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About the Role

The Global Head of Financing and Portfolio Solutions (FPS) Operations is responsible for the leadership, oversight, and strategic development of the operational infrastructure supporting State Street’s trading and financing businesses. This role partners closely with teams across State Street business lines, State Street Investment Services Global Delivery, and corporate partners to provide and develop operational services for core State Street Markets businesses and new initiatives. The role also leads the administration and implementation of Corporate and Regulatory programs. Reporting directly to the Global Head of Markets and Treasury Operations, you will oversee a global team of approximately 250 professionals across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

Leading the global operations organization, including 250 professionals across regions, ensuring consistent delivery, strong governance, and a risk-excellent operating culture.
Driving transformation and modernization, partnering with technology, business, and risk teams to ensure scalable, automated, future-state processes.
Strengthening controls by embedding industry best practices, improving resiliency, reducing operational risk, and protecting the firm from financial or reputational harm.
Delivering seamless and efficient post-trade operational support, including confirmations, settlement, clearing, and data management.
Overseeing applicable vendors and third-party relationships, ensuring service delivery meets required standards, including proper management of cyber risks.
Optimizing the operating model and cost base to support scalability, efficiency, business growth, and global consistency.
Attracting, developing, and retaining key talent, building a high-performing, inclusive global team with strong succession planning and leadership depth.
Leading the execution of key regulatory, governance, and corporate initiatives, including Regulatory Reporting, Data Governance, and Model Risk.
Representing Markets on various corporate-level steering committees and collaborating closely with critical service partners including State Street Investment Services Global Delivery, Compliance, Risk, Technology, Finance, Legal, and Human Resources.

Requirements

20+ years of experience in capital markets, ideally across operations, risk, finance, or related functions.
Proven track record leading large, global teams and building high-performing organizations.
Deep expertise across financing and portfolio solutions operations, including securities lending, prime services, secured financing/repo, collateral management, liquidity solutions, and associated post-trade operating models.
Demonstrated success delivering large-scale transformation and change initiatives in complex organizations.
Strong commercial judgment, strategic problem-solving skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes.
Attention to detail with an ability to look critically at a problem and propose solutions.
Travel up to 10% may be required.

Skills

Inspiring and inclusive leadership with a demonstrated ability to build, develop, and retain high-performing global teams.
Strategic thinking and a change agent who can successfully lead large-scale transformation and organizational evolution.
Strong client and execution mindset, with exceptional problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
A commitment to risk excellence, operational discipline, and sound decision-making in a complex environment.
A collaborative influencer who can drive alignment and outcomes across business, technology, risk, and corporate functions.

Location

Boston
London
Mumbai
Bangalore
Hyderabad

Work Type

Primarily office-based
Limited flexibility available

Experience Level

20+ years of experience

Benefits

Inclusive development opportunities
Flexible work-life support
Paid volunteer days
Vibrant employee networks

About the Company

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on State Street to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability.
State Street is committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
State Street Markets (SSM) is a leading provider of trading and lending solutions to the world’s institutional investors, delivering innovative platforms, financing, and portfolio solutions backed by proprietary research and insights.
The company offers a comprehensive set of solutions including data-driven macro market intelligence, client-first platforms and tools, financing solutions, and portfolio solutions designed to help achieve peak performance.
State Street is undergoing a significant transformation to modernize its technology architecture and transition from legacy platforms to a more scalable, future-state environment.

Equal Opportunity

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, State Street considers 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.