Country Head, Australia - Senior Vice President

State Street Services Australia Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street Services Australia Pty Ltd seeks a Country Head, Australia - Senior Vice President to lead market representation, client relationships, and collaboration across business lines. Reporting to the Head of Asia Pacific, this role combines leadership of the Australia leadership team with responsible governance and regulatory engagement to drive growth.

The Country Head will act as a senior figurehead, align leadership across functions, and champion State Street values while delivering

Qualifications

• Substantial senior executive leadership experience in a complex, highly regulated financial services organisation.
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of building trusted client relationships and driving growth.
• Established credibility and market presence in Australia to represent State Street with clients, regulators and partners.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders across multiple business lines to deliver enterprise-wide outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior representative of State Street in Australia, focusing on clients, prospects and strategic partners.
• Lead as Client Portfolio Lead for the Australia and New Zealand client base and drive cross‑business opportunities.
• Strengthen market profile and brand presence through engagement with clients and external stakeholders.
• Sponsor key client relationships and collaborate with business line leaders to deliver integrated solutions.
• Foster a One State Street culture and support leadership development across Australia.

Skills

Executive leadership

Commercial acumen

Regulatory engagement

Cross-functional collab

Job description

Country Head, Australia - Senior Vice President

The Country Head, Australia role plays an enterprise role in representing State Street in the local market and driving commercial outcomes across business lines. Acting as a senior market-facing leader, the role focuses on strengthening client relationships, deepening market presence, and enabling collaboration across businesses to accelerate growth. The position will report to the Head of Asia Pacific.

The position serves as a senior figurehead for State Street in Australia —bringing together the local leadership team, reinforcing a “One State Street” mindset, and role‑modelling the firm’s culture and values.

Responsibilities :

Market & Client Representation

• Acting as a senior representative of State Street in the Australian market, with a strong focus on clients, prospects, and strategic partners.
• Operating as the Client Portfolio Lead for the Australian and New Zealand client base
• Strengthening State Street’s market profile and brand presence through active engagement with clients and external stakeholders.
• Serving as a visible and credible executive sponsor for key client relationships, in close partnership with business line leaders.
• Working collaboratively with business unit heads to identify and drive cross‑business commercial opportunities.
• Supporting cohesion and alignment across businesses to deliver integrated client solutions and stronger commercial outcomes.
• Providing a market‑level perspective on client needs, competitive dynamics, and growth opportunities.
• Bringing together the Australia leadership team across business lines and functions to drive alignment, collaboration, and shared ownership of outcomes.
• Acting as a cultural role model and champion for State Street values, supporting employee engagement, and fostering a strong “One State Street” culture across the location.
• Supporting the development of leaders through connection, visibility, and inclusive leadership practices.

Leadership & Governance Context

• Responsible for regulatory responsibilitiesand the direct engagement with regulators.
• Risk, compliance, and regulatory matters remain fully owned by the appropriate business and functional leaders.
• The Country Head position operates through influence, collaboration, and senior leadership presence rather than formal line authority

SSBT Sydney Branch manager

• Acts as the senior responsible person for the branch.
• Manages the branch in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Delivers the branch's strategic and business objectives.
• Operates the branch within approved risk appetite.
• Oversees compliance programs.
• Implements risk management and internal control frameworks.
• Ensures legal, regulatory, contractual and fiduciary obligations are met

Who are we looking for:

• Substantial senior executive leadership experience within a complex, highly regulated financial services organisation, with a proven ability to operate effectively across multiple business lines, legal entities, corporate functions, and stakeholder groups in a matrixed global environment.
• Strong commercial acumen and broad understanding of the institutional financial services landscape, supported by a sustained track record of building trusted relationships with major clients, identifying cross-business opportunities, shaping market strategy, and delivering profitable and sustainable growth.
• Established credibility and a strong market profile in Australia, with the executive presence, judgement, and communication skills to represent State Street with clients, prospects, regulators, industry bodies, strategic partners, and other senior external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success leading through influence, bringing senior business and functional leaders together around shared priorities, resolving competing interests, and driving accountability for enterprise-wide client, commercial, risk, and people outcomes.

About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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