We’re seeking someone to join our team as an Asia Head & India Lead – Ground Transport to lead the Firm’s Ground Transport program globally, with primary responsibility for India operations, driving strategy, safety, compliance, vendor governance, service excellence and cost optimization.

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 busi ness. This is a Vice President level position within the Travel and Expense Management team which specializes in the Firm’s travel and meetings management activities. We may work with outside travel-related companies and agents, such as airlines, hotels, travel agents, and car rental agencies.

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.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What you’ll do in the role:

• Lead the asia Ground Transport strategy and operating model, driving standardization, governance, service quality and continuous improvement.
• Provide end-to-end leadership of India Ground Transport operations, ensuring operational stability across Mumbai and Bengaluru.
• Own the employee transportation safety strategy, SOS program governance, regulatory compliance and audit remediation.
• Lead strategic vendor governance, including executive vendor reviews, the QBR framework, SLA adherence and evaluation of future sourcing models.
• Drive cost optimization, fleet utilization and commercial performance, and support annual planning, forecasting and savings initiatives.
• Lead technology, automation and data-led initiatives, and provide clear, data-driven reporting to senior leadership on performance, risks, financials and decisions required.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in transportation, operations, workplace services, travel management, logistics, vendor governance or related disciplines.
• Experience managing large-scale Ground Transport programs across locations, including corporate dedicated cars, nodal services, regulated home-drop services, employee transportation and ad hoc car rental, with accountability for service delivery, safety, regulatory compliance, vendor performance, utilization and cost efficiency.
• Strong commercial, governance and stakeholder management experience.
• Skills in strategic leadership, vendor and contract management, financial and operational analytics, risk and compliance management, and change management.
• Strong communication and executive presentation skills, with a data-driven, technology and automation orientation. Experience leading geographically distributed teams and working in financial services or multinational environments is preferred.

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.

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