Cyber incident management - VP : Job Level - Vice President

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This is a Cyber incident management position at New York, NY or Alpharetta, GA location at the VP level within Risk, Regulatory & Resilience, which performs various independent functions to ensure adequate controls are in place. We do this by providing an integrated risk and control framework to govern, assess, mitigate and manage financial and operational risk in Operations.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, continuously evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What will you do 

• As part of the Cyber Enterprise Management team, you will collaborate with key partners to manage firm-wide responses to threats, vulnerabilities, and incidents that create cyber, information security, or fraud risk. You will also help build readiness across Fusion and its partners to enable timely, effective cyber response.
  Lead and orchestrate the Firm's response to high-severity cyber, fraud, information security, and third-party incidents from detection through recovery, driving risk-based decision-making and coordinating executive-level response activities, including incident calls and internal and external communications.

• Shape the Firm's risk posture during high-severity incidents by driving timely, executive-level decision-making and ensuring response strategies are informed by current threat intelligence and industry best practices

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement through structured post-incident reviews, translating operational learnings into enterprise-wide readiness enhancements - including updated playbooks, Standard Operating Procedures, and scenario-based exercises and tabletop drills with key stakeholders

• Contribute to the development of the Firm's cyber response strategy, bringing forward-looking perspectives on emerging threats, industry trends, and evolving best practices. 

• Own and evolve Fusion's global follow-the-sun operating model, partnering with Fusion, Cyber, Technology, and Business leadership to enhance 24/7 response effectiveness and ensure the model reflects the current threat landscape.

What you will bring

• Minimum 10 years of experience with ability to synthesize complex threat intelligence and operational experience into forward-looking strategies and actionable recommendations for senior leadership

• Experience contributing to or leading industry-level forums, working groups, or publications in the cybersecurity or operational resilience space

• Experience operating within a globally distributed, follow-the-sun, 24/7 response environment

• Strong track record of designing and facilitating cyber incident simulations, tabletop exercises, and readiness programs

• Experience mentoring and developing talent within a high-performing cyber or response function

• Successful candidates combine deep cybersecurity expertise, executive-level communication skills, operational discipline, and sound judgment.

• This role demands comfort operating in a fast-moving, high-stakes, and constantly evolving threat landscape - as well as the credibility and gravitas to influence senior stakeholders and shape organizational direction

• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and shape organizational strategy in a complex, matrixed environment

• Demonstrated track record of managing both technical and non-technical workstreams in high-pressure environments

• Deep understanding of information security, fraud, and third-party/supply chain threats and their potential business, regulatory, and reputational impact

• Experience applying risk management frameworks to assess, prioritize, and communicate risk at an enterprise level

• Professional experience in cybersecurity or security-related roles, ideally within financial services, the military, and/or intelligence communities

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to translate complex technical issues into clear, business-level risk narratives for senior executives and boards.

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or SANS Institute credentials (preferred)

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Finance, or related field.

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 To learn more about our offices across the globe.

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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 120,000 and 210,000 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 is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

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