Strategic Project Management, AVP

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Role Profile

The Morgan Stanley at Work COO team supports various business areas, including Global Public Equity, Global Private Markets, and Executive Financial Services. 

We are seeking a strategic, solutions-oriented professional to help address complex business challenges and advance key priorities across Morgan Stanley at Work.  The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical and structured problem-solving capabilities, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments. 

This individual will partner with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to frame problems, develop practical solutions, and translate strategic recommendations into executable plans.  The role requires someone who can connect the big picture to the details, challenge assumptions constructively, synthesize complex information, and drive alignment around a clear path forward.

The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking with strong execution discipline, helping take initiatives from an initially ambiguous business problem or opportunity through solution development and implementation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Solve complex business problems through structured qualitative and quantitative analysis, identifying root causes and opportunities to improve how the business operates and developing practical, sustainable solutions.
• Develop strategic recommendations, and decision frameworks, evaluating alternatives and trade-offs to help senior management resolve issues, make informed decisions, and define a clear path forward.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, defining objectives, key workstreams, dependencies, risks, decision points, and measures of success.
• Partner with business and functional teams to build alignment and lead strategic initiatives from problem definition through implementation, addressing barriers and adapting to changing priorities and risks to deliver intended business outcomes.
• Produce senior-management-ready communications, distilling complex issues into clear recommendations, implications, trade-offs, decisions required, and next steps.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant industry experience
• Demonstrated strategic and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex or ambiguous business issues and develop thoughtful, practical solutions.
• Strong analytical capabilities and business judgment, with the ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative information and draw actionable conclusions.
• Intellectually curious and solutions-oriented, with a willingness to ask the right questions, challenge assumptions and develop new approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to connect strategy to execution, translating recommendations into clear actions and outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment across teams and engage effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in consulting, business analysis, and project management is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into concise, senior-management-ready recommendations and updates.
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize across multiple initiatives in a dynamic environment.
• Self-starter with strong ownership, judgment, adaptability, and the ability to work independently while knowing when to escalate.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, CoPilot, Claude, and Grok.
• Bachelor’s degree required

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 $85,000 to $140,000 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.

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