Job Description

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Due Diligence Director, Corporate Security & Investigations to identify and assess business and reputational risk issues associated with potential clients or transactions. This role is responsible for managing assigned due diligence matters, delivering high-quality investigative outputs, and partnering closely with internal stakeholders and third-party vendors supporting the due diligence process.

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.

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:
- Manage end-to-end due diligence case delivery for assigned matters in the Greater China region, ensuring SLA adherence, documentation integrity, and audit readiness.
- Independently draft and review due diligence reports, validating research accuracy, completeness, and supporting source documentation.
- Perform quality assurance of third-party vendor reports, assessing research methodology, results, and presentation standards.
- Personally manage complex investigative due diligence cases, briefing internal stakeholders and coordinating external vendors.
- Act as a key point of contact for internal clients, briefing Risk, FCR, Global Financial Crimes, and Legal on material findings.
- Support team capability and process effectiveness through training, mentoring junior analysts, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

What you'll bring to the role:
- University degree.
- Minimum 4 years of experience conducting reputational due diligence or investigative/analytical work, including reviewing the work of others.
- Fluency in English and Chinese (Mandarin and/or Cantonese).
- Strong business writing, analytical, and communication skills.
- Knowledge of AML, sanctions, and anti-corruption regulatory frameworks within financial services.
- Deep understanding of the business, cultural, and political environment in the Greater China region.
- Expertise using public-record databases, due diligence vendors, and research tools, including identifying new resources.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills in a fast-paced environment.
- High integrity, sound judgment, and commitment to proper handling of sensitive information and PII.

Preferred qualifications
- Experience managing complex matters involving source commentaries or field investigations.
- Exposure to AI, automation, or advanced analytics in due diligence research.
- Professional certifications such as CAMS, CFE, or similar.
- Experience delivering training, presentations, or stakeholder briefings.

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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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.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit:https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo