AIS PMO, AVP at State Street

Why this job is important to us

This position supports State Street’s Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) business and reports to the AIS PMO team supporting various strategic programs and initiatives across AIS. This position will provide the candidate exposure across all AIS business lines as well as a strong foundation in project management and a potential career path in program strategy and execution. The core responsibility will be assisting with project management activities such as maintaining project plans, migration flight plans, risk logs, action item trackers, etc. to drive results and transformation. Project types may involve client conversions and initiatives, operating model transformations, technology upgrades, offshore transitions, regulatory initiatives, and any other strategic projects where the business may need strong project management.

What you will be responsible for

The AIS PMO team member will:

• Support AIS Project Management Office (PMO) activities through the management of project artifacts, including managing, tracking and reporting on projects and program functions to drive successful execution. This includes preparing management reports, dashboards and presentations.
• Lead the end-to-end planning and management of small to medium projects and/or lead a work stream within larger strategic initiatives.
• Ensure that project requirements and mandates are fully scoped out and documented.
• Assess, identify, and mitigate the risk areas for each project activity and actively manage the risk.
• Interface and collaborate across key internal stakeholders (business, IT and project teams) and external parties, including clients, to deliver results and ensure consistent service delivery, appropriate client solutions and client satisfaction.
• Participate in mobilizing, organizing, and executing projects across the full breadth of AIS’s geographic markets and business lines.
• Facilitate working group sessions, as needed, to drive initiatives forward, including obtaining consensus and approval from all stakeholders.
• Support and work with the business leads to accomplish the project plan activities, including managing risks and issues as required.
• Support analysis on current and target state operating models, organizational designs, workflow and restructuring functions to determine optimal operating model strategy to drive the execution on target state models.
• Provide quantitative and qualitative analysis to inform strategic and transformation planning and decisions.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

The candidate will have strong analytical, project/time management, documentation skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and solid working knowledge of financial markets. The candidate will be required to work with a diverse group of individuals in all time zones including Business Sponsors, Executive Leadership, Business Users, IT stakeholders, Project Managers and Subject Matter Experts – internal and external to State Street.

• Minimum 5+ years of business experience, preferably in financial markets, business analysis and project management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or equivalent. Working on a master’s degree or CFA is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of project and systems development lifecycles; experience with more than one project type preferred.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written to communicate across various levels of the organization.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver on tight schedules.
• Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent MS Office Suite (Powerpoint, Excel and Word), Share Point and Collaborate Community Sites skills.
• Highly motivated self-starter willing and able to learn a great deal of information in a short period of time.
• Ability to work independently or as a team member on projects of varying size and scope, including client-facing initiatives.
• Ability to quickly adapt to constantly changing requirements and business needs.

Salary Range:

$90,000 - $157,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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About State Street

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We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

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