Head of Strategy & Operations Client Coverage Group SSGA, Senior Managing Director

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For nearly four decades State Street Global Advisors has been committed to helping our clients and those who rely on them achieve financial security. We partner with many of the world's largest most sophisticated investors and financial intermediaries to help them reach their goals through a rigorous investment process spanning both indexing and active disciplines. With trillions in assets our scale and global reach offer clients unique access to markets geographies and asset classes and enable us to deliver both thoughtful insights and creative solutions. SSGA is the investment management arm of State Street Corporation. For further information please visit ssga.com.

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Position Overview

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven leader to serve as the Head of Strategy & Operations (HSO), Senior Managing Director for the Client Coverage Group (CCG) at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). This critical role will support the strategic alignment, operational excellence, and help build a platform to support innovative growth across our institutional and intermediary distribution teams worldwide. The HSO will shape the future of our client coverage function by optimizing processes, fostering innovation, and ensuring seamless execution to enhance client engagement and business performance.

This is a critical leadership position requiring a strategic and collaborative operator with a proven ability to lead complex, global organizations, scaling operations, and delivering tangible results in a client-centric environment.

Primary Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Business Alignment

• Partner with the Global Head of Client Coverage to define, execute, and optimize SSGA’s global distribution strategy to drive business growth and achieve long-term objectives

• Develop and implement a scalable, future-ready operational framework to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and agility of the distribution function

• Act as a thought leader and key advisor to senior leadership, influencing decision-making through data-driven insights and strategic foresight

• Foster a high-performance culture that is collaborative, innovative, and results-oriented

Operational Excellence & Process Optimization

• Lead the transformation of end-to-end operational workflows to ensure seamless client engagement across all client channels, including institutional and intermediary

• Drive efficiency, automation, and standardization of processes while ensuring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation

• Implement key performance metrics (KPIs) and a data-driven approach to monitor and improve operational effectiveness

• Identify and deploy cutting-edge technology solutions to optimize operations, enhance scalability, and deliver a superior client experience

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Execution

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Product, Investments, Operations, Compliance, Legal, Risk, and IT to ensure seamless execution of strategic initiatives and alignment of client engagement models

• Champion client-centric innovation, ensuring that operational strategies and execution continuously evolve to meet the changing demands of institutional and intermediary clients

• Lead large-scale change management initiatives, ensuring successful adoption of new operational models, technology, and business strategies

Global & Regional Leadership

• Provide strategic oversight and leadership for distribution teams, ensuring alignment with global goals while addressing regional market dynamics

• Develop and execute market-specific strategies to improve client engagement, retention, and satisfaction across key geographies.

• Mentor and develop a diverse, high-performing team, fostering leadership at all levels

Client-Centric Innovation & Transformation

• Champion a “client-first” mindset, embedding it within operational strategy and daily execution

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