Fraud Rules Senior Analyst - Assistant Vice President

The Wealth Management (WM) Chief Data Office (CDO) sits within the WM Risk organization and strives to find the right balance between risk management and business enablement. WM CDO’s mission is to: prevent unauthorized access to or misuse of client sensitive data and assets; abide by relevant privacy laws and regulations; effectively retain, retrieve, and protect information and records at the Firm; and mitigate risks caused by inaccurate, untimely, or incomplete WM data. The External Fraud Risk Team within WM CDO works to define appropriate fraud risk thresholds for WM and govern controls that keep net external fraud losses within tolerance while achieving business objectives. Role Description: The External Fraud Risk Team seeks an Assistant Vice President to execute on the inventory, review, and continuous monitoring of WM’s fraud rules. This individual will support efforts to build an automated strategic inventory of fraud rules, perform gap analyses, and continually test rules for implementation issues. They will also maintain analytics and metrics to monitor the overall health of WM’s fraud rules and perform ad hoc data analysis and documentation tasks when there are fraud incidents and senior management queries related to fraud rules. Key Responsibilities: * Serving as a subject matter expert on WM’s fraud rules * Performing gap analyses of existing rules and ensuring rule enhancements and optimizations align with WM’s initiatives to roll out new products and services * Evaluating new fraud rule implementations to ensure coverage for new WM products and services such as crypto, digital assets, and banking and lending products * Tuning analytics that evaluate the trade-offs between fraud rule/control effectiveness and client friction * Building test cases and synthetic datasets as the fraud landscape and client behaviors evolve to ensure rules are continuing to function as intended * Implementing metrics that allow senior management to track the performance of WM External Fraud Risk’s fraud rules testing platform as well as fraud rule performance, efficacy, and client friction * Documenting data-driven rationale for rule modifications and securing approvals through stakeholder socialization Qualifications: * 3-5 years of relevant experience * Experience with fraud rule implementations that balance fraud risk with business enablement and client friction * Understanding of Agile SDLC and software QA testing * Ability to build analytics and automations using tools like Python, SQL, and Dataiku * Strong attention to detail and experience producing precise documentation that holds up to scrutiny * Ability to partner with external stakeholders and drive projects to completion in a large matrixed organization * Experience using content and project management tools, including SharePoint, Jive, and Jira * Exceptional critical thinking, problem-solving, and research skills * Comfort escalating risks and decisions * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels within the organization Preferred Qualifications: * Solid understanding of cybersecurity, network security principles, and authentication controls * Experience with incident response and root cause analysis * Familiarity with the evolving Artificial Intelligence landscape and an understanding of capabilities * Knowledge of the financial services industry; preferably in wealth management, risk management, or technology WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY: At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. 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To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser. Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $85,000 and $140,000 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. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents. 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