AI Strategy, Assistant Vice President

State Street; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long-term disability

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Job summary

State Street is seeking a highly motivated Officer to join the AI Strategy & Product Management team, reporting to the VP. You will help accelerate AI adoption and scale capabilities across the organization, coordinating across business, data, product, and technology stakeholders.

Responsibilities include developing business cases, governing AI initiatives, and delivering strategic communications to senior leadership while shaping the AI platform roadmap and governance.

Qualifications

• Experience with AI delivery and governance frameworks.
• Ability to translate business requirements into AI initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in financial services or fintech preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate AI POD activities across business and technology stakeholders.
• Frame business intake requirements and prioritize AI opportunities.
• Develop business cases assessing value, feasibility, and alignment.
• Track AI initiatives from ideation to implementation.
• Translate requirements into actionable product and technical plans.
• Shape AI platform roadmap by distilling business needs.
• Evaluate AI deployment models and use-case implementations.
• Support governance, metrics, and periodic reviews of AI programs.
• Prepare executive updates and communications for senior leaders.
• Assist with client reporting, Board-level reporting.
• Collaborate across teams to improve AI adoption and impact.

Skills

Stakeholder management

AI strategy

Project coordination

Executive communications

Business case development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

State Street is seeking a highly motivated and strategic professional to join the AI Strategy & Product Management team as an Officer. Reporting to the AI Strategy & Product Manager, Vice President, this individual will play a key role in helping accelerate the adoption and scaling of Artificial Intelligence capabilities across the organization.

The successful candidate will possess strong analytical, relationship management, and organizational skills, with the ability to navigate complex business environments and coordinate across business, data, product, and technology stakeholders. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the firm's AI strategy, support strategic initiatives, and help drive meaningful business outcomes through AI enablement.

Why This Role Is Important to Us

Artificial Intelligence represents a strategic priority for State Street as we continue to transform how we operate, serve our clients, and generate value across the enterprise. The AI Strategy & Product Management team is responsible for helping define the vision, governance, prioritization, and execution of AI initiatives across businesses and functions.

As an Officer on the team, you will help bridge business objectives and technical execution, enable the successful delivery of AI opportunities while supporting strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and platform evolution. You will gain broad exposure across the organization while helping shape the future of AI at State Street.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Support the execution of AI Product Operating Domains (PODs), helping to coordinate activities across business and technology stakeholders.
• Assist in framing business intake requirements and establishing prioritization criteria for AI opportunities.
• Contribute to the development of business cases that assess value, feasibility, and strategic alignment for AI enablement initiatives.
• Help manage and track AI initiatives from ideation through implementation, ensuring alignment across stakeholders.
• Partner with business teams to translate requirements into actionable product and technical considerations.
• Contribute to the evolution of the AI platform roadmap by distilling business needs into platform capabilities and development priorities.
• Assist in evaluating AI deployment models, including platform development, distributable capabilities, and business-use-case implementations.
• Support roadshows, workshops, and stakeholder engagement activities to communicate the AI value proposition across State Street.
• Develop presentation materials, executive updates, and communications for senior leadership audiences.
• Assist with strategic initiatives across the AI organization, including client reporting, executive reporting, and Board-level reporting.
• Support governance, metrics tracking, and periodic reviews of AI programs and strategic priorities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities to improve AI adoption, scalability, and business impact.

Required Skills And Experience

• Familiarity with State Street's enterprise strategy, business model, and key business drivers.
• Excellent relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build partnerships across diverse teams.
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• High-level understanding of enterprise data assets, data management concepts, and AI deployment models.
• Familiarity with AI delivery approaches, including platform development, reusable distributable, and business-specific use cases.
• Understanding of business intake processes, business requirement definition, prioritization methodologies, and technology delivery lifecycles.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing executive-level presentations and reports.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to structure problems and develop practical recommendations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Data Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience supporting strategy, product management, transformation, innovation, technology, or AI-related initiatives.
• Exposure to financial services, asset management, asset servicing, or fintech environments.
• Knowledge of generative AI, agentic AI, machine learning, or enterprise AI governance frameworks is a plus.

Location & Work Schedule

This role follows a hybrid work model and requires regular on-site presence in one of the following locations:

• Boston, MA
• Austin, TX
• Princeton, NJ

Salary Range

$90,000 - $157,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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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.

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