Business Analysis (Alpha / Middle Office Technology) Vice President

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a hands-on, VP-level leader who can bridge business, product, and technology across Alpha and Middle Office platforms.

This role requires a strong domain-led technologist (12–15+ years) who can:

• Translate complex business problems into clear, execution-ready outcomes
• Drive end-to-end ownership of the requirements lifecycle
• Apply data-driven thinking and modern tooling including AI-assisted workflows to improve speed and quality of delivery

The ideal candidate:

• Operates effectively across business, product, engineering, and data teams
• Focuses on outcomes over documentation
• Has a bias for execution, simplification, and automation
• Is comfortable working in fast-paced, global environments

What you will be responsible for

Business Analysis & Product Alignment

• Partner with business, product, and operations teams to define and refine requirements for complex Middle Office platforms
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle: discovery, documentation, prioritization, and traceability
• Translate business needs into clear functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Use modern tools including AI-assisted capabilities where relevant to improve requirement clarity, documentation, and analysis efficiency
• Drive data-backed decision-making using SQL and platform insights
• Act as a bridge between business and engineering, ensuring clarity and reducing delivery risk

Execution & Delivery

• Provide leadership to BA and QA teams (onshore/offshore)
• Drive standardization of SDLC and best practices across teams
• Ensure execution of large, cross-functional programs with tight timelines
• Embed early validation and automation mindset across requirements and testing
• Work closely with engineering teams aligned to API-first, event-driven, and microservices architectures

Leadership & Team Development

• Mentor teams to evolve from traditional BA roles toward product-aligned, outcome-driven analysts
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Encourage adoption of automation and smarter ways of working across BA and QA practices
• Engage effectively with senior business and technology leadership

What we value

• Strong analytical thinking with ability to break down complex problems
• Ability to operate as a trusted partner, not just a requirements owner
• Bias for execution and outcomes over process overhead
• Leadership presence with ability to influence across global teams
• High ownership and ability to manage competing priorities
• Clear communication across business and technical audiences

Basic Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of experience in Financial Services Technology (Front/Middle Office)
• Strong experience in Business Analysis roles
• Proven ability to translate business needs into scalable technology solutions
• Deep experience in Agile delivery (story writing, backlog grooming, traceability)
• Strong data analysis skills (SQL) for validation and troubleshooting
• Experience working in distributed teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Domain expertise in Middle Office, Cash, IBOR, Trade Processing
• Familiarity with AI-assisted tools (e.g., Copilot) to enhance productivity
• Experience with event-driven systems, Kafka, APIs, and microservices
• Exposure to cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure)
• Experience driving test automation and QA transformation
• Strong understanding of data reconciliation and downstream impacts
• Knowledge of Swift MT/MX, ISO 20022

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Work Requirement

• 3 days onsite
• Flexible alignment with global teams (onshore/offshore collaboration required)

Salary Range:

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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