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Data Quality Director

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley

Data Science, Quality Assurance
Baltimore, MD, USA
USD 70k-125k / year
Posted on Sep 18, 2025

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Data Quality Director in the Data Governance & AI Non-Financial Risk team to help manage data quality risk by completing risk assessments and overseeing the data risk reduction efforts.


In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm's management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk. This is a Director level position within the Data Quality team, which is a multidisciplinary team that aims to reduce the Firm's exposure to data quality risk. The Data Quality team operate as a global team providing credible challenge as a second line team to all the Firm's divisions.


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:

  • Represent and advocate for the Data Governance Office in data risk and governance forums, primarily as a Data Quality SME.

  • Lead Data Quality implementation efforts and working groups, providing strategic direction and subject matter expertise.

  • Maintain and enhance data and data quality governance taxonomies, including maintaining inventories and metadata tagging.

  • Apply Data Quality Program framework to risks, metrics, and monitoring practices across the organization.

  • Build strong stakeholder relationships and communicate effectively to coordinate and support governance initiatives.

What you'll bring to the role:

  • At least 4 years’ experience in data quality, data governance, data architecture, or enterprise data modeling-preferably in financial services.

  • Deep understanding of the data lifecycle and prioritization strategies for data quality with expertise in Data Quality tools.

  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel or other data analysis tools.

  • Ability to clearly present complex issues and influence senior decision-makers.

  • Proven ability to train and mentor team members and risk officers on metrics and governance practices.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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 https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

Salary range for the position: 70 000$ USD and 125 000$ UDS. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and X Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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).