Head of Product Strategy and Growth - CRD Wealth and Advisor Platforms, MD

State Street • Burlington, MA

4d • $170,000 - $267,500

About The Position

Head of Product Strategy and Growth, CRD Wealth and Advisor Platforms State Street Wealth Services seeks to enable wealth advisors and their investment managers to achieve better outcomes for their clients and themselves, and enable revenue growth across all areas of State Street. It includes two operating businesses, Wealth Platforms (comprising CRD Wealth software, software services and investment advisory) and Wealth Custody. With over $3 trillion in wealth related assets CRD Wealth is a leading provider of investment technology for wealth managers, providing portfolio management, trading, rebalancing, compliance capabilities, and manager / sponsor connectivity. We are investing heavily in the business to drive its continued success in innovating and serving enterprise wealth manager client needs. The Wealth Platforms business is seeking a Head of Product Strategy and Growth for CRD Wealth and Advisor Platforms (Managing Director) to accelerate adoption of CRD Wealth through strategic leadership and product innovation.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in wealth tech, wealth management & advisory, fintech, or enterprise software
• Deep understanding of wealth software and platforms
• Proven track record of leading large-scale growth initiatives for software products at enterprise firms including product strategy, resource prioritization, and roadmap definition
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and delivering complex product initiatives.
• Track record of collaborating with third-party software platforms and commercializing partnerships
• Familiarity with cloud-based platforms, data integration, and open architecture solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree required

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Growth Leadership: Accelerate platform growth by guiding the development of CRD Wealth’s product strategy based on market intelligence, client needs, and Charles River’s unique right to win in the wealth space, including driving prioritization of resources toward highest value opportunities
• Product Roadmap Development: Work across CRD’s Product organization to translate strategic direction into actionable product priorities and execution-oriented roadmaps
• Product Governance: establish and own an effective product governance framework to manage delivery of CRD Wealth product roadmap including hiring, tracking of delivery, and change management
• Partnerships: Identify innovative ways to collaborate with other wealthtech platforms and service providers that compliment CRD Wealth’s value proposition and enhances its right to win
• Market Intelligence: Monitor industry trends, competitive landscape, and regulatory developments to inform strategic decisions
• Growth Products: Oversee team responsible for manager / sponsor connectivity and software services
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, sales, marketing, and professional services to ensure cohesive execution and client success

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees