Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that provides investment banking, securities, investment management, and wealth management services. The Risk Officer supports E*TRADE Premium & Specialty Client and Emerging Wealth Solutions by executing a broad range of supervisory, compliance, and risk responsibilities to maintain a consistent control environment.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day risk, supervisory, and compliance oversight for E*TRADE Self‑Directed and covered client segments, including E*TRADE Premium & Special Client (ETPS) and Emerging Wealth Solutions (EWS)
• Maintain a strong control environment by promoting ethical business practices and ensuring adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and firm policies and procedures
• Manage and facilitate supervisory inquiries and escalation requests from ETPS & EWS by partnering with the Senior Risk Officer (SRO), Associate/Regional Risk Officer (ARRO/RRO), and business management to drive timely resolution
• Provide coaching and guidance to Relationship Managers, Team Leads, and Managers on supervisory expectations, policy interpretation, and procedural requirements to strengthen risk awareness and compliance culture
• Ensure supervisory approvals and oversight case escalations are executed accurately and within required timeframes, validating that supervisory actions, documentation, and follow-up meet policy standards
• Support compliance examinations and internal audit activities, including readiness planning, evidence collection, and timely response coordination
• Oversee ongoing risk monitoring and control execution across key risk areas (including operational risk, conduct risk, and data/security-related risk) and implement enhancements as needed
• Drive consistent communication of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management policies and regulatory expectations to service and supervisory teams, ensuring updates are understood and operationalized
• Partner with Legal and Compliance on escalations, coordinating communications, documentation, and response support as appropriate
• Ensure continuous and appropriate supervisory coverage, working with Management, Site Leaders, and the Senior Risk Officer to maintain coverage models and back-up plans
• Oversee adherence to the E*TRADE Self‑Directed Compliance and Supervisory Manual and support implementation of new policies/standards to ensure EWS and ETPS processes remain current and effective
• Monitor 'people risk' indicators (e.g., training, conduct trends, policy adherence), escalating concerns and partnering with leadership to ensure appropriate corrective action
• Co-facilitate compliance and supervisory training, in partnership with the Senior Risk Officer, to ensure colleagues understand and apply Wealth Management compliance policies and procedures
• Support onboarding risk controls for new hires, including Employee Investing/Activities Compliance (OBI/OBA approvals, private investment reviews, Monthly Employee Dashboard checks, and early-supervision routines)
• Conduct risk-based oversight reviews of service center activities—including referrals, line-of-credit monitoring for regulatory compliance, account restrictions, disbursements and credits, trade/crypto supervision, and other control reviews as needed

Skills

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent education or experience
• Previous industry experience
• Active Series 7, 8 (or 9 and 10), and 63, 65 (or 66)
• Other licenses as required for role or by management
• Strong understanding of SEC/FINRA Regulatory requirements and knowledge of internal compliance policies and supervisory procedures
• Clear, concise written and verbal communicator able to deliver guidance, training, and escalation updates to varied audiences
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills; able to manage multiple priorities accurately in a deadline-driven environment
• Applies structured analysis to identify issues/trends and drive timely, well-documented resolution and remediation, including escalation when needed
• Demonstrated leadership and/or supervisory experience; able to partner effectively with business leadership and control partners
• Exercises strong judgment and discretion in all business risk matters, including sensitive supervisory and conduct-related topics

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