Alpha Services Optimization & Strategy, Assistant Vice President

State Street; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical insurance

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

State Street Alpha Services Optimization & Strategy is seeking qualified individuals with strong experience in documentation creation, project management, analysis, system flows and business architecture to help develop the foundational processes for client engagements and implementations of the industry’s first front-to-back client servicing platform.

The successful candidate must be highly organized, detail-oriented and be able to move seamlessly between multiple projects and changing client

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above required; 5–10 years financial industry experience across front office, middle (IBOR) and back office systems, services and data domains.
• Experience integrating with industry software providers to promote platform interoperability (e.g., Bloomberg PORT, CRD, BRS Aladdin, SimCorp Dimension, Factset, Fidessa Minerva, Eze Software).
• Results-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities and lead team efforts.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, written, and oral presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Create repeatable and scalable processes, procedures, and artifacts for Front-to-Back client engagements and implementations.
• Critically analyze and improve existing collateral, driving continuous improvement.
• Oversee key client deals to ensure successful conversion of services and compare requirements against industry standards.
• Champion best practices and drive adoption across the organization with cross-functional teams.
• Manage central databases across dimensions that support Front-to-Back Capabilities.
• Become a product and platform SME on State Street’s Front-to-Back platform.

Skills

Documentation

Project management

Analysis

System flows

Business architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

5–10 years financial industry experience

Tools

MS Visio

PowerPoint

MS Office

Job description

State Street Alpha Services Optimization & Strategy team is looking for qualified individuals with strong experience in documentation creation, project management, analysis, system flows and business architecture to help develop the foundational processes for client engagements and implementations of the industry’s first ever front-to-back client servicing platform. The successful candidate must be highly organized, detail-oriented and be able to move seamlessly between multiple projects and changing client requirements.

The Alpha Services Optimization & Strategy role will be responsible for creating foundational processes and documentation, contributing to the due diligence, solution design, implementation/onboarding, and post-go-live efforts for several simultaneous client implementations. The role will include working on solutions not only for specific clients, but also as part of the core Alpha platform that will be leveraged across all Alpha clients.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Create repeatable and scalable processes, procedures, and artifacts related to Front-to-Back client engagements and implementations
• Critically analyze and build upon existing collateral with a focus on continuous improvement
• Oversight of key client deals to help ensure successful conversion of services, analyzing bespoke requirements and comparing against other Alpha implementations and industry standards
• Champion best practices and drive adoption across the organization, working with cross-functional teams to ensure all angles are considered as part of the solution
• Manage central databases across many dimensions that support Front-to-Back Capabilities
• Become a product and platform subject matter expert (SME) on State Street’s Front-to-Back platform

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Previous consulting experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree or above. 5 – 10 years of financial industry experience across front office functionality along with middle (IBOR) and back office systems, services and data domains.
• Experience integrating with other industry software providers to promote platform interoperability (i.e. Bloomberg PORT, CRD, BRS Aladdin, SimCorp Dimension, Factset, Fidessa Minerva, Eze Software, etc.) (all portfolio management platforms)
• A results-oriented individual with the persistence and patience necessary to work effectively with a wide range of internal and external constituents
• Proven ability to handle multiple priorities and lead team efforts
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, written, and oral presentations
• Strong problem solving and project management skills
• Expert in MS Office including MS Visio and PowerPoint
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline orientated, globally structured team-based environment

Salary Range

$80,000 - $140,000 Annual

Benefits

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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Equal Opportunity Employer

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