Product Management, Charles River Development, Vice President

State Street; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive insurance benefits (life

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off including vacation, sick

Employee Assistance Program

Performance-based incentive plans

Tax-advantaged savings plans

Job summary

State Street's Charles River Development unit seeks a senior program leader to oversee scoping analysis, solution design, and execution streams across the CRD development lifecycle from engagement to go-live. You will serve as the overall solution lead on CRD product development items, guiding teams and ensuring client timelines are met.

The role demands strong governance, stakeholder communication, and hands-on project management, with experience in financial services, Lean/Six Sigma, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• 10+ years financial services experience.
• Expertise in transaction management, reconciliations, corporate actions, perf measurement/attribution, derivatives, bank loans, collateral management.
• Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt certification and experience.
• Professional consulting experience is a plus.
• Proven leadership and program management skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, decision-making and negotiation skills.
• Ability to influence across matrixed organizations.
• Organized with ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Lead scoping analyses, solution design, and execution work streams within the CRD development lifecycle from engagement through testing to go-live.
• Act as overall solution lead on CRD Product development items.
• Manage governance meetings, consolidate project plans, and prepare materials.
• Lead project management team and stakeholder communications; escalate risks and issues.
• Coordinate with engineering scrum teams to meet client timelines; manage Jira/Confluence for sprint tracking.
• Define deliverables and release dates with scrum teams.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Multi-tasking

Global collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

PMO certification a plus

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Why this job is important to us

Charles River Development plays a critical role in providing front and middle office solutions to a diverse State Street client base. The successful candidate will help ensure timely delivery of development work as part of a large client onboarding project.

What you are responsible for

Provide leadership and oversight of all scoping analysis, solution design and management of execution work streams (initiatives) within the CRD development lifecycle from engagement through testing and client go-live. Act as overall solution lead on the CRD Product development items.

Program Management

Manage Product development governance meetings including project plan consolidation and material preparations. Manage the project management team overseeing projects associated with the program. Lead and oversee communication and engagement with stakeholders, drive program progress, and escalate risks, issues and solutions. Drive the implementation of project changes and interventions to achieve program goals. Work directly with engineering scrum teams to ensure timelines meet client implementation timelines. Manage all key stakeholder communications, including management-level reporting. Build and manage Jira/confluence sites to track development sprints. Work with scrum teams to define deliverables and release dates.

Education and Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Minimum 10 years financial services experience
• Proven institutional investment operations depth with subject matter expertise in one or more of the following core areas: transaction management, reconciliations, corporate actions, performance measurement and attribution, derivatives, bank loans and collateral management
• Process re-engineering certifications and experience (Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt)
• Professional consulting experience is a plus
• Proven leadership and program management skills
• Proven strong communication, interpersonal, decision‑making and negotiation skills
• Proven ability to work effectively on global scale with all levels of management
• Ability to influence and work collaboratively across multiple (matrixed) organizations to reach common goals
• Organized with the ability to multi‑task in a fast‑paced environment
• PMO Certified a plus but not required

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers, and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity, and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Salary Range:

$110,000 - $207,500 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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