Technical Leader, Executive Director, Finance Operations Risk Tech

About Us:

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.

Job Summary:

We’re seeking someone to join our Finance Operations & Risk Tech team as a Technical Leader, in Risk Technology with deep expertise in Generative AI technologies, including vector embeddings, LangGraph, agentic frameworks, and modern AI-driven architecture patterns.

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Software Engineering Leadership position within Risk Technology/ISG Cross Divisional Governance tams at the Executive Director level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs.

Risk Technology's ISG Cross Divisional Governance (CDG) team delivers strategic technology platforms that support critical Institutional Securities risk management and governance functions, including Model Control, Trader Mandate Management, Booking Model Governance, Marking Review & Controls, and ISG Limits Management. The team partners closely with business, risk, and control functions to enhance governance, regulatory compliance, and operational effectiveness. This Executive Director role will provide technology leadership, drive platform modernisation, and deliver innovative, scalable solutions supporting the Firm's risk and control framework.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

What You'll Do in the Role:

• Provide functional delivery leadership for the Trader Mandate & Booking Model (TMBM) platform, with end-to-end accountability for execution, delivery, governance, and stakeholder management.
• Define and drive the target-state architecture across the ISG Cross Division Governance portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic business and technology objectives.
• Lead modernization initiatives leveraging Generative AI technologies, including vector embeddings, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), LangGraph, agentic frameworks, and AI-driven workflow orchestration.
• Partner closely with senior business, risk, and technology stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable and resilient technology solutions.
• Drive architectural decision-making across multiple strategic programs, establishing engineering standards, best practices, and long-term technology roadmaps.
• Provide leadership across a large organization of technologists, fostering a culture of innovation, technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with the Head of Model Risk Management and senior ISG Technology leaders to advance AI-enabled capabilities across model governance and lifecycle management processes.
• Champion platform scalability, operational resilience, governance, controls, and regulatory compliance across all supported applications.

What You'll Bring to the Role:

• 15+ years of experience leading large-scale technology organizations within Financial Services, Capital Markets, Risk Technology, or Front Office Technology environments.
• Deep expertise in modern software architecture, distributed systems, cloud-native technologies, and enterprise application modernization.
• Strong hands-on experience with Generative AI technologies, including Large Language Models (LLMs), vector embeddings, vector databases, RAG architectures, LangGraph, and agentic AI frameworks.
• Proven track record of defining and executing architecture strategy while delivering complex, multi-year transformation programs.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior business and technology stakeholders, driving alignment across global organizations.
• Strong leadership experience managing and developing high-performing engineering teams and technology leaders.
• Experience working in highly regulated environments with a strong understanding of governance, controls, risk management, and operational resilience.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills, with the ability to articulate technology strategy to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related discipline; advanced qualifications are a plus.

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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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.

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