Senior Global Market Risk MD – Trading Platforms

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

Job summary

State Street is seeking a senior first-line Business Risk executive to lead risk advisory and control for GlobalLink. You will guide electronic trading platforms, workflow solutions and payment services, partnering with senior teams across Compliance, Legal and Internal Audit.

You will build a strong risk framework, drive automation, and lead regulatory examinations to protect client outcomes and regulatory compliance while supporting growth.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of financial services risk leadership experience is implied.
• Experience with electronic trading platforms and market risk a plus.
• Strong judgment across regulatory, operational and risk controls.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior Business Risk lead and escalation point for material risk across Financing Solutions and adjacent markets.
• Lead and develop a team of Business Risk professionals, set accountability and priorities.
• Provide executive risk advice and credible challenges to business leadership across trading and lifecycle management.
• Establish end-to-end first-line risk and control framework with risk assessments, inventories, KPIs, and governance.
• Ensure incidents and emerging exposures are identified, escalated, investigated and remediated.
• Drive control modernization through automation and data-led monitoring.
• Lead regulatory examinations, internal audits and independent reviews with clear narratives and remediation plans.
• Partner with Compliance and Legal to translate regulations into practical actions.
• Provide sponsorship for new products and strategic initiatives with risk readiness assessments.

Skills

Executive presence

Strategic thinking

Regulatory risk management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Advanced degree or risk certifications preferred

Job description

State Street is seeking a senior first-line Business Risk executive to lead risk advisory and control for GlobalLink. You will guide electronic trading platforms, workflow solutions and payment services, partnering with senior teams across Compliance, Legal and Internal Audit.

You will build a strong risk framework, drive automation, and lead regulatory examinations to protect client outcomes and regulatory compliance while supporting growth.