Head of Accounting and Fund Administration Technology, SVP

State Street•Quincy, MA

4d•$225,000 - $337,500

About The Position

State Street is seeking a strategic, transformational technology executive to serve as Senior Vice President and lead technology for its global Accounting & Fund Administration organization. The role defines and executes technology strategy for platforms supporting fund accounting, financial reporting, insurance accounting, NAV production, and related administration services across traditional and alternative investment products. The executive leads a large global organization spanning technology strategy, engineering, delivery, operations, and modernization. The role drives innovation through cloud-native architectures, data and AI capabilities, automation, and modern engineering practices, while ensuring operational resilience, regulatory compliance, and strong client outcomes. The position partners with business, product, operations, risk, and enterprise technology leaders to accelerate growth, modernize platforms, improve scalability and productivity, and enhance client experience. The role also leads organizational transformation, establishes performance and engineering frameworks, develops senior leaders, and builds talent and capabilities in cloud, data, AI, and advanced engineering. The position requires a willingness to work across regions and time zones and travel as required.

Requirements

20+ years of technology leadership experience, including significant experience within financial services.
Extensive experience leading technology organizations supporting asset servicing, fund administration, insurance accounting, fund accounting, or related financial services businesses.
Proven track record leading large global teams and delivering complex transformation programs at scale.
Ability to operate effectively within a complex global matrix organization and across multiple geographies.
Willingness to engage across multiple regions and time zones and travel as required.
Deep expertise building and operating highly resilient, cloud-native technology platforms at enterprise scale.
Strong knowledge of modern application architectures, public cloud technologies, DevOps practices, automation, and software engineering excellence.
Demonstrated success leading large-scale modernization, platform simplification, and technology transformation initiatives.
Experience driving cloud transformation, platform modernization, and engineering excellence initiatives.
Strong domain expertise in Fund Accounting, Financial Reporting, Insurance Accounting, Fund Administration, and related asset servicing operations.
Proven ability to lead complex global technology organizations within highly regulated financial services environments.
Strong commercial acumen and a track record of delivering technology solutions that support business growth and client outcomes.
Deep understanding of technology risk, cybersecurity, controls, and governance frameworks.
Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, executive communication, and influencing skills.
Strategic mindset and ability to translate vision into execution and measurable business outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred.
Demonstrated success leveraging data, automation, AI, and agentic AI solutions to modernize operations and improve business performance.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the Accounting & Fund Administration technology strategy and roadmap in alignment with business priorities, client needs, and enterprise objectives.
Lead engineering, delivery, support, and modernization of platforms for fund accounting, financial reporting, insurance accounting, NAV production, and related administration services.
Drive application architecture, platform simplification, cloud adoption, and technology lifecycle management.
Ensure technology solutions are resilient, scalable, secure, performant, and delivered with excellence.
Maintain platform stability, operational resiliency, service quality, regulatory adherence, and achievement of business and client outcomes.
Partner with Product, Operations, Risk, and client-facing teams to enhance capabilities, enable new products, support client growth, and improve competitive differentiation.
Establish engineering standards, DevOps practices, automation frameworks, and continuous improvement disciplines.
Lead large-scale transformation initiatives involving modernization, application rationalization, operating model optimization, and technology simplification.
Drive adoption of cloud-native architectures, modern engineering practices, data platforms, and automation capabilities.
Champion AI, Generative AI, and agentic AI solutions for software delivery, operational workflows, risk management, knowledge management, and client servicing.
Establish KPI-driven performance management focused on delivery execution, operational excellence, productivity, quality, and business outcomes.
Improve data-driven decision making through analytics, metrics, operational insights, and capacity planning.
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous learning, and technology excellence.
Lead, develop, and inspire a global organization across engineering, architecture, delivery, and technology operations.
Develop senior leaders and succession plans; attract, retain, and grow technology talent and future leadership capabilities.
Drive workforce transformation through skills development in cloud, data, AI, and advanced engineering.

Benefits

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