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We're seeking someone to join our team as a Resource Planner in Operations Div. Management to support our workforce strategy - including resource management transactions and reporting, working with senior business management stakeholders, and various business processes including staffing plan updates, labor budgeting, recruiting facilitation, vendor management and resource onboarding.

{B Standard Description of Division, JA Functional Title & JA Job Family} In the Operations division, we partner with business units across the Firm to support financial transactions, devise and implement effective controls and develop client relationships. This is an Analyst level position within the [RECRUITER to add standard JA JOB FAMILY Description based on Job Profile].

{C Standard Description of the Firm} 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.

{D Part 1: Scope of Role What you'll do}

What you'll do in the role:
- Process transactions/tasks within coverage area
- Respond to client requests with accuracy and speed, ensuring compliance with all policies and procedures
- Follow escalation framework, taking responsibility for identifying, escalating and preventing issues
- Raise issues, question others and offer solutions/ideas
- Effectively coordinate with management to ensure resource transactions are approved in line with policies
- Process resource transactions in a timely fashion, according to the daily, weekly and monthly cycles
- Support various headcount processes by liaising with hiring managers, HR, and vendors as required to ensure projections are accurate
Actively manage controls and approval processes around recruiting/onboarding of positions in alignment with headcount and labor spend targets
Work closely with project portfolio team to translate project demand into systems while managing against workforce strategy constraints
Ensure data integrity is maintained in different systems of record by addressing data exceptions {D Part 2: Scope of Role What you'll bring}

What you'll bring to the role:
- Ability to build trust and find innovative ways to improve teamwork, functions/processes and create a positive work environment
- Understanding of business area supported, client requirements, and importance of not compromising control to comply with client requests
- Culture carrier across Operations, embracing the Firm's core values
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint with experience in building dashboard analytics; Excellent written & verbal communication skills: ability to clearly and concisely communicate with internal and external partners cross-divisionally- Superior relationship management skills to build and maintain solid engagement with key stakeholders- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for work and capable of setting direction- Good problem-solving skills- Exposure to labor budgeting processes and concepts
- At least 2 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role

{E What you can expect from Morgan Stanley} [RECRUITER to add standard global paragraph]

{F Standard Description of location GCs/Paris/Frankfurt only} [RECRUITER to insert where applicable]

{G Regional insertions e.g., Wage transparency, EEO, Regulatory etc.} [RECRUITER to insert standard disclosures for location and division where applicable]

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 https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

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.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.