VP, AI Platform & Production Readiness

STATE STREET CORPORATION; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Insurance coverage (life/medical/dent/

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Incentive compensation

Tax-advantaged savings plans

Job summary

State Street Corporation seeks a senior leader to drive readiness and delivery for strategic AI initiatives across Data & AI. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Release Management, and stakeholders to plan, deploy, and adopt AI capabilities while aligning programs and managing dependencies.

You will own end-to-end readiness, coordinate release and go-live activities, and establish governance, reporting, and dashboards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in Product Management, Program Management, Product Readiness, Delivery Management, or related leadership roles.
• Strong experience leading complex, cross-functional technology initiatives in enterprise software or financial services environments.
• Demonstrated ability to drive execution across matrixed organizations and multiple stakeholder groups.
• Expertise in program governance, risk management, dependency management, and executive communications.
• Strong knowledge of Agile development methodologies, Jira, Confluence, and software delivery practices.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing enterprise compliance workstreams across SDLC releases, change management, deployment governance, and vulnerability remediation programs.
• Proven ability to translate compliance metrics, release controls, and vulnerability remediation status into concise executive updates, dashboards, and action-oriented governance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end readiness and delivery coordination for AI-related initiatives from planning through production deployment.
• Partner with Product Managers, Engineering teams, and Architects to deliver AI-powered capabilities, including GenAI, Copilot, and intelligent automation.
• Coordinate release planning, deployment activities, and go-live readiness across multiple products and platforms.
• Establish and maintain AI program governance, including status reporting and risk tracking.
• Lead capacity planning, release planning, and prioritization to support AI objectives.
• Integrate readiness activities into the Product Development Lifecycle and SDLC.
• Coordinate scoping, testing readiness, deployment readiness, and post-launch support.
• Work with Release Management and Operations to meet deployment readiness requirements.
• Drive Jira adoption, dependency tracking, milestone management, and transparency across teams.
• Facilitate governance meetings, program reviews, and cross-functional sessions.
• Build program dashboards, reporting, Confluence documentation, and executive status communications.
• Identify and manage delivery risks and cross-team dependencies.
• Coordinate with Agile and Scrum teams to align schedules and priorities.
• Oversee compliance governance across Shared Services and Jira SDLC releases.

Skills

Product Management

Program Management

Delivery Management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile methodologies

Executive communications

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

State Street Corporation seeks a senior leader to drive readiness and delivery for strategic AI initiatives across Data & AI. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Release Management, and stakeholders to plan, deploy, and adopt AI capabilities while aligning programs and managing dependencies.

You will own end-to-end readiness, coordinate release and go-live activities, and establish governance, reporting, and dashboards.