Digital Asset Custody Operations, Assistant Vice President

Who we are looking for

A Digital Custody Operations Assistant Vice President for State Street’s Global Delivery Digital Asset Division who has a working experience of ideally both traditional and digital assets operations coupled with large institutional experience. The Digital Custody Operations team is responsible for assisting in the design and ultimate execution of the operational model for State Street’s sub-custody and self-custody within Global Delivery as part of delivering the enterprise strategy. This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned Assistant Vice President seeking new challenges, leveraging your existing talents and skills to build the future digital infrastructure of financial markets from the ground up.

You will report directly to the Vice President of Digital Custody Operations and collaborate with our dedicated Digital teams in Product Development, IT, Business, Governance & Controls, Risk and Compliance plus our State Street Global Delivery teams to effectively service our Institutional client base. In addition, this is a highly visible position and you will have significant opportunities to collaborate with State Street Digital’s external partners and vendors, from early on in the product development cycle right through to testing in our “model office” and implementation within operations.

This unique role requires knowledge of traditional investment services business operations – particularly in multiple areas including custody, payments, trading, securities servicing, client onboarding, compliance and process documentation - as well as a broad understanding of next generation technologies, including distributed ledger technology - DLT, Blockchain, digital custody, cryptocurrencies, digital wallet technology, tokenization and Artificial Intelligence - AI. Previous engagement in business transformation and change management preferred.

Why this role is important to us

• The team you will be joining plays an important role in the overall success of the organization
• 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 yours to help navigate employees and the organization as a whole
• In your role you will strive for cutting-edge solutions, that are straightforward and scalable
• You will help us build resilience and execute day to day deliverables at our best
• Join us if making your mark in the financial services industry from day one is a challenge you are up for

What you will be responsible for

As Digital Custody Operations Assistant Vice President you will

• Contribute to the delivery of our enterprise strategy for the organization as a thought partner by challenging the design and implementation of related self- custody processes,  procedures and other documentation required for smooth operations in production.
• Execute our Digital in-scope functions in this new cross-functional Digital team employing a risk and controls mindset
• Ensure KPIs are achieved and SLAs needs with our internal partners are meet to deliver seamless day-to-day delivery of services with periodic reviews

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 organizations)
• Work effectively with peers across globally distributed teams to achieve common goals
• Process documentation and process management experience
• Intellectual curiosity and drive for continuous learning

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with either of functional roles: operations, business process modeling, risk control, AML – KYC and financial crimes, target risk assessments, BUAT and/or client service for traditional and digital products
• Hands-on experience with digital assets and wallets / distributed ledger technology, tokenization is preferred
• Experience in change management in business transformation initiatives
• Demonstrate a can-do attitude and risk