Front Office Trading Services, FX and FS Initiatives, Vice President

Front Office Trading Services, FX and FS Initiatives, VP
Who we are looking for

We are looking for a Vice President to help lead the establishment of the Financing Solutions Front Office Trading Services (FOTS FS) team and drive strategic FOTS initiatives, aimed at automation, process improvement, risk controls enhancement and AI adoption. This role will report to the Global Head of Front Office Trading Services and work closely with the Head of FOTS Financing Solutions, to design and implement a scalable, controlled, and sustainable support model within an accelerated timeframe.

The successful candidate will provide hands‑on leadership across organizational design, governance, risk and controls, documentation, role definition, procedures, training, implementation tracking, and executive communications. The role will also develop a clear understanding of the Financing Solutions ecosystem from the Front Office through Operations and Technology, enabling the team to establish the applications, functional roles, and entitlements required to support business‑as‑usual activities.

The team you will be joining is part of State Street Markets. State Street Markets supports institutional clients through trading, securities lending, financing, liquidity, and innovative portfolio solutions. Front Office Trading Services provides front‑office‑aligned execution and post‑execution support for Foreign Exchange business and is expanding its Financing Solutions coverage through a dedicated support model for Agency Lending, Secured Financing, and Prime Services.

This role will be central to establishing the North America team, transitioning agreed activities from the Front Office to FOTS, and embedding the governance, controls, documentation, and capabilities required for sustainable support and global rollout.

As a Front Office Trading Services Vice President, you will:

• Lead the rapid stand‑up of the North America Financing Solutions FOTS team, partnering with the Global Head of FOTS, the Head of FOTS Financing Solutions, and key business stakeholders to define the target operating model, organizational structure, implementation plan, and transition priorities.

• Help define and document roles, responsibilities, ownership, decision rights, coverage expectations, escalation paths, and handoffs across FOTS, Financing Solutions Front Office, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and other partner functions.

• Establish a comprehensive delivery plan and governance cadence; organize, drive, and track milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and actions to ensure business target dates and transition commitments are met.

• Assist in developing and maintaining executive‑level materials, including implementation updates, governance reporting, status dashboards, risk and issue summaries, decision papers, and periodic communications for senior stakeholders.

• Design and document the risk and control framework for the new support model, including key controls, evidence requirements, escalation standards, issue management, and readiness criteria, while ensuring alignment with applicable regulatory requirements and deadlines.

• Map the end‑to‑end Financing Solutions ecosystem from the Front Office through Operations and Technology, documenting products, workflows, systems, data dependencies, upstream and downstream touchpoints, and functional ownership.

• Identify, document, and coordinate the applications, system roles, data access, and functional entitlements required for FOTS FS users to support business‑as‑usual activities in a controlled and timely manner.

• Assist in creating operating procedures, process maps, control documentation, training materials,…