Digital Asset Operations and Client Engagement Lead, Vice President

Who we are looking for

A Digital Asset Operations and Client Engagement Lead, Vice President, for State Street's recently launched Digital Assets Operations team who will be responsible for overseeing day to day operations of all digital asset capabilities as they go to market. This role is central to building the future digital infrastructure of financial markets, ensuring that all capabilities are executed with operational excellence.

The Digital Assets Operations team as a whole is responsible for assisting in the design and implementation of the operational model for digital assets capabilities within our Global Delivery teams as part of the delivering the enterprise strategy for State Street Digital. This is an exciting opportunity for an agile and dedicated manager looking to take on a leading role in building the future digital infrastructure of financial markets from the ground up.

You will report directly into the Head of Digital Asset Operations and work closely with our dedicated Digital teams in Product Development, IT, Business, Governance & Controls, Risk and Compliance plus our State Street Global Delivery and Sales teams to effectively service our Institutional client base. In addition, you will be involved in engaging with State Street Digital's external partners and vendors, from early in the product development cycle right through to testing, delivery, and operations of our new client services in approved jurisdictions.

This unique role requires experience with client engagement, operations management, traditional investment services business operations - particularly in the areas of custody, payments, trading, securities servicing and process, compliance and process documentation - as well as a broad understanding of next generation technologies, including distributed ledger technologies (Blockchain), digital custody, cryptocurrencies, wallet technology and tokenization. This role also requires experience with business transformation and change management to help grow nascent businesses.

Why this role is important to us

This role will play an important part in ensuring the overall success of the Digital Asset strategy. Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. To make that happen, we need teams like this one to execute swiftly, build strong procedures and processes, and implement a risk management framework to control the operating environment tightly.

This role will seek cutting-edge solutions that are straightforward and scalable. It will also help us build resilience and execute day-to-day deliverables with timeliness and accuracy. Lastly, this role will interact with clients to share our strategy and capabilities while striving to understand their digital needs.

What you will be responsible for

As a Digital Asset Operations and Client Engagement Lead, Vice President, you will:

* Build and own the day-to-day digital operations across all value streams to deliver digital capabilities to our clients

* Oversee and ensure that the operations team is fully prepared for each new product or service launch

* Engage with prospective and current clients to support understanding and alignment of service delivery

* Manage risks, resources, and stakeholder communications across the program

* Provide regular communication and reporting updates to ensure full transparency and clarity

* Collaborate effectively with Product, technology and other operational leaders throughout the organization

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

* Engage effectively with business partners to ensure risks and controls in new models are understood and appropriately managed, and to ensure that the business operates in compliance with jurisdictional regulatory requirements.

* Constructively challenge the status quo; collaborate with State Street Digital product teams, Compliance and State Street Global Delivery SMEs as "one team" to help accelerate product development and delivery cycles

* Experience in driving innovative products in a start-up culture (preferably within large, complex…