Strategy & Governance Analyst, Senior Associate

State Street; Kraków; On-site; PLN 112,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Strategy and Governance Analyst in Kraków to support AOIA governance routines, leverage data analytics, and enable AI-enabled decision-support across multiple pillars.

You will improve reporting, automate manual steps, and strengthen insight generation through dashboards and standardized processes in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to collaborate across regions and functions.
• Structured problem-solving and data-driven decision making.
• Strong organisation to manage multiple governance cycles.
• Clear written and verbal communication of governance outputs.
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment with new tools.

Responsibilities

• Execute governance activities aligned with defined priorities across initiatives.
• Improve recurring governance processes to automate reporting.
• Translate data into insights for executive-ready materials.
• Ensure outputs connect governance with measurable business outcomes.
• Collaborate with global and regional stakeholders to gather inputs and validate data.
• Maintain data trackers and reporting templates for governance reporting.
• Utilize Excel, Power Query, Power Pivot, Power BI, Power Automate and AI capabilities for dashboards and automation.
• Balance governance knowledge with technical curiosity to increase transparency.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Organisation

Communication

Adaptability

Data literacy

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Power Query

Power Pivot

Power Automate

Job description

Role Overview

The Strategy and Governance team is a critical function that supports Alpha Operations & Investment Analytics (AOIA) through strong governance, disciplined business management and data-enabled decision-making. As a Strategy & Governance Analyst, you will help maintain governance routines across strategic priorities while using data analytics, visualization and AI-enabled tools to improve reporting, automate manual processes and strengthen insight generation across Client Excellence, Operational & Technical Excellence, Risk Excellence and Employee Engagement pillars.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute assigned business management and governance activities in line with defined priorities, including Client Sentiment, Client Excellence, Risk Profile, Organisation Design, Operating Model, Productivity, Employee Engagement and Global Footprint initiatives.
• Improve recurring governance processes and deliverables by identifying opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate manual reporting or control steps.
• Contribute to analysis and project workstreams related to internal strategic and transformational initiatives, translating data into clear insights, actions and executive-ready materials.
• Support initiatives across the CORE Strategy, including Client Experience, Operational & Technical Excellence, Risk Excellence and Employee Engagement, ensuring outputs connect governance discipline with measurable business outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with Global and Regional stakeholders to gather inputs, challenge inconsistencies, validate data and deliver accurate, timely and well-structured outputs.
• Assess, measure and manage risk exposure as part of standardised business practices; promptly address, document and elevate issues as appropriate.
• Maintain and enhance data trackers, SharePoint / Teams-based repositories and reporting templates to support a consistent source of truth for governance reporting.
• Use technical tools such as Excel, Power Query, Power Pivot, Power BI, Power Automate / Power flows and AI-enabled capabilities to support dashboarding, workflow automation, data quality checks and workload optimization.
• Balance process and governance knowledge with technical curiosity, using data tools to reduce manual effort, improve transparency and increase confidence in business reporting.

Requirements And Qualifications

• Collaboration: Works effectively and constructively with colleagues across business lines, countries, regions and global teams, including business, operations, risk, technology and transformation stakeholders.
• Problem-solving: Applies structured problem‑solving, root‑cause thinking and a broader One State Street mindset to simplify governance processes and resolve data or reporting challenges.
• Organisation & Prioritisation: Demonstrates strong organisation and prioritisation skills to manage multiple deadlines, recurring governance cycles and ad hoc stakeholder requests.
• Communication: Communicates clearly in writing and verbally, with the ability to explain governance requirements, data outputs and process changes to different levels of the organisation.
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment, learning new tools and adapting to changing business, governance and technology