This role pays more than
70%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,013–$236,341
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$231k
versus about
$205k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
176 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$120,000–$202,500
across 172 roles with salary data.
Head of Cryptography, MD serves as a senior leader responsible for defining, governing, and advancing the firm's enterprise cryptography, key management, secrets management, and cryptographic modernization strategy. This executive will lead a world-class organization focused on cryptography engineering, PKI operations, machine identity security, and post-quantum readiness. The role involves building automated lifecycle management for certificates and keys while ensuring secure-by-default controls across multi-cloud, SaaS, and containerized environments. Key responsibilities include remediating legacy algorithms, managing Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), and ensuring compliance with frameworks like NIST, FIPS, and PCI DSS. To succeed, the candidate must possess deep expertise in applied cryptography, PKI, and cloud security architectures. This role addresses critical infrastructure risks by securing digital transactions and data integrity against emerging threats, including quantum computing risks, while integrating cryptographic agility into modern application architectures.
Post-Quantum Cryptography
Python
Rust
C++
AWS
EC2
IAM
VPC
KMS
Linux
Windows
Network Engineering
Public Key Infrastructure
Cybersecurity
Digital Forensics
Penetration Testing
Secure Software Development
Information Assurance