Product Manager - VP

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Business Unit: Technology

Technology works as a strategic partner with Morgan Stanley business units and the world's leading technology companies to redefine how we do business in ever more global, complex, and dynamic financial markets. Morgan Stanley's sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative trading systems, cutting-edge modelling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client-relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools. Our insights, our applications and infrastructure give a competitive edge to clients' businesses-and to our own.

Department: IBD & GCM Technology (IBGCMT)

IBD & GCM Technology , a part of the wider IST Division , focuses on supporting the complex and evolving needs of two of the firm's most prestigious and market leading businesses, Investment Banking & Global Capital Markets . Our group partners closely, at all levels within the business, to provide a wide variety of technology solutions including the management of highly sensitive data, content creation, real time electronic trading and data modeling. Our group prides itself on the strength and diversity of our technologists that enable us to deliver front to back solutions to our business.

Role

A good candidate will have a track record of strong product and program management and experience working within an Agile framework.

Core Responsibilities
Work with business partners to identify opportunities and define goals for various initiatives
Play a key role in articulating detailed requirements and acceptance criteria
Coordinate across business, user experience and technology teams to drive delivery
Prepare detailed specifications and supporting documents to guide development teams as needed, including assisting in designing and reviewing test cases
Meet deadlines and communicate delays in a timely manner
Manage and coordinate multiple Agile teams delivering your projects in partnership with lead technical engineers
Define and drive adoption of product management standards within the department
Collaborate with other teams within the organization on project work and to further best practices

Key Experience
10 years of experience in a product management role
Experience in an Agile setting writing user stories, acceptance criteria, epics and organizing the backlog according to the overall roadmap
Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with business stakeholders to understand the business and gather requirements
Highly detail-oriented with a strong ability to manage and execute simultaneous projects and tasks
Self-motivated, with a high level of initiative
Ability to work efficiently and independently
Proficiency in MS Office and related applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, Project )

Skills Desired
A degree in computer science, business or related fields
User Experience design background
Experience at an investment bank or other leading financial services firms
Comfort working with ambiguity, managing and resolving complex issues
Experience with SQL and tools such as Tableau to query data for analysis and visualization

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).

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $140,000 and $200,000 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 #LI-TS2