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• As EMEA Financial Crime Coverage Director, you will: - Review enhanced due diligence for both new and existing higher risk clients including analysing corporate structures and other documentation as necessary. - Assess and provide guidance on the appropriate risk rankings for institutional clients. - Build relationships and ensure effective partnerships with key stakeholders in regional Businesses, Operations, and other teams within LCD across EMEA and globally. - Act as trusted advisor to the ISG business units in EMEA in relation to financial crime (money laundering, corruption, sanctions) and client due diligence matters. - Support change and remediation initiatives focused on enhancing the Firm's financial crime compliance framework, and drive efficiencies and improvements to existing systems and processes, where possible. - Conduct financial crime trainings within LCD and for 1L stakeholders, as appropriate. - University degree or equivalent with strong academic credentials. - Demonstrable experience of managing financial crime risk issues in a financial institution, management consultancy, or government. - 3+ years of relevant experience would generally be expected for this role. - Recent experience of Know Your Customer requirements, Enhanced Due Diligence, sanctions, and/or financial crime in an institutional setting is strongly preferred. - Knowledge of the securities industry and products (in particular, Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities) is an advantage. - Strong communication and stakeholder management skills and an ability to build effective partnerships across a large matrix organisation. - Certification as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS or equivalent certification/license - or certification within first 15 months of employment. 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. 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. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser. If this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks. Flexible work statement Interested in flexible working opportunities? Speak to our recruitment team to find out more. 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.