VP, Digital Assets Advisory Compliance Officer

Digital Assets Advisory Compliance Officer

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Digital Assets Advisory Compliance Officer in Wealth Management Compliance to shape Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's U.S. digital assets business by navigating emerging regulations, collaborating across legal and risk teams, and driving the development of policies and controls that support innovation and regulatory integrity. This is a Vice President level position within the Investment Product Compliance team which is responsible for guiding business units from product inception through management to ensure regulatory alignment, mitigate risk through efficient controls, and maintain compliance by monitoring and updating policies in response to an evolving regulatory environment.

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:

• Serve as a compliance coverage officer for the digital assets business and U.S. compliance subject matter expert on digital assets more generally.
• Closely follow regulatory rulemaking and advise business lines on developing U.S. regulatory environment for digital assets (e.g., GENIUS Act, CLARITY Act, etc.).
• When necessary, develop and implement compliance policies, procedures and training programs and internal monitoring controls.
• Interact with the business lines within Morgan Stanley.
• Coordinate across legal, compliance, and operational risk teams on digital asset initiatives and potential impacts.
• Assist with other traditional compliance activities relating to the digital assets business.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Experience and strong interest in the developing U.S. digital assets industry.
• Experience serving as a compliance / risk officer or lawyer (or comparable role) at a bank, broker-dealer, law firm, Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), or Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP).
• Bachelors' Degree from an accredited U.S. college or university.
• Strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Ability and interest in reading regulations and focusing on details.
• Ability to prioritize and work in a dynamic, deadline-focused environment.
• Compliance and operational risk management assessment skills: experienced in the process of assessing the compliance and operational risks associated with a business environment (including non-financial risk assessments, incident reporting, capital requirements, etc.)
• Results oriented: setting goals and priorities that maximize the use of resources available to consistently deliver quality results.
• At least 6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $108,000 and $184,500 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's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).