Environments and Data Strategy Practice Manager, Vice President in London

The Alpha Professional Services team in the UK is looking for a qualified individual to lead our environment and data strategy workstream. This individual must bring strong experience in end-to-end environment strategy, architecture and workflow design, data analysis and business system flows in order to create and execute environment designs for our industry leading front-to-back client servicing platform.

The successful candidate must be skilled in managing multi-year programs consisting of complex business models and flows across front, middle, and back office operating models in both an insourced and outsourced model. The successful candidate must have excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, technical architecture knowledge and understanding of global portfolio management, trading, and compliance functions across asset classes. This position will interact with, and demand exposure to the highest levels of executive management within State Street and within our clients’ organizations.

This client facing role will be responsible for managing end-to-end environment and data strategy programs that onboard new clients onto State Street’s front-to-back platform:

• Lead regional and functional teams supporting workflow analysis, data analysis, requirements analysis for current and future state models and architecture.
• Lead creation and delivery of internal and client facing documents (strategy documents, playbooks, architecture documentation, data insights etc.).
• Navigate complex client relationships, build strong business relationships, and manage expectations with client stakeholders.
• Lead various stages of the implementation lifecycle across multiple simultaneous global clients.
• Support business development and sales efforts through consultative client engagement.
• Provide regular status updates and support program management reports as needed.

What we value:

• Strong analytical, organizational skills and team management experience.
• Strong inter personal communication skills and expertise in documentation, reporting and presentation.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, globally structured, and team-based environment, as well as work independently.
• Proven experience in Program management, stakeholder management, client engagement and expectation management across project life cycle.
• Experience in Agile Methodology and tools (e.g., JIRA, Rally, RTC) preferred.
• Front/ Middle office platforms experience is useful.

Education & Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or above.
• 15+ years of financial industry experience across front office functionality along with middle (IBOR) and back-office systems, services and data domains.
• Technology background and CFA/ FRM charters are highly appreciated.
• Strong environment strategy and architecture design experience.
• Strong experience in data mining, ETL experience platforms, data visualization/ reporting/ presentation tools.
• Exposure to messaging protocols, public/ private cloud platforms and EDMs.
• Experience integrating with other industry providers/ consulting partners to promote platform interoperability (e.g., Deloitte, Accenture, PWC, Bloomberg PORT, Charles River Development, BRS Aladdin, SimCorp Dimension, Factset, Fidessa Minerva, Eze Software).

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.