received, evidence provided, compliance demonstrated.
- Providing oversight and managing pipeline of reviews performed by the external consultant team.
- Interpreting and providing guidance on risk and controls.
- Presenting findings to management as required including responses to compliance and regulatory requests.
- Dealing with escalations and managing proactive stakeholder engagement.
- Reviewing and updating of key process documentation.
- Supporting change management and further enhancement and streamlining of the assessment process.
- Leading or contributing to continuous improvements to the program.

What you'll bring to the role:
- Financial industry experience especially focused on Technology and Information Security Controls, Risk methodologies, cyber security
- Experience and a clear understanding of relevant Industry Standards (NIST, CCM etc.)
- Knowledge of Best practices and certifications (e.g. CRI, ISO certifications, SSAE/SOC reports etc.).
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive change and foster a culture of accountability excellence
- Ability to build and sustain relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization and manage global stakeholders
- Dynamic individual with the ability to switch context quickly and work on multiple streams of work concurrently with attention to detail

Experience:
- Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree will be a plus
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in Information Security, Cybersecurity and / or risk and control assessments in the financial services industry
- Professional qualifications from industry standard institutions such as ISACA

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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 $105,000 and $160,000 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'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).