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ABOUT MORGAN STANLEY Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in more than 41 countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com. ABOUT PARAMETRIC Parametric is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley. We partner with advisors, institutions, and consultants to build portfolios focused on what is important to them and their clients. A leader in custom solutions for more than 30 years, we help investors access efficient market exposures, solve implementation challenges, and design multi-asset portfolios that respond to their evolving needs. We also offer systematic alpha and alternative strategies to complement clients' core holdings. This role is part of Parametric's hybrid working model, which includes working in the office 3 days a week and choosing to work remotely or in the office the remaining days of the week. ABOUT THE TEAM The Platform Solution Management team at Parametric: • We are responsible for defining and enabling cross-platform business solutions that meet the needs of clients over time. Solutions are products, services, or systems that provide value to the client, whether internal or external to the PPA enterprise. • Sitting at the intersection of business, clients and technology, we collaborate with multiple teams to understand solution context and define the solution vision, intent, roadmap and capability set. • This team manages changes to the solution vision or roadmap based on enterprise objectives and strategy ABOUT THE ROLE The Principal Technical Program Manager is management expert and has overall accountability for the technical project delivery roadmap and product success. The individual in this role will closely collaborate with engineering teams, business leaders, and other key stakeholders to set a vision, define priorities, execute an ambitious agenda, and be accountable for product results and evolution. The Principal Technical Program Manager interacts and presents information throughout the organization, working with both technology and business stakeholders. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Leading and managing large, complex enterprise-level projects • Define, shape and drive product and technology roadmap, create clarity to guide plans and drive success. • Meet business objectives by successfully designing, implementing, and guiding programs to completion. • Conducts the quarterly PI planning, Influences stakeholders for timely and effective execution of the strategy • Creating fast and effective solutions when issues arise. • Documenting all aspects of work and presenting progress to leadership and stakeholders. • Proven ability to manage relationships at all org levels. • Develop a program plan, including goals, scope, schedule, and resources. • Align program objectives with the company's strategic goals and ensure consistency with organizational priorities. • Establish project tasks and milestones. • Assign responsibilities to team members. • Monitor the progress of projects and make updates when necessary. • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and create progress reports. • Collaborate with vendors, contractors, and external partners to ensure they meet program objectives and deliverables. • Identify and mitigate risks and issues impacting program delivery and ensure projects meet deadlines and budgets. • Troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise during projects. • Identify areas for improvement in project management practices • Engage with program/process owners, stakeholders and business partners as necessary to communicate project objectives, strategy, tactics, and ongoing progress. Drive alignment and build trust with stakeholders. • Facilitate and enhance the communication and process between IT and the business to establish software engineering priorities, work direction, and best practices; includes working with key stakeholders in the business, business analysts, and developers. • Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities while maintaining strong business relationships. • Effective balance of membership, business, and technical goals with available resources (this is really about resource allocation JOB REQUIREMENTS • Bachelor’s degree in related field required, or combination of equivalent work/education experience. • A minimum of 10+ years of experience leading complex development and integration projects, strategy, Business Analysis or System analysis, preferably in the finance/asset management industry • Excellent communication - both verbal and written - with technology and business partners to include strong discussion, debate and listening skills and the ability to look beyond obvious answers to understand impacts. • Advanced experience working with Scaled Agile software development processes • Demonstrated success leading and directing others to achieve measurable results. • Ability to empathically understand and articulate user needs • Demonstrated ability to articulate solution or product vision and/or customized solutions to meet business objectives • Advanced skills using a variety of tools to document workflows and data mapping including but not limited to Miro/Lucid, Excel, SQL and Visio • Understanding of analysis and artifact goals throughout the solution lifecycle • Ability to learn quickly and work in a changing environment and under tight deadlines • Ability to independently manage personal timelines and meet tight deadlines • Ability to successfully manager Parametric believes each member of our organization makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties and qualifications. It is our expectation that every member of our team will offer his/her/their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our client services. 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. 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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The Platform Solution Management team at Parametric:
Sitting at the intersection of business, clients and technology, we collaborate with multiple teams to understand solution context and define the solution vision, intent, roadmap and capability set.
This team manages changes to the solution vision or roadmap based on enterprise objectives and strategy
Leading and managing large, complex enterprise-level projects
Define, shape and drive product and technology roadmap, create clarity to guide plans and drive success.
Meet business objectives by successfully designing, implementing, and guiding programs to completion.
Conducts the quarterly PI planning, Influences stakeholders for timely and effective execution of the strategy
Creating fast and effective solutions when issues arise.
Documenting all aspects of work and presenting progress to leadership and stakeholders.
Proven ability to manage relationships at all org levels.
Develop a program plan, including goals, scope, schedule, and resources.
Align program objectives with the company's strategic goals and ensure consistency with organizational priorities.
Establish project tasks and milestones.
Assign responsibilities to team members.
Monitor the progress of projects and make updates when necessary.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and create progress reports.
Collaborate with vendors, contractors, and external partners to ensure they meet program objectives and deliverables.
Identify and mitigate risks and issues impacting program delivery and ensure projects meet deadlines and budgets.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise during projects.
Identify areas for improvement in project management practices
Engage with program/process owners, stakeholders and business partners as necessary to communicate project objectives, strategy, tactics, and ongoing progress. Drive alignment and build trust with stakeholders.
Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities while maintaining strong business relationships.
Effective balance of membership, business, and technical goals with available resources (this is really about resource allocation
Bachelor’s degree in related field required, or combination of equivalent work/education experience.

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