Global Financial Crimes: Client Risk Unit Professional

Job Description

About Morgan Stanley Discover your next career opportunity with Morgan Stanley, where we are committed to helping our employees build meaningful careers, and where you can learn, achieve, and grow. Across the globe, we believe our greatest asset is our people. As part of our commitment to excellence, and to you, we offer a comprehensive suite of benefits, programs, and perks. From adoption assistance benefits to Zipcar memberships, the Firm’s 250+ employee programs have you covered from A to Z. We stand for doing the right thing, putting clients first, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back. About Global Financial Crimes In Global Financial Crimes (GFC), you will play a critical role in identifying potentially suspicious activity, protecting vulnerable individuals, and safeguarding the integrity of the financial system. GFC coordinates day-to-day implementation of the Firm's financial crime prevention efforts, including governance, oversight, and execution of the Firm's Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Government and Political Activities Compliance programs. If you are passionate about financial crimes prevention, seeking a rewarding and dynamic career, and focused on making a difference, then GFC might be the right team for you. Your Key Responsibilities The Client Risk Unit is responsible for evaluating client relationships that pose the highest financial crimes risk while also serving as a check and challenge over the first line’s execution of enhanced due diligence. As a Client Risk Unit Professional in GFC, you will: Review enhanced due diligence for both new and existing higher risk clients including analyzing corporate structures and other documentation as necessary. Analyze and escalate financial crimes negative news as necessary. Determine and provide guidance on the appropriate client risk ranking. Review of client accounts for potential matches to designated sanctions targets and prohibited persons lists. Engage various third-party and internal databases to assist with due diligence searches as needed. Develop an understanding of anti-money laundering regulations, policies, and procedures. Provide guidance on policy and procedures to various stakeholders. Conduct trainings to various stakeholders. What We’re Looking For In You Bachelor’s degree or equivalent military experience. Strong analytical skills. Excellent written and verbal communications skills, attention to detail, and strong time management skills. Ability to interact in a mature and professional manner with a variety of individuals. General knowledge of investing and markets and the ability to research or must evidence the ability to learn and adapt quickly. Excellent judgment, initiative, and adherence to deadlines. Ability to interact with branch office and business unit personnel and be willing to receive and apply feedback on work product from supervisor(s). Fluent in Spanish or Portuguese desired but not required. Certification as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS or equivalent AML certification/license – or certification within the first 15 months of employment. Where You’ll be Working This role will require in-office attendance 3 days/week. Two of those days will be Anchor Days where you will be in the office with your teammates to learn, grow, and collaborate in person. 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 85 years. At our foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors, and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect, and cross-collaboration. 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. We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Maryland: Salary range for the position: $75,000 - $120,000 Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. 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). #J-18808-Ljbffr