Americas Prudential Regulatory Relations Director (AVP)

About the role

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Director (AVP) in Legal and Compliance to work for the Americas Prudential Regulatory Relations Group (ARRG) by coordinating regulatory exams and continuous monitoring activities and enabling process improvement through documentation and technology (including Teams, AI, and OpenPages).

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. This is an analyst/associate level position within the Regulatory Relations team.

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

• Provide ad-hoc support on various Reg Relations initiatives, including across other Regulatory Relations regions / functions.
• Partnering closely with internal stakeholders and senior management to ensure timely, accurate, and well-controlled responses to regulators.
• Continuous Monitoring and Examination-Related Activities
• Schedule, attend, and monitor regulatory meetings, produce written notes / summaries; track action items and coordinate responses to follow-up requests.
• Ensure meeting materials are prepared, reviewed, and available in advance of regulator engagements.
• Provide guidance on, review, quality-check, and produce documents requested for regulatory examinations and continuous monitoring.
• Maintain a centralized repository of significant examination and continuous monitoring documentation, including version control and auditability.
• Support the creation and ongoing enhancement of Microsoft Teams sites used for regulatory engagements and internal coordination.
• Produce and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly reporting/metrics for regulatory matters; ensure data accuracy and clear executive-ready presentation.
• Contribute to Regulatory Relations technology initiatives, including AI enablement, and support adoption of future tools and enhancements.
• Develop and manage the Regulatory Relations Teams site(s); use the site to enable standardized processes, information sharing, and stakeholder communications.
• Maintain procedure documents, templates, and guidance materials to ensure consistent execution and knowledge retention.
• Assist with management team with continuity planning reviews and system owner privacy reviews, coordinating inputs and tracking completion.

What you'll bring to the role

• At least 5 years experience supporting regulatory examinations, continuous monitoring, or issue remediation or experience from a regulatory organization such as the FRB, OCC, FDIC
• Ability to quickly learn key concepts, remain flexible, and adapt to shifting priorities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple workstreams concurrently.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in a team environment and work effectively with senior management and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize information into clear summaries.
• Excellent attention to detail and end-to-end ownership of deliverables.
• Strong planning and organizational skills; ability to manage timelines, dependencies, and documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and collaboration/content platforms (Teams, SharePoint).
• Working knowledge of AI tools and an interest in applying automation to improve reporting, documentation, and process execution.
• Strong relationship management skills
• Experience supporting regulatory examinations, continuous monitoring, or issue remediation
• Familiarity with governance, risk, and compliance platforms and regulatory issue tracking/reporting.

Additional information

Please note that the location listed for this role is temporary. The position's work location will transition to 1445 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202 at a future date. In-Person interviews will be required for the role.

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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Pay and benefits

Texas: Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $77,000 and $116,750 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.