Process Automation Lead, Investment Management

State Street

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Work type
On-site
Location
Boston, MAQuincy, MAStamford, CTPrinceton, NJ
Salary
$120,000–$217,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
55 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Nov 27, 2026

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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

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TL;DR · Process Automation Lead, Investment Management

JOB TITLE: Process Automation Lead, Investment Management - VP-III - SSIM The Process Automation Lead, Investment Management - VP-III - SSIM joins the Process Engineering & Automation team to lead a group of developers building automated business workflows. This working leader manages and mentors developers while remaining hands-on by writing code, reviewing pull requests, and setting technical direction. Key responsibilities include designing, building, testing, and supporting automated workflows, identifying high-friction manual processes for automation, and managing end-to-end delivery within a regulated environment. The role requires expertise in low-code or orchestration platforms like Appian, Pega, or Camunda, alongside skills in APIs, integration patterns, and SDLC. The position involves solving complex business process problems by integrating systems, evaluating AI and agentic automation, and ensuring solutions meet enterprise standards for security, resilience, and maintainability.

What you'll do

  • Manage and mentor a team of automation developers while setting technical direction and engineering standards.
  • Design, build, test, and support automated business workflows using platforms like Appian.
  • Translate manual business processes into functional software solutions in collaboration with business units.
  • Own the end-to-end delivery of solutions from requirements gathering through deployment and support.
  • Build clean API integrations between the orchestration platform and surrounding enterprise systems.
  • Evaluate and pilot emerging technologies like AI and agentic automation for practical business integration.
  • Define delivery controls and build consensus across product, platform, and service teams in a regulated environment.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, process automation, or solution delivery.
  • Experience leading engineering or automation teams while remaining hands-on with code and PR reviews.
  • Experience building workflow automation on low-code or orchestration platforms like Appian, Pega, or Camunda.
  • Proficiency in APIs, integration patterns, testing, and the software development life cycle (SDLC).
  • Experience working in a regulated environment with an understanding of controls and matrixed organizations.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Investment management, asset management, or financial services background (preferred).
  • Master's, MBA, or a relevant certification like TOGAF (preferred).

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