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Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (WM) Operational Risk:

The Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Operational Risk group is responsible for overseeing the operational risk and control framework across the Wealth Management business. This team partners with key stakeholders throughout the organization to execute independent risk monitoring functions, support process and control improvement, provide tactical and strategic reporting, execute incident management protocols, facilitate issue and action plan management and coordinate new operational risk programs in partnership with the business as well as Firm Operational Risk Management.

Role Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Assistant Vice President / Jr. Vice President to join the Wealth Management Business Resilience team in our Budapest office as part of a growing center of excellence. This role plays a critical part in executing our business resilience strategy by partnering with global stakeholders to assess, enhance, and operationalize key stability and contingency controls.

The successful candidate will bring strong risk management experience, technology fluency, and the ability to work across business and infrastructure teams to identify potential risks, proposed solutions, and drive execution of stability initiatives. This individual will build strong relationships with business partners, technology owners, operations teams, and suppliers. They will partner with relevant teams to ensure compliance with Firm requirements and standards and further enhance the Wealth Management specific framework. They will assist with efforts to ensure stability risks to critical business functions are documented and mitigated. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong risk management judgment and expertise working with critical infrastructure and systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with global and regional stakeholders, including business, technology and risk partners.

• Support the implementation of the Wealth Management business resilience and stability strategy across core functions.

• Identify, socialize, and manage operational and business stability risks across processes and platforms.

• Analyze infrastructure and operational outage scenarios and report on business impact.

• Develop solutions and contingency strategies to ensure continuity of service and minimal disruption.

• Proposed enhancements to existing controls and frameworks to align with global resilience standards.

• Provide insights into root causes of incidents and recommend sustainable risk mitigation measures.

• Track emerging risks and contribute to playbooks for resilience scenarios.

• Maintain awareness of global regulatory developments related to business resilience.

• Collaborate with U.S. counterparts to ensure global consistency and knowledge transfer.

Skills and Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience in operational risk, business continuity, or resilience, preferably within Wealth Management, retail brokerage, or financial services.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently assess risk and propose solutions.

• Proven track record managing multiple workstreams and delivering results under tight deadlines.

• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills; able to influence stakeholders across functions and regions.

• Familiarity with critical infrastructure, third-party dependencies, and risk management frameworks.

• Experience with data analysis tools, Microsoft Office, and collaboration platforms (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint etc.).

• Agile, proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.

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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.