Job Description

Who we are looking for

Global Delivery Custody is forming a central support team for the Payments, Cash, and Custody (“PCC”) strategic development program.   PCC is a multi-year effort to modernize and simplify State Streets core custody technology platforms. The program is a collaborative approach across Global Delivery, Product, and Technology with integrated planning and decision making.  Key outcomes include ensuring STT meets regulatory and market processing requirements, demands of current clients, and creating a world class, competitive Custody product offering The Global Delivery PCC team will work closely with IT and Product to drive the strategy and execution of PCC program components.  This team will be responsible for ensuring effective end product design and client migrations.  

Why this role is important to us

• Over the next 3-5 years State Street will deploy a next generation platform infrastructure that will be the foundation of our custody operating model and help drive our goals to improve service delivery, quality, resiliency, and productivity optimization

What you will be responsible for

As Senior Associate in the India PCC program, you will be responsible for coordination across the different value streams of GD PCC Program activities with specific focus in India.  Work with specific project teams & leads to help coordinate local execution and impact.  Function as a point of contact and communication with India leadership related to PCC status and key milestones.  Lead strategy and efforts horizontally across value streams to drive consistency and automation for common activities such as project management, business analysis, training, testing, reporting, and Operational readiness.  The role will evolve with the PCC program, and India team will play an important role in the broader PCC program leadership team and help evolve and drive benefits across all aspects of PCC.  

What we value

• Replacing IBS/Hogan DDA infrastructure with Temenos Transact platform
• Migration to a new, enterprise payment initiation platform; State Street Payment Hub
• Enterprise-wide migration to SWIFT ISO 2002 messaging format
• Modernize our payments platforms including retirement of MTS and making RTPS ISO 2022 compliant in all direct clearing markets 
• Enhance screening capabilities and integration with FIRCO platform
• GD focus areas will include ensuring GD business needs are achieved through the program, development spend, and prioritization aligns with GD overall strategy, GD meets its obligations to the program, and to ensure effective platform conversions and overall business readiness
• The central team will integrate with other PCC governance supporting Technology and Product and work with Global Simplification leadership to be aligned on initiatives and dependencies   
• The GD PCC Program team is being established to serve as a central point of coordination of deliverables across Global Delivery for the PCC programs individual development initiatives

PCC Team Members of the team will have the opportunity to:

• Engage in a diverse group of initiatives
• Help to define the future State Street Custody model
• Interact with multiple levels of management
• Enhance key strategic, communication, and leadership skills

Education & Preferred Qualifications

Core Project Management Skills

• Strong ability to plan, execute, track, and close projects across multiple workstreams
• Ownership of project plans, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables
• Proficiency in maintaining RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and driving mitigation actions. Ability to assess schedule risks, identify delays early, and proactively escalate
• Experience managing complex, global, cross functional projects with competing priorities

Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly at all levels
• Experience engaging with Business, Operations, Technology, Product, and Senior Leadership
• Ability to drive alignment, manage expectations, and influence without direct authority
• Strong capability to prepare and present Steering Committee updates, dashboards, and executive summaries
• Clear and timely status reporting, escalation, and decision tracking

Delivery & Execution Excellence

• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and urgency in delivering outcomes
• Ability to track actions, follow through, and close open items rigorously
• Experience managing testing phases (UAT / BUAT), migrations, hyper care, and go‑live readiness
• Comfortable working in fast‑paced, change‑driven environments

Tools & Technical Proficiency

• Experience using project tracking tools, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms
• Ability to quickly learn and become effective in business applications and platforms relevant to the project (e.g., payments, operations, custody platforms)

Preferred Experience, Qualifications & Other requirements

• 6-8 years’ experience in financial services / operations / technology delivery.
• Experience in Project Management / PMO roles. Exposure to payments, custody, reconciliation, or large transformation programs
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Flexible with shifts as per the project requirement.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

About State Street

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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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