Risk Business Partner – Corporate Services

Shape decisions. Influence leaders. Strengthen resilience.

Join Morgan Stanley's Corporate Services organization and become a trusted risk advisor at the center of one of the Firm's largest global functions. This is an outstanding opportunity for a first-line risk professional who thrives on building relationships, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving meaningful change across a complex international environment.

Working directly with the Corporate Services Global Head of Risk and senior leaders across Corporate Services, you will help shape the risk agenda for functions including Real Estate Services, Corporate Security & Investigations, Global Supplier Services, and Corporate Business Solutions. This is far more than a reporting role. You'll be a connector, influencer, and strategic partner helping leaders make informed decisions while driving a stronger risk culture across the organization.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley has been a global leader in financial services, continuously evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and communities in more than 40 countries.

What you will do in the role:

• Act as a trusted partner to CS functional stakeholders, helping embed effective first-line risk management practices across Corporate Services
• Drive governance initiatives across Non Financial and Operational Risk,  Business Continuity, Technology Risk, and Information Security and Model Risk Management
• Provide oversight of operational risk incidents, ensuring thorough root cause analysis, effective remediation, and alignment with enterprise risk strategy, governance, and control objectives.
• Lead executive-level risk reporting, including the quarterly Risk Appetite Metrics  including creating of  governance materials for divisional governance with exposure to senior management
• Build and maintain a strong global network across Corporate Services functions, Non-Financial Risk, Compliance, and other control functions
• Participate in projects on second line transformation, enhance controls, and reduce operational risk exposure
• Support business continuity and resilience programs, including continuity planning governance
• Partner with supplier governance teams to strengthen oversight and ensure critical risk-management obligations are met

What you will bring to the role:

• We are looking for relationship builders, influencers, and strategic thinkers who can navigate complex organizations and drive outcomes through collaboration.
• 10+  years of experience in Operational Risk, First Line Risk & Controls, Governance, Business Management, or related fields
• Strong stakeholder-management skills with the ability to influence and challenge senior leaders constructively
• Experience building trusted partnerships across multiple functions and regions
• Strong executive reporting and presentation skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with demonstrated experience in identifying, assessing, and addressing underlying risk drivers through effective root cause analysis.
• Ability to translate complex risk data into actionable business insights and drive sustainable solutions. Strong project management and organizational skills
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and proficient in use of AI tools.
• A proactive mindset, strong ownership mentality, and passion for continuous improvement

Why join us?

• Gain exceptional exposure to senior leadership across CS Global organization
• Build a broad network spanning Corporate Services, Risk, Technology, and Control Functions
• Drive initiatives that influence how risk is managed across a multi-billion-dollar global operation
• Work on a diverse portfolio including resilience, supplier governance, operational risk, and strategic transformation
• Grow your career in an environment that values influence, innovation, ownership, and leadership.

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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Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements:
If this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Flexible work statement
Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.

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.