Global Financial Crimes: Institutional Securities Group Client Risk Vice President

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Vice President in the Institutional Securities Group (ISG) Client Risk Unit. 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. This is a Vice President level position within Legal and Compliance providing Global Financial Crimes coverage and programmatic oversight for the Institutional Securities Group Sales and Trading business unit, risk, control and support functions. 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. In Global Financial Crimes, you will play a critical role in identifying potentially suspicious activity, protecting vulnerable individuals, and safeguarding the integrity of the financial system. GFC coordinates day‑to‑day implementation of the Firm's financial crime prevention efforts, including governance, oversight and execution of the Firm's Anti‑Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti‑Corruption and Government and Political Activities Compliance programs. What you'll do in the role: Serve as a key escalation point for financial crime, sanctions, KYC, and due diligence matters across client, transactional, and investigative activities. Act as a trusted advisor to ISG businesses, providing financial crime risk perspective across AML, sanctions, client risk, and transactional due diligence. Partner closely with regional and global stakeholders across GFC, FCR, Operations, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Regulatory Relations to support effective issue management and program execution. Oversee client risk, negative news, sanctions, and investigation escalations, including guidance on risk ranking reviews and remediation outcomes. Support regulatory, audit, and strategic initiatives, including risk assessments, testing, new product approvals, and enhancements to financial crime frameworks, systems, and policies. Draft, implement, and interpret financial crime policies and procedures; provide training and targeted guidance to business units and control functions. Represent ISG GFC in governance forums, committees, and external industry groups, contributing to thematic reviews and firmwide financial crime initiatives. What you'll bring to the role: 8+ years of relevant experience, preferably within a large, complex financial institution, law firm, or regulatory/government environment. Strong working knowledge of AML, sanctions, and anti‑corruption laws, rules, and regulatory requirements. Solid understanding of Institutional Securities businesses (e.g., M&A, sales and trading, equity underwriting, and debt financing) with the ability to assess complex transactions. Highly motivated self‑starter with the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a global program. Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills, including sound judgment and appropriate escalation of issues. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail, time management, and project management capabilities. ACAMS or equivalent AML certification preferred, or willingness to obtain certification within the first 15 months of employment. Juris Doctor (JD) degree with strong academic credentials. 4 days in office per week required in Baltimore Thames Street Wharf office. 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. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste into your browser. Maryland salary range for the position: $95,000 - $165,000 Year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and other insurance plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings. 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