Security Settlements - Director - Core Services

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Director in the Security Settlements team. Shared Services and Banking Operations (SSBO) delivers industry leading operational solutions by aligning the right functions, people, processes and tools into 10 core disciplines offering a tailored client service that is efficient, controlled and compliant with regulation.

In the Operations division, we partner with business units across the Firm to support financial transactions, devise and implement effective controls and develop client relationships. T his is a Team Specialist position at Director level within the Firmwide operations division.

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:

• Specific and measurable KPI's to be defined for Fleet, Squadron and Squad

• Support the Fleet Lead in the communication of Fleet vision, purpose, and measurable business/customer value KPI's; working with Senior Leadership to align on these elements
• Develop Fleet-level backlog of priorities, in-line with business strategy and KPIs
• Inspiring and empowering your Squads to deliver against the Fleet's priorities and KPI's
• Using facts, data, and analysis to make hard decisions and trade-offs, especially related to resource allocation and prioritization of work
• Working closely with your Product Owners to drive alignment between Fleet priorities and Squads' daily work
• Support Senior PO and SA in defining acceptance criteria for Squad output and providing feedback on work-in-progress as helpful to ensure alignment
• Ensuring Product Owners proactively seek out and consider the voice of the customer in defining their priorities
• Support the Fleet Lead in representing the Fleet and Squad interests to senior stakeholders within the organization leadership, and escalating blockers as needed
• Managing, providing feedback, and developing Product Owners and business chapter leads to help improve individual and Squad performance

• Knowledge of Agile delivery framework. Knowledge of Security Settlements and consideration of upstream/downstream consumers is desirable
• Experience leading, motivating, coaching, and developing people and teams in an Agile environment. Proven track record of delivering results and impact
• Proven analytical skills on hard and soft data. Ability to understand and articulate broad organizational visions and objectives
• A desire and openness to learning and continuous improvement, both of yourself and your team members
• Strong influencing skills to achieve alignment up and down the organization
• Commitment to the organization's new way of working through greater collaboration and breaking down of silos
• Demonstrated strong performer and politically astute leader with experience and success in setting clear priorities, executing well and delegating effectively:
• Demonstrable ability to effectively manage a diverse stakeholder group (internally and externally), harmonizing different objectives in order to bring significant contribution to the business.
• Exceptional, analytical, communication, problem solving and relationship building skills are required. Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to work well under time constraints and prioritize appropriately across multiple projects. Strong strategic and business planning skills;
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for tasks. Proven delivery track record in delivering change across multiple operational teams;
• Keen analytic and problem-solving skills, and sound judgement to support and enable effective decision-making. Extensive leadership skills, with a track record of success;
• Experience of making decisions in a changing environment and anticipating future needs. Knowledge of trade flows across all products;
• Strong/Advanced MS Office skills (including Visio, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong project management skills, including project planning and control, stakeholder management, status tracking and reporting, issue and risk management, and budget management;
• Ability to think strategically and provide insight into how to improve existing business and technology processes.