Finance Technology Lead, VP

State Street • Boston, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a VP Finance Technology Lead to drive the delivery and technical execution of critical finance platforms. This role is for a senior, hands‑on technology leader who thrives close to delivery—guiding engineers, shaping solutions in real time, and ensuring high‑quality outcomes across complex, data‑intensive systems. You will work closely with Finance, Product, User Experience, Engineering, Data, and stakeholders to modernize platforms, enable automation, and improve the reliability and usability of finance technology. This role can be performed in a hybrid model, where there is a balance of working from home and office.

Requirements

• Mentor engineers and senior developers, raising the technical bar and fostering strong engineering culture
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes, tooling, and delivery practices
• Strong experience leading engineering teams delivering enterprise finance systems
• Ability to balance technical rigor with delivery speed and business priorities
• Strong collaboration skills across Product, UX, Architecture, Data, and Risk
• Clear communication skills, especially when explaining technical trade‑offs to non‑technical partners
• A mindset focused on ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
• 8–12+ years of experience in software engineering or technology delivery
• Experience as a Technology Lead, or Senior Engineer on complex platforms
• Strong background supporting finance, risk, or data‑intensive systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience working in a large, regulated enterprise environment preferred

Nice To Haves

• Solid understanding of emerging LLM and GenAI prompting best practices and how they can accelerate and elevate development practices
• Familiarity with cloud‑native development, APIs, and event‑driven architectures
• Exposure to financial data pipelines, reporting systems, or controls‑driven workflows
• Experience working closely with UX teams on complex internal or enterprise applications

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day technical leadership for technology initiatives, guiding engineers through design, build, and delivery
• Translate business and product requirements into practical, high‑quality technical solutions
• Lead solution design and implementation within established architectural standards and guardrails
• Drive engineering best practices including code quality, testing, performance, and operational readiness
• Partner with Product and User Experience to ensure solutions are usable, scalable, and aligned with user needs
• Identify and resolve technical risks, dependencies, and delivery blockers early
• Support platform modernization efforts, including automation, cloud adoption, and legacy system evolution

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.
• For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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