Programmatic Tailored Lending, , Platforms, Associate, Wealth Management

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. This role is aligned to support the U.S. Banks' business that is responsible for retail and private banking across Morgan Stanley and ETRADE.

The Wealth Management Platforms organization manages digital platforms and experiences across the Advisor, Workplace and Direct (Morgan Stanley Online and ETRADE) channels, ensuring that our capabilities lead the industry and are delivered and integrated seamlessly. Within the Wealth Management Platforms Organization, Digital Lending Platform Team is responsible for building an industry-leading, highly automated lending platform supporting the next phase of growth of Securities Based Lending, Tailored Lending and Mortgage Businesses.

We are hiring a talented product manager to help us build an industry-leading, highly automated lending platform to have a direct impact on Morgan Stanley U.S. Banks' growth strategy. This is a highly collaborative role, where you will work closely with our team of digital product managers and partner with designers, engineers, operations, credit, finance, and business stakeholders on transforming workflows and systems that enable innovative financial product offerings.

Position Summary:
> Work in a fun, fast paced environment developing technology for our clients and internal staff
> Collaborate with digital product managers, engineers, business, and control partners to define and write requirements
> Dive deep into technical complexities and collaborate with engineering teams on finding practical solutions
> Engage in end user research, and use data analysis to inform requirements; wireframe design of new product features
> Present findings and project updates to executive leadership and key stakeholders
> Diagnose and resolve any technical issues or system errors that may arise within the client-facing platform Experience
> 3+ years of professional experience developing technology in a demanding, agile environment
> Working knowledge of financial lending products
> Experience with software business analysis
> BA/BS required

Skills/Abilities:
Must haves
> Excellent communicator with solid written and verbal presentation skills
> Highly developed sense of ownership and accountability for work
> Strong attention to detail in both technical and non-technical capacity
> An understanding of web technologies, the software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies
> Excellent relationship building capabilities with partners both internal and external to the organization
> Strategic problem solver able to define and evaluate alternatives, and break high-level goals into specific project tasks
> Independent initiative and comfort working in a fast-paced environment
> Ability to adapt to changing and evolving business needs
> Ability to measure a given business problem to both quantify the issue and the benefits from the technology solution; SQL skills are a plus

Nice to haves:
> Professional experience in wealth management, retail banking, and/or lending products
> Experience analyzing workflows and delivering innovative solutions that drive efficiency at scale
> Experience delivering complex programs with multiple dependencies and stakeholders
> Experience owning roadmaps for complex internal systems with a focus on underwriting, pricing and loan origination