HR Business Partners Vice President

The Human Resources Division within Morgan Stanley is looking for a Vice President to join the HR Business Partner team that supports the Institutional Securities Group.

This role is a unique opportunity to become part of a team of strategic Human Resource professionals, focused on partnering with our clients in all aspects of their day-to-day needs. The individual will act as a primary HR Business Partner for the division and handle employee relations issues, career development, diversity and inclusion initiatives and annual processes including year-end compensation, promotions, talent review and performance management.

In this role, the individual will have a high level of client interaction and must be able to operate effectively across the full range of HR disciplines and be able to work with Divisional Management and Senior HR colleagues globally. This role offers the right candidate an excellent opportunity to support a complex business with responsibilities over a range of interesting and challenging initiatives.

What you'll do in the role:
- Engage and manage relationships with a broad and geographically diverse client group.
- Provide general HR leadership and guidance to managers and employees in the areas of performance management, objective setting, workforce strategy, coaching, staffing issues, employee relations, compensation, and organizational development.
- Oversee key year-end processes, including:
- Compensation provide support and guidance to business leaders during the year-end compensation process.
- Promotion Individual will manage the year-end promotion processes.
- Implement and facilitate annual talent management processes including talent ranking process; provide advice on development of employees.
- Collaborate with key business leaders to come up with innovative ideas to enhance culture, diversity, and inclusion.
- Ensure our hiring managers are provided the appropriate resources to be effective in their recruitment efforts for key senior roles.
- Provide oversight and direction in the handling of complex employee relations matters.
- Within the context of business priorities, work proactively with managers to identify and develop top talent and successors to critical roles; partner with Talent Management team to create development plans for high potential employees.

This role will work globally with our HR partners in EMEA and Asia while also providing oversight to junior HR team members. Collaboration with our partners across talent, diversity and recruiting is key to the success of this role.

What you’ll bring to the role :

- Bachelor's degree and 5-8 years of Human Resources generalist experience.
- Strong client and commercial focus with outstanding judgment, analytical skills, critical thinking, and communication skills. Team player with strong influencing skills and demonstrated ability or aptitude for team leadership and collaboration.
- Ability to handle fast-paced, demanding clients.
- Demonstrated knowledge of compensation and factors that play a key role in comp decision-making processes
- Excellent quantitative/analytical skills
- Experience with MS Office tools, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; knowledge of Workday is a plus.
- Self-starter with commitment to excellence and strong project management skills; precise attention to detail with excellent prioritization skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment, and to adapt quickly to changing priorities.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 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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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $120,000 and $200,000 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'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).