Alternatives and Private Markets Middle Office Software Engineering Lead

State Street

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On-site
Location
Quincy, MAPrinceton, NJ
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Full-time
Posted
56 days ago
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State Street Corporation is one of the world''s largest custodian banks and asset managers, providing investment servicing, investment management, and investment research to institutional investors. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Custody

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TL;DR · Alternatives and Private Markets Middle Office Software Engineering Lead

The Alternatives and Private Markets Middle Office Software Engineering Lead, MD will lead the Alternatives & Private Markets Middle Office Technology organization. This executive role involves defining and executing the technology strategy, delivery roadmap, and modernization agenda for the Middle Office platform ecosystem. The leader will oversee application development, quality engineering, release management, and production support while driving cloud adoption, architecture simplification, and DevSecOps practices. Key responsibilities include managing global engineering teams, overseeing financial management, and reducing technology risk across a complex portfolio. The role requires deep expertise in software engineering, application architecture, and cloud technologies to support investment products including Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Private Credit, and Real Assets. The position solves critical business problems related to platform scalability, resiliency, and regulatory compliance within the asset management domain.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute the long-term technology strategy and multi-year investment roadmap for the Middle Office platform.
  • Drive platform modernization, cloud adoption, and the decommissioning of legacy technologies.
  • Own end-to-end technology delivery including application development, quality engineering, and production support.
  • Improve platform resiliency, scalability, and performance while reducing technology risk and technical debt.
  • Establish delivery governance, performance metrics, and engineering standards across globally distributed teams.
  • Manage technology budgets, strategic investment plans, and vendor relationships.
  • Lead and develop a global organization of engineering, architecture, and production support professionals.
  • Align technology priorities with business outcomes by partnering with operations, product, and risk leadership.

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years of progressive technology leadership experience, including executive leadership of large-scale engineering organizations.
  • Deep experience within Asset Management, Asset Servicing, Alternative Investments, Private Markets, Capital Markets, or Financial Services.
  • Proven track record leading large technology transformation and modernization programs.
  • Experience managing global teams and complex stakeholder environments.
  • Strong knowledge of software engineering, application architecture, cloud technologies, platform modernization, and operational resilience.
  • Demonstrated success delivering mission-critical platforms supporting front, middle, or back-office investment operations.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
  • Advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline (preferred).

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