EMEA Financial Crime Coverage, Vice President

EMEA Financial Crime Coverage, Vice President
Glasgow
JR020423

We're seeking someone to join us as an EMEA Financial Crime Coverage Vice President in the Firm's Legal and Compliance Division ('LCD') to manage a team of financial crime compliance professionals in our Glasgow office. The role holder will oversee due diligence reviews of higher risk clients and advisory on financial crime and client risk matters to the Firm's institutional businesses. This is a visible role that forms part of the Glasgow-based LCD leadership team.

In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm's management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk. This is a Vice President level position within Global Financial Crimes ('GFC'). As a department within LCD, GFC plays a critical role in implementing the Firm's enterprise-wide financial crime prevention efforts, including governance, oversight, and execution of the Firm's Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Government and Political Activities Compliance programs.

The GFC Institutional Securities Group ('ISG') Coverage team is focused on the anti-money laundering obligations associated with the Institutional Equity, Fixed Income, and Investment Banking Divisions for EMEA. The team is responsible for implementing and executing the AML Program for ISG clients, including due diligence associated with new clients and accounts and timely, value-added advisory on financial crime risk issues associated with existing clients.

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:
As EMEA Financial Crime Coverage VP, you will:
- Act as EMEA lead for GFC's enhanced due diligence reviews of higher risk clients
- Manage all Glasgow-based coverage staff that provide financial crime advisory to the ISG and Investment Management businesses
- Act as an escalation point for financial crime-related client, transactional, and due diligence issues from the team in the region
- Manage relationships and ensure effective partnerships with key stakeholders in regional Businesses, Operations, and other teams within LCD across EMEA and globally
- Serve as part of the Glasgow LCD leadership team and support people management and other initiatives for GFC staff locally
- Act as trusted advisor to the ISG business units in relation to financial crime (money laundering, corruption, sanctions) and client due diligence matters.
- Support change and remediation initiatives focused on enhancing the Firm's financial crime compliance framework, and drive efficiencies and improvements to existing systems and processes, where possible.

What we're looking for:
- Typically, 8+ years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
- University degree or equivalent with strong academic credentials.
- Demonstrable experience of managing financial crime risk issues in a financial institution, management consultancy, or government.
- Recent experience of Know Your Customer requirements, Enhanced Due Diligence, sanctions, and/or financial crime advisory in an institutional setting is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrable team and people management experience.
- Knowledge of the securities industry and products (in particular, Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities) is an advantage.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills and an ability to build effective partnerships across a large matrix organisation.
- Certification as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS or equivalent certification/license - or certification within first 15 months of employment.

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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