Financial Crimes Digital Asset Transformation Lead - Executive Director
Morgan Stanley New York City, NY Full-time 3/17/2026 $175,000 - $265,000 a year
Master's with 2+ Years of Experience
Approval 98.5%•Total filings 951•New hires 266•
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•FY 2025Job Description
The Financial Crimes Digital Asset Transformation Lead at Morgan Stanley is responsible for establishing a risk-based financial crimes program to support the firm's digital asset products and services. This role involves ensuring compliance with financial crimes standards and collaborating with various stakeholders to address the unique risks associated with digital assets.
Requirements
- Industry or native crypto experience highly preferred
- 10+ years of relevant experience with BSA/AML Regulations within the financial services industry, or at a financial services regulator
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or other related fields
- Expertise in implementing and executing on Financial Crimes Programs requirements
- Expertise in international Financial Crimes laws and regulations and familiarity with best practice first line procedures and processes
Responsibilities
- Design and build a scalable financial crimes program to support the firm’s digital asset products and services
- Streamline financial crimes program to appropriately identify, capture, risk stratify, and risk manage the Firm’s digital asset clients
- Translate evolving regulatory expectations and industry best practices for digital assets into practical financial crimes controls
- Provide strategic leadership and subject-matter expertise on emerging digital asset risk typologies
- Participate in program risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and ensure controls are aligned with specific risks
- Partner with stakeholders to harmonize and streamline financial crimes requirements for digital asset products and clients
- Proactively identify, raise, and address gaps, issues or inefficiencies
- Actively participate in initiatives aimed at transforming and enhancing financial crimes controls
- Actively participate in committees and other governance forums to represent the business’s interests in financial crimes risk management
Benefits
- Morgan Stanley offers extensive benefits that support employees’ careers, health, finances, and families, including top-tier medical coverage, mental health support, generous parental leave, fertility and family-building benefits, and robust retirement and stock purchase plans. Employees also gain access to continuous learning and networking opportunities, volunteer and giving programs aligned with the firm’s values, and hundreds of lifestyle perks like discounted products, cultural and entertainment tickets, and commuter savings.
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