Alpha Implementation Test Lead, Vice President

We are looking for someone with a track record of success in testing within large, complex, client‑facing transformation programs. The Alpha Global Testing Practice is focused on the strategy, planning, execution, and overall management of end‑to‑end platform testing during Alpha implementations in support of our clients, internal business units, and industry partners. These transformation programs are often multi‑year and consist of complex business models and flows across front, middle, and back office, and the data that persists across the platform, our clients, and industry partners.

The right candidate will have experience and proven success in managing senior client and internal stakeholders, overseeing, and driving complex project plans, managing change, understanding and testing data models, business workflow, and systems architecture.

Why this role is important to us

Alpha is the industry’s first‑ever global interoperable platform that connects the front, middle and back office under one provider. Thorough end‑to‑end testing of the Alpha platform and all applications, data, and operational workflows – across State Street, Charles River Development, our clients, and our partner organizations – is critical to accelerating implementation timelines, providing reliable and consistent delivery of data and functionality, and delivering a seamless and repeatable implementation experience for our clients. Join us if making your mark in an ever‑changing, increasingly complex, and competitive industry is a challenge you are up for.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Representing State Street Alpha and presenting to clients on the testing journey, testing standards, and managing overall expectations at the onset and during the implementation.
• Financial planning and resource management for the testing team including estimation, budget to actual, and change management.
• Strategic thought leadership and active engagement in end‑to‑end implementation delivery model.
• Senior client and internal stakeholder management.
• Managing a global testing team of functional and automation testers who design, plan, and execute testing for all in scope workflows, data models/flows, and the overall platform architecture.
• Adoption and continuous improvement of best practices and testing standards.
• Managing creation and delivery of internal and client‑facing documents (client proposals, playbooks, test automation, test plans).
• Leading the planning and execution of all testing activities and providing regular status updates to senior leaders.

What We Value

• The successful candidate must have excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, and understand global portfolio management and financial servicing; including portfolio construction, trading, compliance, and risk across all major asset classes.
• This position will have interaction with, and exposure to, the highest levels of executive management within State Street and within our clients’ organizations.
• Deep client engagement and expectation management across project life cycles.
• Strong interest in global capital markets and quantitative investments.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, globally structured, and team‑based environment, as well as the ability to work independently.
• Experience in agile methodology and tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence) preferred.
• Electronic trading platforms experience is useful but not essential.
• Experience in portfolio management theory and application is useful but not essential.
• Risk management skills, especially those acquired at G‑SIFI organizations and/or large public accounting firms.
• Knowledge of key risk indicators, governance, oversight and escalation practices.
• Presentation preparation and delivery for business risk committees and cross‑organizational, executive and board of directors’ committees.
• Strong execution management skills for delivery of programs and initiatives.
• Ability to collaborate and work across multiple stakeholders.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above.
• 18+ years of financial and/or technology transformation experience.
• 10+ years’ experience leading and managing project teams consisting of employees, contractors, and partner organizations.
• 8+ years experience directly engaging clients at senior levels of their organizations.