Alpha Implementations - Technology Delivery Lead, Vice President

State Street•Clifton, NJ

4d•$115,000 - $216,250

About The Position

The Alpha Technology & Environment Delivery Lead is a senior implementation and technology leader responsible for successful onboarding of strategic Alpha clients. The role bridges deal teams, implementation teams, product organizations, engineering, and client stakeholders to ensure solutions are executable, environments are ready, dependencies are managed, and technology delivery aligns with client commitments. It combines expertise in Alpha products, implementation practices, environment strategy, front-to-back integrations, testing, readiness, and program governance. The individual acts as a trusted advisor throughout implementation, shaping solutions, resolving technical dependencies, and driving client outcomes. The lead supports strategic deals and solution planning, leads technology workstreams for complex onboarding programs, and develops environment strategies for development, testing, client acceptance, and go-live. The role also serves as a senior client-facing technology contact and drives improvements to implementation efficiency, environment readiness, standardization, automation, tooling, and AI-enabled onboarding capabilities. The typical profile has 8–15+ years of technology, implementation, or platform delivery experience, including Alpha implementations, platform migrations, or large-scale onboarding programs. Knowledge of Investment Management Services, integration architecture, testing methodologies, program management, and stakeholder management is relevant. The salary range is $115,000–$216,250 annually for the primary location. State Street describes a comprehensive benefits program and an inclusive workplace with development opportunities, work-life support, paid volunteer days, and employee networks.

Requirements

8–15+ years of technology, implementation, or platform delivery experience (typical profile).
Experience supporting Alpha implementations, platform migrations, or large-scale onboarding programs.
Knowledge of Investment Management Services, integration architecture, and testing methodologies.
Strong program management and stakeholder management skills.
Proven track record leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
Strong understanding of front-, middle-, and back-office services and integrations.
Experience managing complex implementation environments.
Ability to influence teams without direct authority.
Strong client-facing and executive communication skills.
Expertise in implementation governance, risk management, and dependency coordination.
Ability to translate technical complexity into actionable delivery plans.

Responsibilities

Participate in strategic deal reviews, solution assessments, and implementation planning.
Partner with Sales, Product, Architecture, and Delivery teams to validate solution feasibility, implementation assumptions, and technology dependencies.
Provide expertise on Alpha implementation complexity, environment needs, integration requirements, and delivery risks.
Support estimation and implementation planning for strategic client opportunities.
Lead technology workstreams for large and complex Alpha client onboarding programs.
Coordinate activities across front-office, middle-office, and Alpha Services teams.
Drive program execution through governance, dependency management, risk identification, and issue resolution.
Ensure technology deliverables align with contractual commitments and implementation milestones.
Develop program-specific environment strategies for development, testing, client acceptance, and go-live.
Coordinate environment provisioning, configuration, hydration, smoke testing, and readiness activities.
Act as the primary technology lead for environment-related decisions and escalations.
Drive consistency and adoption of environment standards and implementation best practices, including integrated and non-integrated Alpha environments, testing strategies, platform hydration, upgrade planning, and readiness management.
Serve as a senior technology contact for clients during implementation.
Participate in governance forums, implementation reviews, and executive status meetings.
Communicate risks, decisions, and recommendations to internal and client stakeholders.
Build trusted relationships across Technology, Product, Operations, and Client teams.
Identify opportunities to improve implementation efficiency, environment readiness, and operational scalability.
Drive standardization of implementation approaches, testing processes, and deployment models.
Support adoption of automation, tooling, and AI-enabled capabilities that improve onboarding outcomes.
Contribute to implementation transformation initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.

Benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
Basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and optional additional insurance coverage.
Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and family-care responsibilities.
Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
Eligibility for annual performance-based incentive awards, subject to stated exclusions.
Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans.
Inclusive development opportunities.
Flexible work-life support.
Paid volunteer days.
Employee networks.