Morgan Stanley India | Ground Transport, Vice President, Travel & Expense Management

What you’ll do in the role

• We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Global 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lead the 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

• 10+ years of experience in transportation, operations, workplace services, travel management, logistics, vendor governance or related disciplines.
• 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.
• 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.

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm founded in New York in 1935, known for investment banking, sales and trading, wealth management and investment management.

Its teams in India support the firm's global businesses. For chartered accountants this means corporate controllers, external reporting, regulatory reporting, tax and risk roles.

• Industry: Investment banking, wealth and investment management
• Headquarters: New York, USA
• In India: Teams in Mumbai and Bengaluru supporting global businesses