Esther Sun

About Esther Sun

20+ years delivering large-scope technology change programs in the financial services, consulting, and manufacturing industries.Seasoned technology delivery executive for proprietary development and vendor solution deployment and integration.Domain expertise in Technology (Cloud, AI/GAI, Analytics), Human Resources, Fraud, Finance, Operation Risk and Compliance.

Experience

1. Executive Director

   Morgan Stanley

   Jan 2018 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Human Resource Technology - Global Compensation and Benefits Technology • Responsible for technology strategy and solutions for employee compensation and long-term incentive programs- Lead the compensation renovation program with implementation of cloud based SaaS solution (Beqom), modernizing HR compensation framework- The solution manages compensation of 70K + employees in 40 countries with over 600 business rules, and supports over 1500 compensation managers and communication managers- Established a hybrid Azure infrastructure that satisfies regulatory and cybersecurity requirements for protecting sensitive compensation data. Further enhancement with Azure tenant migration to align with SaaS implementation as part of public cloud maturity journey - Continue innovation with partners on product performance improvements, adopt advanced analytics for enhanced business insight, and pilot with AI models for business use cases (e.g, compensation rational GAI, predictive compensation)• Development of proprietary application tracking executive compensation awards grant, administration, and portfolio reporting- The solution manages equity and cash plans grant, vest, termination, dividend, distribution, etc, with 20K active and 4K terminated employees\' portfolio accounting and reporting- Automation of new hire replacement grant valuation and administration platform. Responsible for Global employee stock purchase plan integration with Etrade- Leading strategic multiyear program to modernize HR exec comp with MS@Work adoption• Technology ownership of global benefit program (physical/mental health, financial wellbeing, and family support), with 141 global vendors- Accountable for technology security, privacy, fraud prevention related reviews and ensure timely remediation with all vendors- Oversee development of employee eligibility files for global vendors, balance benefits carriers\' data requirement with Morgan Stanley\'s security requirements

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering

• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Business Strategy
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Leadership
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• IT Strategy
• Financial Modeling
• Requirements Analysis
• Management
• Management Consulting
• Business Intelligence
• Business Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Program Management