Corporate Strategy, VP

State Street; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a highly motivated Vice President to join the Corporate Strategy team in Boston. You will lead complex strategy projects from problem definition through recommendations and execution planning, partnering with senior leaders across the organization.

You will frame ambiguous issues, direct data-driven analyses, and craft compelling narratives for the Executive Committee and Board, while building trusted relationships and guiding cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in strategy, corporate strategy, or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred
• Experience in financial services is strongly preferred, especially asset management, capital markets or wealth services
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; ability to use research and AI-enabled tools to improve analysis

Responsibilities

• Framing ambiguous enterprise and business issues and developing hypotheses
• Managing strategy projects end to end including scope, workplan, and execution planning
• Directing quantitative and qualitative analysis and synthesizing findings
• Developing executive-ready materials tailored to senior management and the Board
• Building relationships with business, finance, and functional partners
• Leading stakeholder discussions and influencing outcomes
• Driving rapid analyses with accuracy and prioritization
• Providing coaching and fostering a high-performance team environment
• Anticipating risks and escalating issues with proposed solutions

Skills

Analytical thinking

Structured problem solving

Executive storytelling

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or equivalent

Financial services experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a highly motivated, intellectually curious Vice President to join the Corporate Strategy team. The Vice President will manage complex strategy projects from problem definition through recommendation and execution planning, working closely with senior leaders across the organization. Strong candidates for this role will have demonstrated the ability to structure ambiguous problems, develop fact-based insights, and translate analysis into actionable recommendations. Typical projects could include enterprise and business strategy development, market and competitive intelligence, client segmentation and market sizing, strategic partnerships and acquisitions, market entry or exit, product and client positioning, profitability, and investment prioritization.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a highly motivated, intellectually curious Vice President to join the Corporate Strategy team. The Vice President will manage complex strategy projects from problem definition through recommendation and execution planning, working closely with senior leaders across the organization. Strong candidates for this role will have demonstrated the ability to structure ambiguous problems, develop fact-based insights, and translate analysis into actionable recommendations. Typical projects could include enterprise and business strategy development, market and competitive intelligence, client segmentation and market sizing, strategic partnerships and acquisitions, market entry or exit, product and client positioning, profitability, and investment prioritization.

Why this role is important to us

The Corporate Strategy team plays a central role in shaping State Street’s future and translating enterprise priorities into strategic choices and action. Across the globe, institutional investors rely on State Street to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. The team sets the firm-wide strategic direction, evaluates the organization’s most consequential strategic questions, and provides objective, data-driven insight across State Street’s businesses to support decisions by senior management and the Board. This is a great opportunity to join a small, high-impact team with direct exposure to State Street’s senior management and Executive Committee. The group has a strong track record of developing talent that advances into leadership roles across the firm.

Join us if making your mark in the financial services industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

What You Will Be Responsible For

As Vice President of Corporate Strategy, your will be responsible for:

• Framing ambiguous enterprise and business issues, develop hypotheses, and identify the analyses required to inform strategic choices
• Managing strategy projects end to end, including scope, workplan, team delegation, stakeholder engagement, quality control, recommendations, and execution planning
• Directing quantitative and qualitative analysis, synthesizing findings, and applying business and industry knowledge to develop clear, actionable recommendations
• Developing compelling storylines and executive-ready materials tailored to senior management, the Executive Committee, and the Board
• Building trusted relationships with business, finance, and functional partners
• Leading stakeholder discussions and influence outcomes without direct authority
• Driving rapid-turn analyses for senior leadership while maintaining accuracy, sound judgment, and clear prioritization
• Providing timely coaching and feedback, and fostering an open, collaborative, high-performance team environment
• Anticipating risks, questions, and decision points while escalating issues with proposed solutions and maintaining accountability for project outcomes

What We Value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and a willingness to challenge assumptions constructively
• Excellent critical-thinking and structured problem-solving skills, including the ability to bring clarity to ambiguous questions
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with the ability to connect evidence to implications and recommendations
• High accountability, integrity, attention to detail, and commitment to zero-defect work
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, including the ability to tailor strategic narratives to working teams, senior executives, and the Board
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including experience evaluating growth, profitability, investment, and strategic trade-offs
• Demonstrated ability to engage senior stakeholders, lead productive discussions, and influence decisions through analysis and judgment
• Proven project leadership, including delegation, quality control, coaching, and development of junior talent
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, anticipate risks, and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines
• Ability to develop domain knowledge quickly and apply prior experience to new strategic questions

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or a comparable strategic role with experience leading end-to-end workstreams and project teams required
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred
• Financial services experience strongly preferred, particularly in asset management, asset servicing, capital markets, data and analytics, financial technology, or wealth services
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; demonstrated ability to use research, data, and AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve the quality and speed of analysis

Salary Range

$170,000 - $267,500 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.

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.

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Job ID: R-797937