This role pays less than
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of similar roles. Most pay
$224,450–$287,300
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versus about
$256k
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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$120,000–$202,500
across 172 roles with salary data.
Technology Director, Managing Director leads a global organization focused on engineering and delivery for business-critical back office capabilities. This executive role involves defining multi-year technology strategies, overseeing software engineering, quality assurance, architecture, cloud, DevOps, and production support teams. The individual will drive application modernization, cloud transformation, and platform simplification while managing infrastructure, cybersecurity, and risk remediation. Key responsibilities include governing engineering standards, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps, and AI-assisted development tools to ensure operational stability and disaster recovery readiness. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, and relational databases. The work centers on solving complex challenges within the trade lifecycle management, investment operations, and asset servicing processes for financial institutions. Candidates must navigate regulatory requirements while managing third-party vendors and large-scale data ecosystems to improve client service and platform scalability.
Define and execute the multi-year technology strategy and roadmap for business-critical capabilities.
Lead a global organization encompassing software engineering, architecture, cloud, DevOps, and production support.
Drive application modernization, cloud transformation, automation, and platform simplification initiatives.
Establish and govern engineering standards, including DevSecOps, CI/CD, and AI-assisted development tools.
Ensure platform availability, resilience, disaster recovery readiness, and performance management.
Remediate technology risks, vulnerabilities, audit findings, and regulatory compliance gaps.
Manage strategic vendors and delivery partners regarding performance, risk, and financial outcomes.
Develop senior technology leaders and foster a culture of accountability and innovation.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
20+ years of progressive technology leadership experience with responsibility for large-scale engineering organizations and business-critical platforms.
Experience managing global teams and complex technology portfolios within financial services or other highly regulated industries.
Experience with investment servicing, asset management, fund accounting, or investment operations (preferred).
Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, and modern web technologies.
Experience with Agile delivery, DevOps, automated testing, software quality, and production support.
Working knowledge of regulatory, audit, cybersecurity, information security, data governance, and operational risk requirements for financial institutions.
SMA
Portfolio Management
Compliance
Data Platforms
Agile
SDLC
AI Tools
Product Roadmap
Business Architecture
Process Transformation
Automation
Integration