Investor Data Products and Analytics Operations and Infrastructure Specialist

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With about $47 trillion in assets under custody and administration and over $4 trillion in assets under management as of December 2024, State Street operates in more than 100 geographic markets worldwide, including the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Clients include mutual funds and other collective investment funds, corporate and public pension funds, global hedge funds, and global banking organizations as counterparties to trading businesses. Founded as a bank in 1792 in Boston, Massachusetts, State Street employs about 53,000 people.

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on State Street to help them manage risk, respond to challenges through solutions, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged professionals are essential to our success.

Our commitment to maintain an environment where every employee feels valued and able to meet their full potential infuses our company values. It’s also part of our commitment to inclusion, development and engagement, and corporate social responsibility. You’ll have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you. Join us.

Why this role is important to us

State Street is executing an enterprise-wide (“One State Street”) Investor Data Products & Analytics ("IDPA") strategy, expanding on the data products that we offer clients today within our Global Markets business and State Street Associates. Falling under the Chief Product Office, IDPA will develop and bring to market products from State Street data to create new value for State Street and its customers. This includes ideating for new products, building requirements and roadmaps, working with the Commercial organization to successfully launch new data products, providing customer support functions, measuring in-field performance, and implementing improvement strategies and tactics. The business will procure and maintain appropriate data rights to ensure that we can be successful in our commercialization plans.

Primary Responsibilities

• The IDPA Operations and Infrastructure Specialist will work across the IDPA business unit functional areas to ensure business-as-usual operations align with best practices and adhere to corporate policies and requirements.

• As required, the specialist will create, own, and manage any related cross functional processes and help develop business unit frameworks.

• The specialist will serve as a subject matter expert, interfacing with corporate functions such as Business Controls, Risk Management and Compliance pro-actively identifying and addressing gaps in procedures and controls.

• The specialist will provide administrative support for the business unit and may be asked to participate or manage special projects, including new product approvals.

Job Requirements

• The ideal candidate must have a sound understanding of operational functions, risk management (operational, third-party, model), compliance, finance, legal (contracting), sales/ marketing, procurement, and business reporting.

• Candidates should have a strong track record in problem solving, identifying and managing risk, and driving process improvement.

• The ideal candidate must demonstrate sound judgment in prioritizing competing deliverables and escalating issues to senior management. 

• The candidate must have strong communication skills (verbal and written).

Technical Competencies

• A sound understanding of operational functions, risk management (operational, third-party, model), compliance, finance, legal (contracting), sales/ marketing, procurement, and business reporting.

• Ability to create, own, and manage scalable processes to support the aforementioned functions; and systematically generate management and status reporting

• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements and controls for financial services companies.

• Familiarity with Archer, Risk Control Self-Assessment and other Risk Management tools and frameworks.

• Advanced proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, OneNote). SharePoint, SQL, Salesforce, Python and Visio a plus.

About State Street
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