Head of Technology Governance & Program Management, Senior Vice President

State Street Corporation; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 338,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Incentive compensation

Tax-advantaged savings plans

Job summary

State Street Corporation urgently seeks a Head of Technology Governance and Program Management to uplift independent governance of risk, regulatory programmes, and remediation. The role requires expert program management, governance execution, and accountability across large multi-jurisdiction initiatives.

The position reports to CIO International, with a focus on transparent reporting to committees and regulators. Primarily in-office with some flex work, based in Boston, MA, or London.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in financial services, including executive leadership.
• Experience managing complex transformation/remediation programs in a regulated setting.
• Strong regulatory risk and governance experience across global banks.
• Proven record of leading cross-border teams and large third parties.
• Education in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent program execution for technology regulatory and risk transformation initiatives.
• Manage interdependencies and critical path items to meet milestones.
• Collaborate with CIO leadership and regulatory functions for escalation and alignment.
• Provide reporting to organizational committees, regulators and boards as required.
• Oversee remediation plans, manage resources and ensure program continuity.

Skills

Program management

Governance

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Regulatory risk oversight

Reporting and transparency

Interdependency management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

PM tools

Regulatory reporting systems

Job description

Who we are looking forState Street seeks to recruit a Head of Technology Governance and Program Management to significantly uplift its independent governance of risk, regulatory program management and remediation while bringing connectivity and consistency of execution through dependency management, transparent reporting and improved overall accountability. The candidate should have experience in understanding of technology organization in a regulated financial services organization, strong program management as well as governance and execution. This leader will have a broad range of responsibilities to oversee a sustainable governance process as well as clear execution management or strategic remediations programs and large-scale initiatives ensuring their interdependencies are clearly laid out and managed on an agile and iterative basis. This leader will provide clear independent reporting across this portfolio in alignment with organizational standards set by the CAO; and will tracking and reporting to the organizational leadership as well as official relevant committees and external parties such as regulators and advisors as required.This role will report into CIO International, Head of GTS Transformation, Risk and GovernanceDue to the role requirements this job needs to be performed primarily in the office with some flex work opportunities available.This role will be primarily based in US (preferably Boston) and will consider candidates based in London, UK location. Internal associates will be considered for this role.What you will be responsible for Specifically this role will be:This leader will provide independent program execution to all the technology regulatory and risk transformation initiatives across the GTS organization managing interdependencies, critical path item management and ensuring success criteria is met by the required milestones while delivering against a strategic end-stateThe role will collaborate closely with the CIO leadership team and second and third line teams and country leaders to ensure there is clear alignment and escalation management on all itemsManage dependencies across programs to ensure no surprises come up and outcomes across a variety of sources and jurisdiction can be achieved through the most effective mannerProvide clear and succinct reporting in alignment with standards set by the CAO office to organizational committees such as CRC, TRC and TORC as well as regulators and BRG and other board committees as requiredThis role will manage some senior managers that will directly be responsible to turn gap findings into effective remediation plans as well as manage some of those horizontal risk and governance transformation items directly while providing governance to over program managers that exist across the organizationThis leader will also manage resources who will ensure continuity of program management and detailed execution planning from findings and next steps that come out of programs such as the MRIA submission to ensure effective remediation plans are in place, and the necessary resourcing across full-time and consulting resources are in place to execute commitments and align items to existing programsWhat we value:A smart, challenging and energetic leader, with a passion and deep understanding of program management across Global organizations.Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across different organizational lines and manage strong execution against an evolving environment with competing prioritiesA leader, viewed by others has having a high degree of integrity and forethought in making decisions; able to act in a transparent and consistent manner, not afraid to deliver and manage complex and difficult messagesNeed to understand the dynamics of large scale transformation programs, preferably with an understanding of risk and regulatory positions for a global bank as well as a technology organizational contextAbility to take data and input from others to foresee potential challenges; threats to the program or unintended circumstances and able to head off potential impacts as a resultSkills around being able to create structure in an unstructured white space environment and establish rigorous repeatable processes while shifting in an agile manner to address challenges that come upEducation & Preferred QualificationsMinimum of 10+ years of related experience within the financial services industry including time spent managing in an executive capacityDemonstrated experience managing complex transformation / remediation programs.Relevant regulated financial service expertise, with an understanding of challenges of running a large-scale Technology transformation programManaged cross-border teams based over multiple locations, additional points for experience with strong connectivity to the regulatorsExtensive experience in managing large, complex third parties, who are critical to the success of the programBachelors / Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field or relevant work experience is highly preferred.Experience with US regulations as well as a strong working level of knowledge of European and Asia Pacific regulations.Extensive, in-depth relevant experience in program management, including experience of leading multi-year, cross-functional or enterprise-wide programsExceptional understanding of standards-based program management and business analysis practices (Agile/Six-Sigma/Lean), with demonstrable skills in program and project management tools and methodologiesStrong project planning skills and expertise in large, complex program management, across multiple work-streams; releases and complex data migrationsExtensive background in executing change; understanding of the regulatory landscape and emerging themes is highly preferred.Salary Range:$225,000 - $337,500 AnnualThe 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.For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home .About State StreetAcross 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/careersRead our CEO StatementJob Application Disclosure:It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.