Morgan Stanley · 6 hours ago
Digital Asset Portfolio Enablement & Governance Lead - Executive Director
Purchase, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $250K/yr
10+ years expMorgan 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 on the Platforms Digital Assets team will lead the orchestration and governance of the firm’s digital asset initiatives, ensuring effective execution across various functions while fostering stakeholder engagement and compliance.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesLending
Responsibilities
Lead cross-functional execution for multiple digital asset workstreams, e.g., custody and wallet infrastructure, client experience, etc., ensuring teams move from concept to production
Translate executive priorities into a structured roadmap with clear milestones, dependencies, and measurable outcomes
Proactively identify and resolve blockers across technology, vendors, data, security, risk sign-offs, and operating model readiness
Design and provide oversight for governance forums (SteerCo, architecture review, risk/compliance, etc.) that are decision-oriented with clear agendas, owners, and outcomes
Define the operating model for digital assets in Platforms, including roles/responsibilities, RACI, intake/prioritization, escalation paths, and decisioning
Ensure governance is lightweight but rigorous, enabling delivery while meeting control expectations
Partner with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Controls to ensure initiatives are designed to meet evolving regulatory requirements and internal policies
Own the traceability of key decisions, approvals, and control artifacts without creating bureaucracy
Support creation of advisor-ready and home office curriculum (modular content, job aids, playbooks, FAQs, scenario-based learning) covering digital asset fundamentals, firm-approved use cases / products, client suitability considerations, risk disclosures, operational flows, and what can / cannot be said
Develop and maintain a field communications cadence tied to launches and policy updates, e.g., quarterly enablement series, launch toolkits, “what changed” updates
Deliver live and virtual presentations to the field (regional meetings, advisor townhalls, leader forums) translating complex topics into practical, client-relevant narratives
Equip field leadership with presentations and speaking points, and coach internal champions to scale delivery
Create mechanisms to capture field feedback and feed insights back into product, platforms, and governance prioritization
Partner with product leads and platform engineering to ensure initiatives meet business needs and are scalable, secure, and supportable
Coordinate with Wealth business stakeholders (advisors, client service, operations, finance) to ensure readiness for launch, training, and adoption
Lead through influence and collaboration – bringing teams together, setting a clear cadence, and holding stakeholders accountable to commitments
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field
10+ years of experience in financial services transformation, platform delivery, or strategic program leadership. Digital assets, market infrastructure, or wealth platforms experience strongly preferred
Demonstrated ability to lead dedicated teams and cross-functional execution in regulated environments. Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication: can synthesize complexity into clear decisions and next steps
Strong familiarity with digital asset constructs (custody, wallets, tokenization, stablecoins, blockchain networks, on/off chain data, settlement models) and the related risk/control landscape
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Hands-on orientation to move work forward
Preferred
Proven ability to build compelling presentations to executives and large audiences, translating complex topics into practical conversations
Knowledge of digital asset products and infrastructure and how to stand up an operating model in a regulated wealth environment
Strong track record of running decision-oriented governance, managing interdependencies across Tech/Risk/Legal/Operations, and driving outcomes through influence
Benefits
Commission earnings
Incentive compensation
Discretionary bonuses
Other short and long-term incentive packages
Other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs
Company
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a financial services company that offers securities, asset management, and credit services.
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Leadership Team
James Gorman
Chairman and CEO
Ted Pick
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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