Executive Director - Head of Digital Governance, Finance

Executive Director - Head of Digital Governance, Finance
Location: New York or Baltimore
Role Summary
The Head of Digital Governance will establish and oversee the governance framework that ensures digital, automation, and GenAI solutions within Finance are developed, deployed, and used in a safe, compliant, and responsible manner.
This role partners closely with the Finance Digital Tooling and Finance AI Engagement EDs, in addition to centralized Firm innovation partners, to create a cohesive approach to innovation, enablement, and control. The Digital Governance lead acts as Finance's authority on digital risk management, policy adherence, lifecycle governance, and responsible AI. The cohesive approach includes consideration of existing governance frameworks such as Model and End-User Computing standards.
The role requires a strong blend of technology understanding, operational risk expertise, policy interpretation, and senior level stakeholder management.
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You Will
1. Establish Governance & Control Frameworks
> Develop and own Finance's governance strategy for digital and GenAI initiatives, ensuring alignment with Firm policies, Technology standards, and Compliance expectations.
> Define approval pathways, documentation standards, risk assessment criteria, and control requirements for digital tools.
2. Ensure Responsible Development & Deployment
> Partner with the Finance Digital Tooling Lead to ensure new GenAI and digital tools are designed with appropriate safeguards, data handling protocols, and usage boundaries from day one.
> Partner with the Finance AI Engagement Lead to ensure responsible roll outs, including user controls, training, acceptable use guidance, and oversight of high risk use cases.
> Review and challenge proposed use cases, ensuring appropriate scoping, risk classification, control definition, and sign off.
3. Drive Risk Management & Monitoring
> Implement a monitoring and assurance framework to ensure ongoing compliance with policies.
> Identify and manage emerging risks across digital platforms, use cases, and user behaviors.
4. Lead Policy Interpretation & User Guidance
> Translate Firm digital, AI, and information security policies into Finance-specific guidance, and operating procedures.
> Serve as the authoritative escalation point for questions on digital risk, responsible use of AI, and policy interpretation.
> Develop guidance materials, training content, and governance toolkits for Finance.
5. Manage Stakeholder Engagement & Cross Functional Alignment
> Engage with senior leaders across Finance, Technology, and Legal & Compliance.
> Represent Finance in Firm wide forums on responsible AI, and digital governance.

You Have
> 7+ years of relevant work experience in operational risk, information security, digital governance, or technology risk - ideally within financial services.
> Strong understanding of AI/GenAI technologies, digital platforms.
> Deep knowledge of policies relating to data usage, information security.
> Exceptional ability to summarize complex policies and risks for senior audiences.
> Strong communication, relationship management, and influencing skills.
> Ability to operate in a fast paced environment, managing multiple priorities.
> High level of integrity, sound judgment, and strategic thinking.

What you can expect from Morgan Stanley:

We have a track record of innovation and passion for unlocking new opportunities, we help our clients raise, manage and allocate capital. We do this by offering a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and asset management services. All that we do at Morgan Stanley is driven by our five core values: do the right thing, put clients first, lead with exceptional ideas, commit to diversity and inclusion, and give back. These aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day, ensuring we do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees around the world. And at the core of our success are the people who drive it - relentless collaborators and creative thinkers who are fueled by diverse thinking and experiences. Wherever you are in our 1,200 global offices, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are empowered to achieve your full potential. 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. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

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.

New York:

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $165,000 and $275,000 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.

Maryland:

Salary range for the position: $130,000 - $220,000/ 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. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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).