Alternatives and Private Markets Software Engineering and Development Lead

State Street

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Work type
On-site
Location
Quincy, MAPrinceton, NJ
Salary
$170,000–$282,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
5 days ago
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Above market

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About State Street

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

State Street currently has 330 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Alternatives and Private Markets Software Engineering and Development Lead

The Alternatives and Private Markets Software Engineering and Development Lead, MD will lead the Alternatives & Private Markets Technology organization. This executive role involves defining and executing the technology strategy, delivery roadmap, and modernization agenda for Alternative Investment products. 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 technology budgets, and reducing risk across a complex portfolio. The role requires expertise in software engineering, application architecture, and cloud technologies to support front, middle, or back-office investment operations. The position addresses technical debt, infrastructure obsolescence, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the Middle Office domain, specifically focusing on transaction management, reconciliation, fund accounting, and regulatory obligations.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute the long-term technology strategy and multi-year investment roadmap for the Alternatives & Private Markets platform.
  • Drive platform modernization, cloud adoption, and architecture simplification initiatives across the portfolio.
  • Own end-to-end technology delivery including application development, quality engineering, release management, and production support.
  • Improve resiliency, scalability, and performance of critical business platforms while reducing technology risk and technical debt.
  • Lead a global organization of engineering and architecture professionals to foster a culture of accountability and innovation.
  • Manage technology budgets, strategic investment plans, and vendor relationships to maximize business value.
  • Partner with business and product leaders to align technology priorities with organizational growth objectives.

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.
  • Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
  • Experience supporting Alternative Investment products or Fund Administration platforms (preferred).
  • Experience leading cloud migration and application modernization initiatives (preferred).
  • Knowledge of investment operations, transaction management, reconciliation, fund accounting, investor services, reporting, and regulatory obligations (preferred).
  • Advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline (preferred).

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