Alpha Services Optimization & Strategy, Assistant Vice President

Who We Are Looking For

State Street Alpha brings together real‑time data and intelligence across the investment cycle to help clients make better decisions and deliver growth. We are looking for qualified individuals with strong experience in documentation creation, project management, analysis, system flows and business architecture to develop foundational processes for client engagements and implementations of our front‑to‑back client servicing platform.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail‑oriented, and able to navigate multiple projects and changing client requirements seamlessly.

• Create repeatable and scalable processes, procedures, and artifacts related to front‑to‑back client engagements and implementations.
• Critically analyze and improve existing collateral with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Oversee key client deals to ensure successful conversion of services, analyzing bespoke requirements and comparing against other Alpha implementations and industry standards.
• Champion best practices and drive adoption across the organization, working with cross‑functional teams to ensure all angles are considered as part of the solution.
• Manage central databases across many dimensions that support front‑to‑back capabilities.
• Become a product and platform subject‑matter expert (SME) on State Street’s front‑to‑back platform.

• Previous consulting experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or above.
• 5–10 years of financial industry experience across front‑office functionality along with middle (IBOR) and back‑office systems, services, and data domains.
• Experience integrating with other industry software providers to promote platform interoperability (e.g., Bloomberg PORT, CRD, BRS Aladdin, Sim Corp Dimension, Factset, Fidessa Minerva, Eze Software).
• Results‑oriented individual with the persistence and patience necessary to work effectively with a wide range of internal and external constituents.
• Proven ability to handle multiple priorities and lead team efforts.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, written, and oral presentation skills.
• Strong problem‑solving and project management skills.
• Expertise in MS Office, including MS Visio and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, deadline‑oriented, globally structured team‑based environment.

Annual: $80,000 – $140,000 (primary location). The range may differ if the role is based outside the primary location.

• Retirement savings plan (401(k)) with company match.
• Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long‑term disability, and optional additional coverages.
• Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, short‑term disability, and family care responsibilities.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance‑based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans).
• Eligibility for certain tax‑advantaged savings plans.

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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.

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