Vice President, Operations Data Strategy

Morgan Stanley4.0·Posted 3 months ago

Location

All India

Experience

12–16 years

Required Skills

Risk ManagementAutomationAgileInnovationAnalyticsData GovernanceStakeholder ManagementData ManagementOperational RiskLeadershipFinancial ServicesOperations Data StrategyControlsAI initiativesData PlatformsGovernance ToolsData Modernization

About the Role

As Vice President in Ops Risk & Regulatory Control at Morgan Stanley, you will be responsible for leading Operations Data Strategy activities across Asia. Your role will involve driving and delivering the Operations data strategy, enabling transformation, strengthening controls, reducing risk, and accelerating the adoption of automation and AI initiatives. You will play a crucial role in transforming how Morgan Stanley Operates.

Key Responsibilities:

• Experience delivering multi-silo initiatives to improve controls, reduce risk, and enable automation/AI at scale.

• Set the regional vision and roadmap for Operations data strategy, aligning priorities with global objectives and budget.

• Define and maintain governance frameworks to ensure certified, authoritative data underpins regulatory and risk reporting.

• Own the regional Opportunities Backlog, surface high-value data opportunities, quantify benefits, and drive prioritization across silos.

• Champion automation and AI use-cases by ensuring data quality, lineage, and access patterns support scalable delivery.

• Lead senior engagement with Silo Data Leads, RTech, Transformation, and ORRC Data Strategy to remove blockers and replicate solutions.

• Role-model a data culture by sponsoring training, communications, and adoption of tools.

• Oversee complex process management and change efforts, developing and implementing business plans and strategic vision within allocated budgets.

• Address highly complex or time-sensitive business matters, leveraging relationships across functional groups to define and deliver solutions.

• Manage multiple projects/products simultaneously with accountability for risks associated with delivery and execution.

Qualifications Required:

• Proven experience leading transformation portfolios and data modernization at scale.

• Fluency with data platforms and governance tools (e.g., Snowflake, Collibra, DataZone); strong partnership with Technology (RTech).

• Exceptional stakeholder management and influence across senior audiences with clear, concise communication.

• Ability to convert strategy into executable plans with measurable outcomes and robust controls.

• Deep understanding of data governance, architecture, and regulatory reporting for complex global environments.

• At least 12 years of relevant experience in data management and/or operational risk within financial services, with demonstrable regional or global leadership.

At Morgan Stanley, you will have the 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, offering attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks. There is ample opportunity for growth and development for those who demonstrate passion and grit in their work. As Vice President in Ops Risk & Regulatory Control at Morgan Stanley, you will be responsible for leading Operations Data Strategy activities across Asia. Your role will involve driving and delivering the Operations data strategy, enabling transformation, strengthening controls, reducing risk, and accelerating the adoption of automation and AI initiatives. You will play a crucial role in transforming how Morgan Stanley Operates.