Job Description

We're seeking someone to join our team as IT Project Manager as a part of our FRPPE-OpsTech team, to will play a key role in helping transform how Morgan Stanley operates
FRRPE_Tech
In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities.
Cross ISG Programs
The ISG Cross Divisional Programs Group (XPG) provides program management and delivery of large enterprise programs and initiatives across multiple technology teams, business units and Firm functions.
Technical Program Management
This is Director position that oversees and leads the execution of multiple projects and/or programs, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business objectives. Includes program management and related project support roles.
Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.
At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firm's global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment management, as well as in the Firm's infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, there's ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.
What you'll do in the role:
The ISG Cross Divisional Programs Group (XPG) is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager / Program Manager to lead and deliver a portfolio of cross-divisional technology initiatives, including discretionary and regulatory projects. This role requires strong leadership, project and stakeholder management skills to drive complex programs across multiple technology and business teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage and deliver cross-functional technology projects involving development, infrastructure, security risk, and technology governance functions.
Conduct feasibility studies and business analysis, documenting current and target state solutions.
Collaborate with technology and various non-tech functions, including Compliance, to perform impact analysis and maintain documentation of business and technology processes.
Partner with business stakeholders to monitor and track the portfolio of technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
Coordinate and prepare materials for key governance forums, including working groups and steering committees.
Support the development of implementation strategies and detailed project plans; work to update schedules, define milestones, and ensure timely delivery of key deliverables.
Establish and maintain a robust framework for identifying, tracking, and monitoring project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, costs, and resources (RAID management).

• Liaise with Technology, Operations, Finance, and Risk teams to coordinate testing, deployment, and post-implementation activities.

Engage with global and regional counterparts to drive synergies, promote knowledge sharing, and ensure adherence to global best practices.
What you'll bring to the role:
8+ years of professional experience, preferably in a major management consulting firm or financial institution; technical background preferred.
Strong knowledge of the financial services industry, ideally within investment banking (sales & trading). Exposure to finance, operations, technology, or internal audit is a plus.
Proven experience in hands-on project management, particularly in financial services technology initiatives.
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to work proactively, creatively, and analytically in a fast-paced, complex environment.
Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work independently and within global teams.
Domain knowledge and project experience
Front-to-back trade lifecycle fundamentals, with emphasis on front-office trading
Equity and/or Fixed Income and/or Forex markets.
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) principles, including Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies.
At least 6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.
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 89 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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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

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