Senior Implementation Lead - Fixed Income Tech

State Street; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street’s Charles River Development (CRD) Implementation Services team is expanding. The Principal Consultant will own end-to-end implementation for the Charles River IMS, becoming a product expert and serving as the primary client liaison in complex, multi-project environments.

The ideal candidate brings extensive Front Office experience and deep Fixed Income knowledge, with a proven track record delivering large lifecycle implementations and guiding customers on best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from a leading university in Finance, Business/Mathematical Finance, Economics or Computer Science.
• An advanced degree or industry certification such as the CFA is a strong plus.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in the Financial / Software Services industry (Financial market information systems background preferred)

Responsibilities

• Lead or Co-manage implementation projects for CRD
• Provide a single point of contact for a client
• Manage senior level stakeholders/clients with strong communication
• Oversee project status communications and evaluations
• Translate workflow analysis into CR IMS configuration specifications
• Guide customers on best practice implementations and efficient workflow configuration
• Execute project plan steps daily
• Ensure client needs are understood and documented
• Provide proactive leadership in utilization of CRD products and services
• Coordinate meetings with other consultants/product experts
• Communicate upgrades and major releases information
• Manage training and consulting resource requests
• Monitor and assist with issue escalation
• Respond to additional product requests
• Coordinate CRD representatives across locations
• Maintain awareness of industry changes/trends

Skills

Large projects management

Front Office experience

Fixed Income knowledge

SQL knowledge

Full life cycle implementation

Client communication

Presentation skills

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics or CS

CFA certification (strong plus)

10+ years experience in Financial/Software Services

Tools

Charles River Trading System

Compliance Master

Job description

State Street’s Charles River Development (CRD) Implementation Services team is expanding. The Principal Consultant will own end-to-end implementation for the Charles River IMS, becoming a product expert and serving as the primary client liaison in complex, multi-project environments.

The ideal candidate brings extensive Front Office experience and deep Fixed Income knowledge, with a proven track record delivering large lifecycle implementations and guiding customers on best practices.