Executive Director - Accounting & Regulatory Policy

Regulatory Policy
> Provide senior policy leadership on prudential regulation, including Basel III, CRR/CRD, PRA rules, and related supervisory guidance, ensuring robust, defensible interpretations are applied consistently across the Firm.
> Advise on regulatory policy implications of strategic initiatives, balance sheet changes and evolving business models, focusing on capital, leverage, liquidity and regulatory disclosure impacts.
> Support the Firm's response to regulatory change by shaping policy positions, governance frameworks, and implementation approaches for high impact regulatory initiatives.
Firm initiatives and senior stakeholder engagement
> Represent Policy in major Firm programs, steering committees and governance forums, influencing outcomes where policy judgement is central to success.
> Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to senior stakeholders across Finance, Risk, Legal, Treasury, and the Businesses, exercising independent challenge where appropriate.
> Ensure complex issues are appropriately escalated, documented, and resolved in line with Firm governance expectations. Leadership & team development
> Provide visible, senior leadership within the Glasgow team, setting expectations aligned to Executive Director standards of judgement, ownership, and accountability.
> Manage and develop senior team members, with accountability for performance management, talent development, and succession planning.
> Drive sustainable capability building across Policy, ensuring the team is positioned to meet future accounting and regulatory challenges.

What we're looking for
> Qualified accountant (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent).
> Deep technical expertise in IFRS and/or US GAAP, combined with strong understanding of prudential regulatory frameworks and supervisory expectations.
> Proven experience providing senior level accounting and/or regulatory policy advice on issues with enterprise wide financial, regulatory, or reputational impact.
> Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgement in complex, ambiguous situations, balancing technical rigor with commercial and risk considerations.
> Strong influencing and communication skills, with the credibility to engage and challenge at Executive Director and Managing Director level.

Skills that will help you in the role
> Strategic mindset, with the ability to connect technical policy detail to Firm level outcomes.
> Strong appreciation of enterprise risk, governance and regulatory expectations.
> Experience contributing to or leading large scale accounting or regulatory change programs.
> Collaborative leadership style, combined with the confidence to challenge constructively and drive decisions.

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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 .

Client-provided location(s): Glasgow, United Kingdom

Job ID: Morgan-PT-JR034072

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-04-23T18:46:12