JOB LEVEL

Director

TIER

P3

We are seeking someone to join our team as an experienced Investigations Director (AVP) in Global Financial Crimes.

In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm’s management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk.

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:

• Lead investigations of a wide variety of suspected financial crimes related to cryptocurrencies and digital assets, including crypto-enabled money laundering, terrorist financing via virtual currencies, illicit trafficking using blockchain, and fraud.
• Determine appropriate regulatory filing requirements, including Suspicious Activity Reports, and notifications to law enforcement and government agencies.
• Provide advice to the business with respect to managing risks arising from crypto-related financial crimes concerns involving prospective and current client relationships, assessing wallet addresses, transaction patterns, and blockchain analytics insights.
• Produce and maintain investigative reports and related documentation with a focus on tracing transactions through blockchain analysis and documenting findings in line with best practices.
• Assist with responding to requests for information from law enforcement and government agencies regarding virtual assets, including blockchain data, transaction histories, and wallet identifications.
• Ensure daily operational processing is completed according to established program and regulatory requirements.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent military experience. Law degree, legal or prosecutorial experience a plus.
• 5 years of strong investigative or related experience with emphasis on BSA/AML, including writing and preparing SARs in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements
• Strong understanding of the financial markets and banking, including Crypto specific knowledge and the ability to learn concepts quickly
• Excellent communication, leadership, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively through all levels of the organization
• Self-motivated and independent operator with the ability and maturity to make decisions and operate in fast paced and dynamic settings
• CAMS or equivalent AML certification/license, or ability to obtain certification within 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:

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.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

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).

Internal Applicants
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