Senior Program Lead - Transformation & Business Analysis

State Street; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street in Quincy, MA is seeking a Program Manager / Senior Business Analyst to lead complex transformation initiatives, combining program management with deep business analysis from planning through implementation. You will partner across Business, Operations, Product and Technology to define objectives, translate needs into actionable plans, manage risks, and report progress to senior management.

This onsite role requires strong communication, stakeholder influence and the ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant experience in program management, project management, business analysis, transformation, consulting or a related discipline within a complex organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional programs or workstreams involving Business, Operations and Technology.
• Strong knowledge of program and project management disciplines, including planning, governance, risk management, dependency management and executive reporting.
• Strong business analysis capabilities, including requirements definition, process analysis, solution documentation and facilitation.
• Ability to structure complex or ambiguous problems and translate them into actionable plans.
• Strong written, verbal and executive-level communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes across teams where direct reporting relationships may not exist.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation, platform implementation or operating-model change strongly preferred.
• Financial services experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of assigned programs, projects and strategic workstreams.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies and critical paths.
• Coordinate activities across Business, Operations, Product, Technology and other functional teams.
• Establish and maintain appropriate program governance, status reporting and management routines.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, actions, decisions and dependencies, driving timely escalation and resolution.
• Monitor delivery against scope, schedule and agreed objectives and recommend corrective actions where required.
• Prepare concise program updates, decision materials and executive-level reporting.
• Coordinate across related initiatives to identify cross-program impacts and dependencies.
• Support validation that delivered solutions meet agreed business requirements and intended outcomes.

Skills

Program and Project Management

Business Analysis & Requirements

Strategic Transformation

Cross-Functional Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Risk, Issue & Dependency Management

Governance & Executive Reporting

Process & Operating Model Analysis

Problem Solving & Decision Facil...

Business / Technology Alignment

Change Management

Executive Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Job description

State Street in Quincy, MA is seeking a Program Manager / Senior Business Analyst to lead complex transformation initiatives, combining program management with deep business analysis from planning through implementation. You will partner across Business, Operations, Product and Technology to define objectives, translate needs into actionable plans, manage risks, and report progress to senior management.

This onsite role requires strong communication, stakeholder influence and the ability to