Core Operations, Assistant Vice President

State Street•Quincy, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring a Digital Asset GD ETF Specialist to be an ETF subject matter expert, participating in workstreams to build digital asset operations within State Street’s infrastructure. You will be responsible for sharing knowledge and expertise around current operational workflows, maintaining alignment to ETF leadership, escalating any concerns to functional leadership, acquiring approvals of new models with functional leadership, and maintaining alignment with digital asset operations leadership. We expect this candidate to have a risk excellent mindset and be proficient establishing an effective control environment. The ideal candidate should understand digital asset concepts (blockchain knowledge, understanding of digital asset types, decentralized finance, tokenization, etc). At a minimum this candidate should have intellectual curiosity to learn about digital asset servicing. This role will have a dual reporting line to ETF leadership and digital asset operations leadership. This role will have an important part 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 this one to execute swiftly, build strong procedures and processes, and implement a risk management framework to control the operating environment tightly. This role will seek cutting-edge solutions that are straightforward and scalable. It will also help us build resilience and execute day-to-day deliverables with timeliness and accuracy.

Requirements

Knowledge of ETF systems, data flows, and overall operating model
Ability to escalate risks and decision points quickly to the appropriate stakeholders, whether that be functional leadership, digital leadership, and/or project leadership
Ability to review and vet a new operating model for viability and alignment to our existing infrastructure
Collaboration with other business units and departments within State Street
Experience executing on a project as a critical stakeholder, including excellent time management and multi-tasking skills
Experience in ETF operations and strong working knowledge of day-to-day ETF responsibilities and processes
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related discipline
Ability to excel when faced with the unknown and challenged to develop new ways
Excellent communication and escalation ability
Ability to collaborate effectively across functions and external stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with digital assets and wallets, distributed ledger technology, tokenization is preferred
Risk excellent mindset
Proficient establishing an effective control environment
Understand digital asset concepts (blockchain knowledge, understanding of digital asset types, decentralized finance, tokenization, etc)
Intellectual curiosity to learn about digital asset servicing

Responsibilities

Participate in workstreams as an ETF subject matter expert for digital asset operations across a portfolio of value streams to deliver digital asset capabilities
Foster alignment between value streams, manage interdependencies, and deliver value at an organizational level
Establish risk control procedures to ensure risk excellence across all capabilities
Partner with testing teams to develop, test, and enhance capability development in UAT and Production
Manage risks, resources, and stakeholder communications across the workstream
Provide regular communication and reporting updates to ensure full transparency and clarity of workstream delivery to both the functional leadership teams and digital asset operations leadership teams

Benefits

competitive and comprehensive benefits packages
generous medical care
insurance and savings plans
flexible Work Programs
wealth of development programs
educational support
flexible work-life support
paid volunteer days
matching gift programs
access to employee networks
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
eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans