Head of AI Product Management & Portfolio Execution, MD
About The Position
State Street is seeking an experienced and execution-oriented leader to serve as Managing Director, Head of AI Product Management & Portfolio Execution. This role will lead the operational management of State Street's enterprise AI portfolio, ensuring that high-value opportunities are identified, prioritized, developed, deployed, and adopted across the organization. The successful candidate will operate at the intersection of business, technology, and product management, partnering with senior stakeholders to transform AI opportunities into scalable products and measurable business outcomes. The role will be accountable for portfolio execution, use case intake, product governance, delivery oversight, adoption management, and portfolio performance reporting. This is an ideal opportunity for a leader with experience building and scaling AI, digital, data, or technology product portfolios within large, complex organizations.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in product management, portfolio management, technology transformation, digital platforms, AI, or related fields.
- Experience leading teams responsible for enterprise-scale product delivery or portfolio execution.
- Demonstrated success delivering complex technology initiatives across multiple business functions.
- Experience working with senior business and technology executives.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience within financial services, asset management, banking, capital markets, or fintech organizations.
- Experience leading AI, machine learning, Generative AI, or digital transformation portfolios.
- Understanding of modern data platforms, cloud technologies, and AI ecosystems.
- MBA or advanced degree in business, technology, engineering, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Lead the enterprise intake and evaluation process for AI and Data-driven opportunities.
- Establish and manage a transparent portfolio prioritization framework.
- Partner with business leaders to assess strategic alignment, feasibility, risk, and value potential.
- Maintain visibility across the full lifecycle of the AI portfolio from ideation through production deployment.
- Drive portfolio reviews and investment recommendation processes.
- Establish product management disciplines across AI products, use cases, and capabilities.
- Partner with engineering, data, and business teams to define product vision, requirements, adoption goals, and success measures.
- Support roadmap development and execution for AI-enabled products and capabilities.
- Ensure products are managed with a focus on user adoption, business outcomes, and long-term scalability.
- Oversee execution of AI initiatives across multiple business functions.
- Manage delivery governance, milestone tracking, dependency management, and issue resolution.
- Coordinate stakeholders across business teams, engineering teams, architecture, risk, compliance, and operations.
- Escalate risks and remove barriers to successful execution.
- Drive the transition of AI initiatives from pilot and proof-of-concept stages into production.
- Monitor adoption, utilization, and business impact.
- Partner with change management and business stakeholders to support organizational adoption.
- Track realized versus planned outcomes and identify opportunities for optimization.
- Define and monitor portfolio performance metrics.
- Develop executive dashboards and portfolio reporting.
- Measure progress against delivery commitments, adoption targets, and business value objectives.
- Provide data-driven insights to support investment and prioritization decisions.
Benefits
- 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
- inclusive development opportunities
- flexible work-life support
- paid volunteer days
- vibrant employee networks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
