Project Manager, VP II – State Street Global Advisors

Who we are looking for

As a member of the Strategic Implementation team within the Chief Administrative Office (CAO) of State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), you will join a global project management team with responsibility for the most strategic cross-functional initiatives happening across SSGA. 

Our purpose is to enable the business to deliver the change necessary within the organization, whether it is driven by growth ambitions, regulatory or industry change, client needs, or advanced internal efficiency.  Our projects are managed within a Change Management Framework to provide governance and oversight control.

We are presently hiring for a Project Manager position within the team based in Boston. The role is for an experienced project manager at the Vice President level to lead multiple projects concurrently and/or a large program with multiple workstreams.  This is a full-time role with 4 days in the office expected per week and 1 day of remote work.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of State Street Global Advisors, one of the biggest asset managers in the world, that provides services to the world’s governments, institutions and financial advisors across the globe. With over four decades of experience and trillions of dollars in assets under management, we offer one of the broadest selections of services across asset classes, risk profiles, regions and styles. As pioneers in index, ETF, and ESG investing, we are always inventing new ways to invest.

Join us if making your mark in the asset management industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

As Project Manager, you will:

• Lead multiple projects and / or a large program, which includes responsibility for overall execution, project structure, workstream management and adherence to the Change Management Framework, status reporting & presentation, and transparent issue management and escalation.

• Actively collaborate and facilitate discussions with applicable business functions across SSGA, other State Street business lines and external partners to deliver project objectives.

• Interact with leadership across SSGA and the broader State Street organization to provide ongoing transparency and support for initiative.

• Establish the project structure required to provide a clear determination of stakeholder accountability and ownership.

• Engage stakeholders to define the actions required to achieve the expected outcomes of the initiative and drive the involved parties toward completion of the deliverables.

• With stakeholder input, appropriately communicate and track progress, dependencies and assumptions, roles and responsibilities, issues and risks, and key milestones.

• Furthermore, escalate all risks and issues promptly, to the required governance level, and with mitigation proposals where appropriate.

• Produce, maintain and manage approval of required project documentation in alignment with the change management framework.  

• Manage adherence to, or agreed changes to, project scope to ensure the project remains focused on expected outcomes and target deliverables.

• Manage stakeholder engagement to identify where processes can be aligned and standardized via common and robust solutions as well as by identifying means to mitigate risk and improve controls.

• Communicate project updates in a clear, timely and transparent manner via suitable forums and mediums to all applicable persons/groups including senior management committees, fund/legal entity boards, and regulatory forums.

• Have a change management mindset throughout the lifecycle of the effort and embed process ownership and knowledge into the respective business lines by engagement of business teams through the project lifecycle focusing on ongoing governance and control structure to maintain the benefits of the project beyond implementation.

• Identify conflicts as they arise and engage appropriate parties to resolve. 

• Build a connection with all stakeholders to achieve active participation in project meetings and solution evaluation, including strong coordination with our IT project management team. 

• Collaborate with other members of the Strategic Implementation team to grow our global talent pool and continue to evolve project management practices.

• Support the global team in recruitment and mentoring of new team members; lead by promoting the values of the team and aim to maintain strong positive team engagement. 

• Provide input to senior leadership planning within the global Strategic Implementation team, building on our value proposition, supporting executive level resource planning