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Morgan Stanley

VP, Digital Assets Operational Risk

$110K–$162K

Dallas, Texas · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026

Experience
5+ years; preferably including experience in a bank, broker-dealer, VASP, or CASP.
Education
Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.

About the job

Serves as a second-line operational risk subject matter expert for Wealth Management’s digital asset business, partnering with business and control teams to assess and oversee related risks.

What you'll do

  • Coordinate with risk, compliance, financial crimes, and testing teams to support an integrated approach to digital asset risks.
  • Review and approve new digital asset products, services, and activities; advise on controls and remediation.
  • Assess operational risk through risk assessments, incident reporting, loss monitoring, deep dives, and lessons-learned exercises.

What they ask for

  • 5+ years of work experience in blockchain and digital asset activities.
  • Strong understanding of blockchain and Web3 activities, including associated rules and regulations.
  • Understanding of cryptographic controls, including HSMs, MPC, DKG, m-of-n signing, time-locked transactions, and encryption standards.
  • Knowledge of operational risk management concepts; Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.

Nice to have

  • Experience in a bank, broker-dealer, Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), or Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP).

Pay

$110,000 and $162,500 per year (USD, base salary)

Tools

blockchain, Web3, HSMs, MPC, DKG, m-of-n signing

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)