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Morgan Stanley · 1 day ago

Senior Digital Asset Advisory Compliance Officer

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$148K/yr - $248K/yr

6+ years exp

Morgan Stanley is a global leader in financial services, and they are seeking a Senior Digital Asset Advisory Compliance Officer to shape their U.S. Banks digital assets business. The role involves navigating emerging regulations, collaborating with legal and risk teams, and developing a compliance management system that supports innovation and regulatory integrity.

Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesLending

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior compliance and operational risk coverage officer for the U.S. Banks digital asset business and compliance subject matter expert on digital assets more generally

Closely follow regulatory rulemaking and advise business lines on the developing U.S. regulatory environment for digital assets (e.g., GENIUS Act, CLARITY Act, etc.)

Work with existing bank compliance and operational risk teams to develop and implement appropriate compliance and operational risk policies, procedures, monitoring, testing and training programs

Interact with the business lines within Morgan Stanley

Coordinate across divisions as well as the legal, compliance, and operational risk functional teams on digital asset initiatives and potential impacts

Assist with other traditional compliance activities relating to the digital assets business

Qualification

Digital assets complianceRegulatory rulemakingOperational risk managementCybersecurity managementConsumer complianceCompliance risk assessmentAnalytical skillsDynamic environment adaptabilityInterpersonal communicationProblem-solving skillsOrganizational skillsDetail-oriented

Required

Experience and strong interest in the developing U.S. digital assets industry

Experience documenting OCC permissibility and safety & soundness considerations related to digital assets

Experience with OCC digital asset letter (IL 1170/1183/1184) interpretations

Experience with custody control design under 12 CFR Part 9 and OCC Custody Handbook

Experience with escalation/reporting practices compatible with OCC Heightened Standards

Experience with cybersecurity/key management aligned to NIST 800 57/800 53 and ISO 27001

Experience with tokenized deposits/stablecoin reserves under IL 1172 (reserve deposits) and IL 1174 (use of blockchain/distributed ledgers for payments)

Experience with consumer compliance (e.g. UDAAP, Reg E, Reg P, E SIGN) for retail wallet/payment features

Experience serving as a compliance / risk officer or lawyer (or comparable role) at a large OCC bank, law firm, Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), or Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP)

Bachelors' Degree from an accredited U.S. college or university

Strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills

Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills

Ability and interest in reading regulations and focusing on details

Ability to prioritize and work in a dynamic, deadline-focused environment

Compliance and operational risk management assessment skills: experienced in the process of assessing the compliance and operational risks associated with a business environment (including non-financial risk assessments, incident reporting, capital requirements, etc.)

Results oriented: setting goals and priorities that maximize the use of resources available to consistently deliver quality results

At least 6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role