Data Intelligence - Business Development Specialist, AVP

State Street • Boston, MA

10d • $80,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Who we are looking for The Data Intelligence - Business Development Specialist will be part of a global team that is focused on executing the growth plan and achieving State Street’s data strategy. You will be part of a global team that is focused on developing new relationships with both current clients and prospects by providing new innovative data products and unique insights. An outgoing personality, entrepreneurial mind set, and comfort in learning new technologies is critical to success in this role. Why this role is important to us The team you’ll be joining is part of State Street Data Intelligence (SSDI), a division dedicated to transforming data into actionable insights for smarter investment decisions. Launched in 2025, SSDI develops and delivers innovative products that give clients a competitive edge through unique data sets, including State Street’s proprietary data assets. Our current offerings include the State Street PriceStats Indices—trusted by hundreds of investors and multiple central banks worldwide—and the State Street Private Capital Indices, which help investors construct and benchmark private equity and credit portfolios. Looking ahead, SSDI is pursuing an ambitious strategy to expand into additional asset classes, providing clients with in depth data on deals and portfolio companies to enhance due diligence and investment selection. Join us if you’re passionate about leveraging data to shape the future of investment intelligence. What you will be responsible for

Requirements

• Experience in engaging with institutional investors engaging on investment research, financial data, or analytics.
• Proven track record of developing new client relationships to develop a sales pipeline to meet and exceed targets.
• Experience navigating a large, complex organization and collaborating with colleagues across multiple business lines to achieve business goals.
• Comfort with developing deep product knowledge to support internal sales teams and engage with clients.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and a “choose to own it” mentality.
• 3+ years of experience representing investment research, financial data, and analytics products to sophisticated institutional investors.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with an Alternative Data or Market Data firm in a client facing role a plus but not required.
• MBA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prospect and engage with new prospects to build sales pipeline for data products and analytics and generate new commercial opportunities for State Street.
• Work with internal sales and relationship management teams across the Bank to identify and engage with potential clients to develop sales pipeline for State Street’s data business.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing clients to ensure satisfaction and promote new data offerings.
• Travel to engage with clients and represent State Street at industry conferences and other events to source new leads for the Data Intelligence business.

Benefits

• 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.
• You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs.
• And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees