Job description

Morgan Stanley Human Resources is seeking an experienced Vice President, Full Stack Application Developer in New York to build and own internal HR applications, data services, and workflow solutions that improve how HR leverages technology, data, and automation to drive smarter workforce decisions. This Vice President role partners closely with senior business leaders, HR, and Finance to build scalable solutions that improve how HR operates and delivers insight to the business. Role Overview As a Full Stack Application Developer, you will serve as a hands-on product builder and technical owner for applications used across your assigned HR area. You will design, build and own user-facing tools and supporting data services. You will combine deep technical capability with strategic thinking — using software and data engineering, automation, and modern tooling to deliver products and reshape how workforce and operational data are modeled and consumed by senior leadership. What You'll Do in the Role: · Design, build, test, and deploy internal HR applications and tools with user interfaces, business logic, workflow, and data · Lead core HR process cycles (e.g., compensation, workforce planning, talent reviews), providing end-to-end technical and analytical support across planning, execution, and governance · Own the full product and development lifecycle, from discovery and requirements through architecture, implementation, and ongoing enhancement · Develop backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and integrations that connect HR applications to enterprise data platforms and source systems using Python, SQL, Snowflake, and other approved enterprise technologies · Partner with senior business leadership, HR, and technology teams to translate workforce and operating needs into product requirements, technical designs, and prioritized roadmaps · Apply software engineering practices including version control, code review, automated testing, deployment controls, and observability · Evaluate and deploy emerging technologies (e.g., GenAI, AI agents, workflow automation) to enhance HR’s analytical and operational capabilities Day-to-Day Focus · Develop and maintain production-grade HR applications and reusable services, with clear ownership for reliability, performance, security, and user experience · Create intuitive end user interfaces and workflow experiences for HR processes · Integrate applications with governed HR and workforce data, implementing validation, access controls, auditability, and appropriate handling of sensitive information · Work directly with users to prototype solutions, gather feedback, prioritize enhancements, and drive adoption · Improve application architecture and development practices, and stay current on cloud, software engineering, data platform, and AI capabilities relevant to HR What You’ll Bring to the Role: · Advanced degree in Computer Science or another quantitative discipline · 6+ years of relevant professional experience, including hands-on delivery of software applications, internal tools, or workflow products used by business stakeholders · Experience with cloud platforms (Snowflake, Azure, AWS) is an advantage · Strong analytical mindset with ability to synthesize data from multiple sources into clear insights and recommendations · Strong Python and SQL development skills, with experience applying Python in production applications, services, or data workflows · Experience with web application architecture, APIs, source control, testing frameworks, and modern software development practices · Strong understanding of data governance, controls, and model validation · Strong communicator who can translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders and turn ambiguous business problems into working products · Comfort operating across HR domains and partnering with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment · Comfort operating across HR domains and partnering with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment; visualization experience is useful when embedded within broader application solutions 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. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste morganstanley.com into your browser. Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $120,000 and $210,000 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 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 : morganstanley.com .

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Design, build, test, and deploy internal HR applications and tools with user interfaces, business logic, workflow, and data
Lead core HR process cycles (e.g., compensation, workforce planning, talent reviews), providing end-to-end technical and analytical support across planning, execution, and governance
Own the full product and development lifecycle, from discovery and requirements through architecture, implementation, and ongoing enhancement
Develop backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and integrations that connect HR applications to enterprise data platforms and source systems using Python, SQL, Snowflake, and other approved enterprise technologies
Partner with senior business leadership, HR, and technology teams to translate workforce and operating needs into product requirements, technical designs, and prioritized roadmaps
Apply software engineering practices including version control, code review, automated testing, deployment controls, and observability
Evaluate and deploy emerging technologies (e.g., GenAI, AI agents, workflow automation) to enhance HR’s analytical and operational capabilities
Day-to-Day Focus
Develop and maintain production-grade HR applications and reusable services, with clear ownership for reliability, performance, security, and user experience
Create intuitive end user interfaces and workflow experiences for HR processes
Integrate applications with governed HR and workforce data, implementing validation, access controls, auditability, and appropriate handling of sensitive information
Work directly with users to prototype solutions, gather feedback, prioritize enhancements, and drive adoption
Improve application architecture and development practices, and stay current on cloud, software engineering, data platform, and AI capabilities relevant to HR
Advanced degree in Computer Science or another quantitative discipline
6+ years of relevant professional experience, including hands-on delivery of software applications, internal tools, or workflow products used by business stakeholders
Experience with cloud platforms (Snowflake, Azure, AWS) is an advantage
Strong analytical mindset with ability to synthesize data from multiple sources into clear insights and recommendations
Strong Python and SQL development skills, with experience applying Python in production applications, services, or data workflows
Experience with web application architecture, APIs, source control, testing frameworks, and modern software development practices
Strong understanding of data governance, controls, and model validation
Strong communicator who can translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders and turn ambiguous business problems into working products
Comfort operating across HR domains and partnering with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment
Comfort operating across HR domains and partnering with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment; visualization experience is useful when embedded within broader application solutions
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

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