Onsite Alternatives Product Development Lead – Assistant Vice President

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About the role

  • Leads Alternatives product development, collaborating with operations and client teams at State Street. Drives product innovation and client engagement in the financial services sector.

Responsibilities

  • Capable of reimagining solutions strategically such that they are transformational and not just bringing tech into old, unchallenged, processes
  • Execute the specified Global alternative development project, including partnering with other members of the client facing, product, global delivery (operations) and technology teams.
  • Create & take ownership of assigned development initiatives, manage development execution, coordinate requirements gathering, translating and participating in the agile development process, testing and roll-out of capabilities
  • Carry out a product owner role for agile development project including establishing business outcomes, epic & story creation, status tracking, execution status meetings, issue escalation/resolution, and communicating status to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Adhere to program governance including compliance with policies, best practices, oversight of issues, risks, audit and compliance items in support of program reporting.
  • Participate in development of transition plan to migrate new capabilities into our operating model; and addressing the administrative aspects of establishing the product or service offering
  • Collaborate with interdependent product wide project teams ensuring alignment.
  • Conduct market research to identify trends and opportunities for new products.
  • Collaborate with across the Alts Product organization to share approaches, develop best practices and improve the teams capabilities to successfully execute and deliver new capabilities or better serve clients.
  • Engage with clients to understand their investment needs and preferences.
  • Provide expert advice and solutions to clients regarding alternative investments.
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships to drive product adoption.
  • Own the entire product development lifecycle from concept to launch.
  • Ensure projects are completed on time, within scope and budget.
  • Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful product delivery
  • Manage key stakeholders and maintain complete and accurate reporting.
  • Facilitate program governance including compliance with policies, best practices, oversight of issues, risks, audit and compliance items in support of program reporting and product roadmap.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in Alternative investor services operations, client implementation and/or business analysis.
  • Understanding & experience of the Alternative Investor Relations operating model process required
  • Experience of IS & wealth management systems beneficial including Investran, InvestTA, iFAST, ISS, AWD or iCapital
  • Experience working with PM semi liquid fund in US or Europe, in addition to traditional closed ended funds
  • Experience of using AI tools is beneficial
  • Knowledge of or experience leading product development programs/processes related to the financial services industry is an advantage.
  • Experience with designing new solutions by analyzing requirements, studying system capabilities, and writing specifications would be preferred.
  • Experience in JIRA, Confluence, Clarity or Squirrel is advantageous

Benefits

  • Inclusive development opportunities
  • Flexible work-life support
  • Paid volunteer days
  • Vibrant employee networks

Job title

Alternatives Product Development Lead – Assistant Vice President

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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