Morgan Stanley is seeking an ambitious candidate to join the Fraud Department within Cyber Data Risk & Resilience, responsible for providing fraud risk oversight, advisory, and incident response coverage for business in the region.

The role partners closely with business leaders, Operations, Technology, Cybersecurity, and Risk functions to design, implement, and maintain effective antifraud controls, respond to fraud incidents, and ensure alignment with regional regulatory expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Asia businesses to support business growth through the design and implementation of risk based antifraud preventive and detective controls.

• Conduct thematic and targeted fraud risk assessments, including emerging scam typologies, internal fraud risks, and third party enabled fraud risks, and provide actionable threat intelligence to senior management.

• Participate in and contribute to governance forums, committees, and senior management updates, clearly articulating fraud risk themes, control gaps, and remediation progress.

• Oversee and perform monitoring and analysis of monetary and non monetary activities to identify potential fraud risks and control weaknesses.

• Lead or support fraud investigations, working with business and control partners to document root causes, lessons learned, and drive sustainable remediation.

• Act as a key liaison with regional regulators and law enforcement agencies in Hong Kong and Asia on fraud related matters, inspections, and inquiries.

• Partner with Cybersecurity, Technology Risk, Operations, and Firm Resilience teams to respond to fraud incidents, scams, and cyber enabled fraud events.

• Contribute to fraud awareness, training, and communications across the business to strengthen the overall fraud risk culture in the region.

• Support regional and global initiatives such as online fraud controls, payment fraud controls, client notification controls, and process automation, where applicable. Experience in fraud risk management, financial crime, risk, compliance, or related control functions within financial services.

• Strong understanding of wealth management and private banking businesses, including payment flows, client servicing models, and operational processes.

• Good knowledge of fraud typologies, including external scams, payment fraud, social engineering, and internal fraud risks.

• Familiarity with Asia regulatory environments, including engagement with regulators and supervisory expectations.

• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders across business, operations, technology, and risk functions as a trusted advisor.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex risk issues to senior management.

• Strong understanding of wealth management and private banking businesses, including payment flows, client servicing models, and operational processes.

• Solid knowledge of fraud typologies, including external scams, payment fraud, social engineering, and internal fraud risks.

• Familiarity with Asia regulatory environments, including engagement with regulators and supervisory expectations.

• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders across business, operations, technology, and risk functions as a trusted advisor.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex risk issues to senior management.

• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and sound judgment, particularly when handling time critical incidents or investigations.

• Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and challenge existing processes and controls constructively.

Qualifications

• Strong background in conducting or overseeing fraud investigations and remediation activities.

• Prior experience dealing directly with regulators or law enforcement on fraud elated matters in Hong Kong or Asia. Exposure to technology enabled fraud controls, data analytics, or automation initiatives.

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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