LCD Innovation - Governance and Project Management, Associate

The LCD Innovation - Governance and Project Management Associate will support core transformation execution and governance activities for the LCD Division, including project management, change management, stakeholder communications and technology investment planning, tracking and reporting.

The ideal candidate will bring a blend of project and change management skills, experience with using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) capabilities (M365 Copilot), and an understanding of financial services.

Department Profile

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.

The LCD Innovation office is a function within LCD responsible for designing and delivering solutions to optimize and/or transform business processes, data, and technology for the Division. It plays a critical role in shaping and executing on the Division's transformation strategy, including oversight of the Division's technology investment process and management of the LCD Transformation Framework, which aligns process, people, data, and technology enhancements with divisional goals.

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:

Transformation Framework and Governance

• Support the execution of the LCD Transformation Framework, including:
  • Facilitating the capture and tracking of key business outcomes.
  • Maintaining framework overviews and documentation.
• Contribute to the Division’s annual technology investment planning by:
  • Creating and compiling budget templates.
  • Performing data analysis to inform decision-making.
  • Developing executive-level reporting presentations.
• Manage ad-hoc budget requests, including re-allocations and expenditure reporting updates.
• Monitor and track expenditure variances through monthly accrual process.

Project Management

• Support planning, execution, and tracking of timelines and deliverables.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to meet milestones.
• Support stakeholder and governance meetings, including creating materials, capturing meeting minutes and following up on action plans.
• Develop and deliver communication materials and plans, including newsletters, executive presentations, and online content
• Track and respond to requests for information and user support for prioritized topics, including M365 Copilot and other GenAI capabilities.
• Manage internal SharePoint(s) and/or website(s) including content creation and site maintenance.

What we’re looking for:

• Undergraduate degree
• Strong critical thinking and organizational skills
• Strong governance and business management skills, including data analysis, communications, and planning
• Ability to manage multiple demands and changing priorities
• Independent self-starter who can manage multiple activities to aggressive deadlines
• Ability to build relationships across regions and functions, partnering with team members of all levels
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, attention to details, and effective time management
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-changing environment with experience in agile ways of working
• Strong presentation skills, including the ability to synthesize large amounts of data and information to create polished PowerPoint presentations for various levels of management
• High attention to detail; follows through to ensure accuracy of materials
• Eagerness to learn the business and understand detailed requirements
• Excellent MS Office skills, including Excel, and PowerPoint
• Comfortable with working in a matrix and/or virtual team structure

What you'll bring to the role:

• Experience working in the financial services industry
• Experience using GenAI, including Microsoft Copilot
• 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
• Ability to drive delivery/execution of a wide range of tasks and initiatives independently
• Experience managing collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 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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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $80,000 and $115,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized

basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).