Product Management- Interfaces, Vice President

State Street; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Program

Development programs

Educational support

Competitive benefits

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Product Manager to own end-to-end strategy, roadmap, and delivery for Charles River and Alpha Data Interfaces. You will coordinate across engineering, QA, product security, and external vendors to deliver scalable, client-ready integrations.

In this role, you will translate client needs into a prioritized roadmap, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery across the software lifecycle. Strong financial data knowledge is essential.

Qualifications

• 16+ years of software development lifecycle experience, Agile preferred.
• Strong experience with middle office investment management and investment accounting functions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills.
• Advanced writing skills, including the ability to abstract/summarize highly detailed information.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to reconcile conflicting data.
• Ability to translate customer business needs into application requirements.
• Strong technical background.
• Familiarity with SQL, Snowflake and Talend add advantage.
• Demonstrated planning and scheduling skills.
• Curiosity about financial markets and trading.
• Knowledge in CRD functional financial areas is desirable.
• Education: BS Degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Physics or MIS; MS/MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply detailed knowledge of business requirements and workflows to assist in product development.
• Research and produce business and technical requirement documents.
• Gather product requirements from customers and develop feature specifications across the full software life cycle.
• Partner with development to implement and refine features.
• Plan and schedule validation tasks; perform manual tests; develop verification plans.
• Provide feedback on product performance and review documentation for accuracy.
• Support client beta testing and train users on new releases.
• Assist management of project schedules and deliverables; resolve escalated issues.
• Participate in Agile SCRUM ceremonies and group testing as needed.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time release.

Skills

Software development lifecycle

Communication skills

Technical writing

Analytical skills

Requirements translation

Technical background

SQL

Snowflake

Talend

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering or Mathematics

MS/MBA preferred

Tools

SQL

Snowflake

Talend

Job description

What We Are Looking For

We are seeking a Product Manager responsible for owning the end-to-end strategy, roadmap, and delivery of Charles River and Alpha Data Interfaces. This role drives product direction across a broad set of external data providers and internal platforms, ensuring scalable, reliable, and client-ready integrations.
The Product Manager acts as the primary owner of interface capabilities, partnering across engineering, QA, product security, and external vendors to define priorities, manage tradeoffs, and deliver against client and business objectives. They operate at both a strategic and execution level, translating client and market needs into a prioritized roadmap, while ensuring timely, high-quality delivery across the full software development lifecycle.
This role requires deep expertise in financial data, investment accounting products, and enterprise integration patterns, along with strong technical fluency and the ability to lead cross-functional efforts in a complex, multi-system environment. The successful candidate will participate throughout the full software development lifecycle as part of a feature-focused product development team, driving initiatives from concept through delivery while balancing long‑term platform strategy with day-to-day execution. They must be comfortable working across both financial and technical domains, translating business requirements into scalable product solutions and delivering against client, operational, and business objectives in a timely and effective manner.

Why this job is important to us

Charles River Development brings together data and capabilities across the investment lifecycle to help our clients make better decisions, grow at scale, and deliver returns for their clients. Our diverse team of highly skilled technologists and professionals are agile thinkers and problem solvers, committed to our end users and engineering excellence. We use mentorship and teamwork to impact and drive our business forward every day. By joining the Interfaces team, you will use advanced technology and critical thinking to challenge the status quo and drive results. At Charles River Development (CRD) we’ve been creating some of the most insightful and complex asset management technologies since 1997. Through our commitment to product quality and operating through a client‑focused lens, we’ve experienced continuous growth. Charles River IMS is strategically aligned to innovate the future of investment management technologies. Together with State Street’s middle and back‑office capabilities, Charles River’s cloud‑deployed software technology forms the foundation of State Street Alpha.

Responsibilities:

What you are responsible for

• Apply detailed knowledge of business requirements and workflows to assist in product development
• Research and produce business and technical requirement documents
• Work directly with customers and product management team to gather product requirements and develop feature specifications; involvement in all aspects of the software product life cycle
• Partner with development to help develop, implement, and refine features
• Plan and schedule validation tasks; provide hands‑on manual tests; develop verification plans and processes
• Provide feedback on product performance
• Review documentation to ensure accurate and complete documentation
• Provide client beta testing support and train personnel on capabilities of new product releases
• Assist with the management of project schedules and deliverables
• Assist implementation and support to resolve escalated client issues
• Actively participate in the Agile software development process by adhering to the CRD Scrum Methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Participate in group testing activities as needed.
• Work closely with QA, review and approve QA test plans and test results.
• Coordination with cross functional teams to complete the project on‑time and release the product.

Requirements:

• 16+ years of software development lifecycle experience, particularly Agile methodologies preferred
• Strong experience with middle office investment management and investment accounting functions
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills
• Advanced writing skills, including the ability to abstract/summarize highly detailed information
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to reconcile conflicting data
• Ability to translate customer business needs into application requirements
• Strong technical background
• Familiarity with SQL, Snowflake and Talend will be added advantage
• Demonstrated planning and scheduling skills
• Curiosity and interest in financial markets and trading.
• Demonstrated ability translating business requirements into comprehensive functional and technical product specification documents
• Knowledgeable in one or more CRD functional financial areas is strongly desired.
• Education: BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or study of Business with an MIS background. MS/MBA degree strongly preferred

About State Street

What we do.

State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we're making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investments research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow.

We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You'll have access to flexible Work Program to help match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity, and Social Responsibility.

We truly believe our employees' diverse backgrounds, experience and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Discover more at www.StateStreet.com/careers

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. Discover more information on jobs at StateStreet.com/careers Read our CEO Statement Job ID: R-796515