Director, Compensation Planning & Analysis

Director, Compensation Planning & Analysis

We are seeking a Director to join the Human Resources Division as part of the Compensation Planning & Analysis team. This role is responsible for firm-wide compensation expense planning, forecasting, and analytics, providing critical insight and governance across budget and forecast cycles, long-term incentive accruals, regulatory submissions, and senior management reporting.

This role will partner closely with Finance, Executive Compensation, and business-aligned compensation teams to deliver clear, accurate, and decision-ready insights supporting one of the Firm's largest expense categories.

Morgan Stanley is a global leader in financial services, mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals achieve their financial goals. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-visibility, enterprise-wide initiatives and to contribute directly to firm strategies.

What you'll do in the role:

• Compensation expense planning and forecasting, including budgets, periodic forecasts, and multi-year outlooks.
• Partner with Financial Planning & Analysis and senior Finance leadership to deliver compensation expense reporting and analysis for executive management.
• Support regulatory and capital planning processes, including CCAR, through model updates, result review, and coordination with financial reporting teams.
• Oversee deferred compensation and long-term incentive accrual processes, ensuring plan integrity, accurate system calculations, and consistent monthly and year-end accruals in partnership with Executive Pay Design, Rewards & Analytics, and Compensation Operations.
• Develop high-impact modeling, analytics, and scenario analysis to support senior management, committees, and Board-level discussions.
• Collaborate across HR, Finance, Payroll, Executive Compensation, and business compensation teams.
• Contribute to ongoing enhancement of controls, governance, and process efficiency across compensation planning and reporting activities.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience in compensation, financial planning, financial analysis, or a related field.
• Strong analytical capability with a proven ability to translate complex data into concise, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, with strong ownership, judgment, and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing materials for senior management or executive forums.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required; experience with Access or large enterprise HR/finance systems preferred.

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $95,000 and $155,000 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.