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About the Role

The Managing Director within State Street’s Digital Asset Solutions team is a strategic leader with deep expertise in digital asset technologies and strong institutional experience. This individual will play a critical role in shaping and executing the strategy for State Street Digital Asset Solutions, driving innovation and delivering transformative products and services to clients. The Digital Asset Solutions team is central to State Street’s strategy to build the next-generation infrastructure for financial markets. As a Managing Director, you will help deliver innovative solutions that enable institutional investors to manage risk, optimize performance, and unlock new opportunities in the evolving digital ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Execute the Digital Asset Solutions strategy in the US, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and global Digital strategy.
Lead product management initiatives for tokenization, digital custody, and related services including transfer agency and fund administration from ideation through commercialization.
Establish governance frameworks for product lifecycle management, risk oversight, and regulatory compliance.
Drive client engagement, delivering thought leadership and fostering partnerships to accelerate adoption of digital solutions.
Partner with Commercial and Relationship Management teams to represent State Street as the Digital expert with clients.
Develop commercial models for digital products and services, ensuring scalability and profitability.
Engage with Strategic Investments team to determine where investment in vendors and networks make sense for the broader strategy.
Oversee operational readiness, including onboarding processes, service delivery models, and integration with core platforms.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Product Development, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Technology) to ensure functionality delivery, robust controls and adherence to jurisdictional requirements.
Establish State Street as a thought leader in the digital space in the US and globally.
Represent State Street externally, participating in industry forums, external events and shaping market standards for digital assets.
Work within the digital global team, ensuring coherence of regional strategy with the global strategy and driving global initiatives where necessary.
Potential to grow the team in the US as the business scales.

Requirements

15+ years in financial services, with experience in capital markets, operations, or product management, preferably covering Investor Services business lines eg Custody, Transfer Agency and/or Fund administration.
Proven leadership in digital transformation and change management within complex organizations, with programme management skills to deliver solutions across functions.
Deep understanding of blockchain, tokenization, wallet technologies, and digital asset infrastructure.
Strong commercial acumen and experience in developing go-to-market strategies for innovative products.
Track record of building and managing teams across jurisdictions.
Exceptional communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work autonomously within a broader global team.
Ability to explain complex topics in simple and clear ways.

Skills

digital asset technologies
institutional experience
digital transformation
product management
business change management
custody
accounting
payments
blockchain
tokenization
wallet infrastructure
AI
capital markets
operations
programme management
commercial acumen
go-to-market strategies
communication
influencing
stakeholder management

Location

US-Based

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

15+ years

Salary/Compensations

$170,000 - $267,500

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 Employee Assistance Program
Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards
Eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans

About the Company

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability.
We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
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.
Join us in shaping the future.

Equal Opportunity

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.