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Executive Director, Project Manager - Business Transformation Services

Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Executive Director, Project Manager in Business Transformation Services will provide program management support for strategic initiatives, focusing on program delivery, risk monitoring, and budgetary tracking.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Working with all functional disciplines impacted by the project to ensure ‘end to end’ planning is comprehensive and results in a project plan that will achieve stated goals of project

Create a governance structure for managing complex programs that involve multiple business, technology and control partners

Working with key business partners, build and maintain a program roadmap that can be used to drive delivery priorities

Manage dependencies with legal, risk and compliance partners

Provide transparency to stakeholders into progress towards project goals

Ensure comprehensive documentation of requirements, assumptions, changes in scope etc. associated with project and establish an audit trail to demonstrate these activities have been addressed

Provide mechanisms to capture & monitor remediation of any potential risks. In addition, enable appropriate escalation of any item that may impact timely delivery or cause a change to the agreed scope of project

Monitor project costs and resource allocations to ensure investment is used in the best interests of Firm

Ensure accurate and consistent reporting of activity, across all governance forums outside of direct control

Ensure comprehensive documentation of requirements, assumptions, changes in scope etc. associated with project and establish an audit trail to demonstrate these activities have been addressed

Manage project managers and consultants to deliver against firm priorities

Qualification

Financial Services ExperienceProject ManagementCross-Functional LeadershipMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointStakeholder ManagementEagerness to LearnCommunication SkillsSelf-StarterPresentation Skills

Required

BS/BA degree required. Advanced degrees a plus

A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in project management, product management or technology

Professional experience in the financial services industry, Wealth Management, FinTech, or management consulting

Occasional travel may be required

Proven ability to manage delivery/execution of a wide range of tasks and initiatives

Proven experience developing partnerships with and successfully coordinating across various Business, Technology, Operations and Control partners and stakeholders

Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams where there is no direct reporting chain

Strong written and verbal communications skills, ability to interact at all levels of the organization and tailor messages appropriately

Strong presentation skills, including ability to create polished PowerPoint presentations for various levels of management

Independent self-starter who can manage multiple activities to aggressive deadlines

Eagerness to learn the business and understand detailed technical requirements

Experience managing major organizational change programs, such as merger integrations or corporate restructure

Experience working with cross functional teams, including product management, UX, technology, analytics, marketing, risk and compliance

Highly skilled in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and SharePoint