Legal & Regulatory Compliance (Senior) Associate

We're seeking someone to join our team as aLegal & Regulatory Compliance (Senior) Associate to work in our Finance Division.

Morgan Stanley's Corporate Treasury team in Budapest is hiring a Legal & Regulatory Compliance (Senior) Associate to support the Firm's Recovery and Resolution Planning program across jurisdictions.

This role is ideal for professionals with a background in compliance, regulatory affairs, governance, or legal analysis who want to move beyond pure advisory work and into a role focused on regulatory execution, documentation quality, and senior-level governance.

Are you ready to make a significant impact at Morgan Stanley? We are excited to invite a proactive and skilled professional to join our Recovery and Resolution Planning (RRP) team within Corporate Treasury. This is your opportunity to contribute to a variety of regulatory initiatives and collaborate with business units worldwide. As part of the Finance division, you'll play a crucial role in managing, analyzing, and advising on the Firm's financial and capital resources.

Corporate Treasury is at the heart of our financial strategy, providing corporate finance advisory services to senior management and internal business units. We optimize the Firm's liquidity and capital base, manage interest rate and foreign exchange exposure, and coordinate relationships with regulators, rating agencies, and creditors. The RRP team is essential in enhancing the Firm's resilience and resolvability across jurisdictions.

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:

• Interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into clear, practical documentation in close cooperation with functional teams
• Drive regulatory submissions and governance materials related to Recovery & Resolution Planning
• Collaborate with and influence global stakeholders across EMEA and the US
• Maintain and enhance frameworks, policies, controls, and remediation actions
• Drive and manage projects in response to regulatory changes
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards, identify and mitigate risks proactively

What you'll bring to the role:

• Experience in finance, compliance, regulatory, risk & controls, or legal roles
• Strong background in stakeholder management, policy interpretation, governance documentation, or regulatory analysis
• Excellent written communication skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a global, cross-border environment
• Typically, 3+ years of relevant experience; financial services experience 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 .

Client-provided location(s): Budapest, Hungary

Job ID: Morgan-JR002947

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-04-08T18:53:13