Third-Party Reporting & Analytics, Director, Business Unit Management

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Third-party Reporting & Analytics Director. This role will leverage the Global Supplier Services (GSS) data to deliver insights into the Firm's third-party relationships. They will work on reporting solutions to provide transparency and help determine opportunities to optimize Third-party expenses. This position will require a strong attention to detail, ability to multitask, and an understanding of third-party relationships and the source to pay processes. This candidate is expected to provide reporting & analytics deliverables in a fast paced and deadline driven environment.
In the Corporate Services division, we empower our businesses by creating collaborative workplace solutions and commercial services that enhance the employee and client experience, while optimizing the value of our sourcing and third-party lifecycle to enable the Firm to do-and-win business. This is a Director level position within Business Unit Management, which performs business management/CAO functions such as headcount management, financials, people processes, executive communications, and strategic support Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world. What you'll do in the role:

• Turn business requirements into solutions that drive meaningful reporting and analysis for stakeholders across Sourcing and the Firm

• Translate complex business processes and concepts into simplified presentations for various organizational levels to digest

• Oversee/work with global and outsourced teams to drive operational excellence and consistency. This includes assisting with quality assurance, resolving escalations, monitoring and ensuring adherence to KPIs

• Write complex queries for large volumes of data (joins, functions, sub queries, etc.)

• Work independently with stakeholders for any ad hoc data requests or modifications to existing reporting solutions and dashboards

• Become a subject matter expert on the data model/structure to perform meaningful analysis and apply it to business needs

• Monitor a healthy pipeline of deliverables to ensure they are correctly prioritized and completed on time

• Remain up to date on, recommend and implement solutions for driving Third Party data processes aligned with best-in-class industry benchmarks
  

What you'll bring to the role:

• Minimum 6 years' experience in a professional setting with a strong focus on reporting and data analytics

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

• Experience of collecting, analyzing and synthesizing large and complex datasets.

• Client management and teamwork skills: Demonstrated ability in being flexible and working with stakeholders and colleagues at all experience levels, as well as external counterparts

• Experienced use of BI tools such as SQL, Snowflake, Dataiku, Tableau, PowerBI or similar

• Advanced Microsoft Office Skills; PowerPoint, Word, and Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, slicers, data connections)

• Understanding/interest in how AI solutions can enhance/optimize data practices

• Ability to create practical and comprehensive implementation plans and partner with Technology to test and introduce system changes and enhancements that impact the reporting environment

• Industry experience with sourcing (Ariba on demand), procurement, and expense management (preferred)

• Experience with Accounts Payable and third-party data (preferred)

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.