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E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley · 3 months ago

Assistant Vice President, Project Manager - Business Transformation Services

Purchase, New York, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ 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 Business Transformation Services (BTS) team is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Project Manager to support initiatives related to mergers, strategic delivery, and organizational change, collaborating with various teams to ensure project success.

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 the initiative

Conduct analysis on program dependencies, progress through the various phases to inform timelines, execution, and business strategy

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

Ensure effective communication and reporting to functional teams, manager, stakeholders, and senior leadership. Develop program dashboards that articulate project status and timeline

Support key program leads and resources in executing key deliverables

Independently identify opportunities to drive project/ programs forward

Maintain strong partnerships with business and technology teams to drive successful project execution

Qualification

Financial Services ExperienceOrganizational ChangeProject ManagementAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsPresentation SkillsProactiveAccountabilityMultiple Task ManagementEagerness to LearnRisk ManagementWorkstream ManagementExcelPowerPointWordProjectVisioSharePointJIRADetail OrientedSelf-StarterTeam CollaborationOrganizational SkillsHigh Attention to DetailDocumentation Skills

Required

BS/BA degree required. Advanced degrees a plus

A minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience in project management, product development, business management, or management consulting in the financial services industry, ideally Wealth Management

Ability to quickly turn around high-quality work in a fast-paced environment

Ability to drive delivery/execution of a wide range of tasks and initiatives

Ability to work independently, proactively and possess a strong sense of accountability / ownership

Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams to meet delivery timelines

Ability to highlight key risks and issues that may impact the project / program health, and manage the risk to closure

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 synthesize large amounts of data and information 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 requirements

Organizational skills and ability to organize information in a meaningful way

Experience managing one or various workstreams

High attention to detail; follows through to ensure accuracy of materials

Highly skilled in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Visio, SharePoint, and JIRA