Compensation & Analytics Specialist

We are seeking a Director to join the Human Resources Division as part of the Central Compensation Analytics team. This role leads firmwide compensation analytics, market benchmarking, and reporting, providing strategic insight and governance across compensation planning, executive benchmarking, regulatory and management reporting, and enterprise-wide compensation programs.

It partners closely with senior HR and business leaders to deliver market intelligence, compensation insights, and data-driven recommendations that support talent and pay decisions across the firm.

The role will also partner closely with business‑aligned compensation teams to deliver clear, accurate, and decision‑ready insights supporting one of the Firm’s largest expense categories.

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.

What you'll do in the role:

• Lead firmwide compensation analytics and reporting, providing insights to support compensation strategy and decision-making across the organization.
• Oversee participation in external compensation surveys and benchmarking studies, managing vendor relationships and ensuring high-quality market data for executive, business unit, and broad-based compensation analyses.
• Deliver compensation reporting and workforce analytics for senior HR and business leadership, including executive benchmarking, pay positioning, compensation trends, and regulatory reporting.
• Partner with HR, Compensation, Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders to support compensation governance, policy development, and market competitiveness assessments.
• Lead key compensation processes and programs, including year-end analytics, high-low compensation reporting, and enterprise compensation metrics.
• Develop advanced analytics, dashboards, and modeling to provide actionable insights for senior management, compensation committees, and HR leadership.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and reporting enhancements that increase efficiency, strengthen controls, and improve the delivery of compensation data and insights.
• Manage and develop a team of compensation professionals responsible for market data, reporting, and compensation analytics across the firm.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience, preferred 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.

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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.