Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Digital Lending Platform team is looking for a talented product manager with a passion for building innovative technology. We are building an industry-leading, highly automated lending platform to have a direct impact on Morgan Stanley U.S. Banks' growth strategy. Within the Digital Lending Platforms team, the Loan Origination Platform Upgrades team is responsible for the complete upgrade, maintenance & enhancement of the Mortgage Loan Origination Platform.
We are looking for a product manager to work on the business-critical initiative of upgrading the Mortgage Loan Origination Platform used by hundreds of our mortgage professionals, such as mortgage consultants, underwriters, pricing analysts, and loan processors amongst others.
This is a highly collaborative role, where you will work closely with our team of digital product managers and partner with engineers, operations, credit, compliance, business stakeholders and vendor to transform the experience for our internal users.
Position Summary
Work in a fun, fast paced environment designing new and improved technology for our internal staff
Work with technology, business, and control partners to define and write requirements
Engage in end user research, and use data analysis to inform requirements writing, and wireframe design of new products
Present findings and project updates to executive leadership and key stakeholders
Lead Agile product management teams, collaborating with design, research, technology, legal and compliance team and driving decision making across cross-functional group is preferred.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including legal, compliance, risk, technology and operations to enhance processes and streamline mortgage product related workflows
Diagnose and resolve any technical issues or system errors that may arise within the lending pricing platform
Experience
7+ years of professional experience in technology product management and design
5+ years of professional experience in the wealth management, retail banking, and/or consumer financial technology
Knowledge or experience with lending products
Ideally have experience in building complex internal systems with a focus on underwriting, credit risk management,pricing, or platform upgrades
Experience with software business analysis required
BA/BS required
Skills/Abilities
Professional experience in consumer technology, banking, wealth management and /or top tier consulting firm
Strong attention to detail in both technical and non-technical capacity
Focus on usability and eye for design
Excellent relationship building capabilities with partners both internal and external to the organization
Independent initiative and comfort working in a fast-paced environment
Strategic thinker able to define and evaluate alternatives, and translate goals into specific project tasks
Excellent communicator with solid written and verbal presentation skills
Highly developed sense of ownership and accountability for work
Ability to adapt to change and evolving business needs
Ability to measure a given business problem in order to both quantify the issue and the benefits from the technology solution
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 $110,000 and $185,000 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.