Alpha Middle Office Product Solutions – Implementation Lead - Assistant Vice President

State Street; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in London is seeking an Alpha Implementation Manager to oversee client implementations of their comprehensive servicing platform. Responsibilities include managing solution design, collaborating with clients, and executing detailed implementation plans. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in the financial sector, strong project management skills, and proficiency in MS Office. Join a dynamic team working on innovative financial solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of financial industry experience.
• Prior experience leading large-scale client conversions and onboarding.
• Experience integrating with other industry software providers.

Responsibilities

• Manage client solution design and implementation plan.
• Work with clients to configure the Alpha platform.
• Organize implementation project status meetings.

Skills

Strong problem solving skills

Project management skills

Excellent analytical skills

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Ability to prioritize work

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Tools

MS Office (including Visio, Project, PowerPoint)

Job description

Who we are looking for

The State Street Alpha client implementation team is looking for a qualified leader with strong experience in project management, analysis, system flows and business architecture to execute client implementations of the industry’s first ever front-to-back client servicing platform. The successful candidate must be highly organized and be able to move seamlessly between multiple implementations and changing client requirements.

The Alpha Implementation Manager will be responsible for managing and overseeing the due diligence, solution design, implementation/onboarding, and post-go-live efforts for several client implementations (likely simultaneous). The role will include implementing solutions not only for specific clients, but also as part of the core Alpha platform that will be leveraged across all Alpha clients.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of a global, cross-divisional group supporting State Street AlphaSM. State Street AlphaSM redefines the common definition of ‘alpha’ to mean powering better performance and outcomes at every point on the investment lifecycle and is the first open platform from a single provider that connects the front, middle and back office.

What you will be responsible for:

• This client facing role will be responsible for managing the client solution design (operational processes as well as system functionality), conversion approach, implementation plan, go-live, and post-go-live activities for converting clients onto State Street’s Front to Back servicing platform
• Work with external clients and portfolio managers to configure the Alpha platform for client-specific workflows
• Manage the definition of services, service level agreements, in/out scope discussions, and change control items with the client and internal stakeholders
• Collaborate with other teams to share approaches, develop best practices and improve team capabilities to successfully migrate clients
• Coordinate with a Model Office environment and team for internal and external testing and POC purposes
• Become a product and platform SME on State Street’s Front-to-back platform
• Organize and conduct implementation project status meetings, including communicating status to internal and external stakeholders, including senior management
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required

What we value

• Experience integrating with other industry software providers to promote platform interoperability
• Prior experience leading large scale client conversions and onboarding efforts in the financial industry
• Strong problem solving and project management skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and prioritize work accordingly
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Expert in MS Office including MS Visio, MS Project and PowerPoint
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline orientated, globally structured team-based environment

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above
• 10+ years of financial industry experience
• Experience with one or more of the following: Front Office Operations, Transaction Management, Recording Keeping, Corporate Actions, OTC Derivatives, Performance & Analytics, Reconciliation, Reporting, Cash Management and Collateral Management

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.