Head of RPA - Alpha Data Services, MD

State Street Alpha Data Service (ADS) is the data-as-a-service provider that is the backbone of the Alpha front to back strategy. Combining both technology and service provision to deliver significant data management value to our clients. We’re looking for a candidate to lead our Implementation Leads.

The team you will be joining is part of a global, cross-divisional group supporting State Street AlphaSM. State Street AlphaSM redefines the common definition of ‘alpha’ to mean powering better performance and outcomes at every point on the investment lifecycle and is the first open platform from a single provider that connects the front, middle and back office. It harmonises data, technology and services across trusted providers to help our clients better manage their businesses. 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:

• Leading the practice in two dimensions: the operating and servicing model to support Alpha integrations of RPA with Alpha product partners – Axioma/Factset/MSCI/BBG Port, as well as the functioning of CR Analytics.
• Delivering performance ready data to Alpha product partners such as Factset/MSCI/BBG Perform, as well as the functioning of Alpha NG Performance (Opturo).
• Participating in the development of the product (technology) integration with business partners to ensure the success of the Alpha end-to-end integration.
• Influencing Alpha product partners to achieve a commercial and risk aware end-to-end solution.
• Working closely with Alpha/STT business development partners to ensure practice capabilities are clearly articulated and support business development activities.
• Developing and maintaining a client facing commercial terms sheet.
• Staying informed of more general Alpha product changes (e.g. Alpha EDM) and leading the impact assessment and response to these changes.
• Leading discussions with the Alpha RPA Product teams and setting the quarterly/annual development agenda and budget with the CRD/Alpha Product Leads.
• Enforcing the utilisation of the Alpha Standard Documentation.
• Working with relevant teams to develop and maintain the ASIS and other relevant practice standards.
• Partnering with the broader State Street organisation to provide solutions in support of any new client requirements that are extensions of the standard or in some select cases a client specific bespoke solution.
• Leading the deployment of AI opportunities to the benefit of clients and Alpha servicing teams.

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills across all channels and levels of recipients including team members, colleagues, clients at all levels including C suite.
• Ability to engage at a technical level with FO portfolio/product and risk teams.
• Demonstrate excellent motivational skills and lead by example in all areas.
• Support a culture of commitment, teamwork and productivity alongside diversity and work life balance.
• Must have experience in Front, Middle and Back Office services.
• Deep experience in Risk Performance and Attribution – including servicing complex FO use cases for Start of Day decision making across a range of asset classes/security types.
• Extensive experience with Financial Services data domains – Security Reference Master, Positions, Transactions, Cash, Performance, Analytics.
• Must have demonstrated success in Practice/Product management.
• Knowledge of Data Management, Data Governance, Service Catalogue, Data Lineage tools, Operational Dashboards, Process Monitoring tools.
• Working knowledge in Azure cloud platforms and Snowflake.
• Knowledge about internal and external integrations, triage issues and implement/recommend solutions to data problems and anomalies.