Data Operations Client Solutions Lead, Vice President

State Street • Kansas City, MO

15d • $110,000 - $181,250

About The Position

State Street Global Delivery’s Data Operations team is seeking a Vice President to lead client-facing data delivery initiatives and develop data and business solutions. The role specializes in Multi-Basis Accounting Data or PAM® SaaS and Multi-Basis Accounting Data. The successful candidate will bring strong data analysis and technical capabilities, manage a team of contributors, build stakeholder relationships, and collaborate with business, technology, product, and architecture partners to execute long-term plans for sophisticated data solutions.

The position supports services and offerings across Global Delivery and involves analyzing complex front-, middle-, and back-office business service flows, with a focus on data management and delivery. Responsibilities also include strategic solution design, business architecture, development of business solutions and services, and program or project execution and reporting. The role connects business goals and strategies to data and technology investments, supports product demand opportunities, contributes to pricing strategies and product policies, and provides recommendations to management and senior business leaders.

Requirements

• 12 or more years of experience in accounting, including Multi-Basis Accounting Data, data analysis, operations, or product management.
• Strong technical skills and an accounting background, specifically in Multi-Basis Accounting Data or PAM® SaaS and Multi-Basis Accounting Data.
• Skills or experience working with multi-asset-class, multi-book (ABOR/IBOR), and multi-basis (GAAP/IFRS/STAT/TAX) accounting data for institutional asset owners, asset managers, official institutions, or insurers.
• Proven related financial services experience and a good understanding of State Street businesses.
• Strategic thinking, strong business analysis and planning skills, and the ability to interpret wider-ranging issues.
• Ability to create data and business process flows and define business problems, solutions, and designs using various tools.
• Proven experience analyzing business requirements to meet critical business needs and driving tasks through to completion.
• Experience designing and optimizing user experiences across interfaces to maximize engagement and adoption.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Product Owner experience using Agile methodologies.
• Understanding of insurance services and Data Operations processes and procedures, with the ability to learn quickly.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, facilitation, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office products, MS Access, Visio, Jira, Confluence, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated excellence in business writing, developing business process flow diagrams, comparing current and future processes, and communicating effectively.
• Experience managing individual contributors.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, MIS, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Data analysis technical skills, including MYSS, SQL, data visualization tools, and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Establish partnerships with Operations, Technology, Product, and end-to-end architecture stakeholders to influence and coordinate cross-functional business data solutions and products.
• Oversee and report on data delivery methods in a client-facing capacity.
• Act as a liaison between business and technology teams to support product demand opportunities as part of the data strategy.
• Apply knowledge of front-to-back investment management and investment services, with a focus on user data requirements.
• Connect business goals and strategies to the data and technology investments required to achieve them.
• Communicate recommendations to management and senior business leaders through effective written and oral communication.
• Assist with pricing strategies and product policies.
• Lead data delivery initiatives and provide data and business solutions.
• Manage a team of contributors and collaborate with business, technology, and product partners.
• Drive program and project execution and reporting.

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Insurance coverage, including basic life, medical, dental, vision, and long-term disability, as well as optional additional coverages.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and family-care leave.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
• Incentive compensation, including eligibility for annual performance-based awards, with exceptions for certain sales roles.
• Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans.
• Inclusive development opportunities.
• Flexible work-life support.
• Paid volunteer days.
• Employee networks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior