State Street Corporation

Middle Office Client Solutions Lead, Managing Director

State Street Corporation$170K — $252K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of experience in financial services with a focus on leadership roles
  • Strong understanding of financial markets and asset servicing operations
  • Extensive experience in client solutioning and operating model design
  • Ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder engagements
  • Bachelor's degree in business, finance, technology, or related field

Responsibilities

  • Lead client discussions to define an end-to-end operating model by 2026
  • Serve as a strategic partner to clients, establishing credibility and trust
  • Articulate State Street’s current offerings and future roadmap clearly
  • Translate client objectives into a structured operating model vision
  • Collaborate with internal teams for a coordinated client approach
  • Drive problem-solving across organizational functions
  • Develop materials supporting executive decisions and client negotiations
  • Ensure engagement activities comply with legal and policy requirements

Benefits

  • 401K retirement savings plan with company match
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • Paid time off including vacation and family care leave
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program
  • Eligibility for annual performance-based awards
  • Participation in tax-advantaged savings plans
Full Job Description

Who We Are Looking For

  • We are seeking an experienced Client Solution Lead to drive a strategic, product- and commercial-led engagement with a large, complex, Global Asset Manager. This individual will serve as a senior solution and client partner for one of STT’s largest and most important client relationships, with responsibility for driving structured engagement, shaping negotiations, and defining an overall, end-to-end target operating model by the end of 2026.

  • The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of State Street’s operations, technology, roadmap, and organizational structure, and will be able to translate those capabilities into a clear, compelling, and credible client narrative. This person must be able to articulate STT’s current-state offering, as well as its committed and aspirational roadmap, in a way that supports client objectives while advancing broader commercial goals.

  • The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a complex, matrixed environment and engaging credibly with senior client executives, internal product leaders, operations teams, technology stakeholders, and commercial partners. You will be expected to influence without direct authority, navigate ambiguity, manage organizational complexity, and drive progress through disciplined leadership, sound judgment, and strong executive communication.

What You Will Be Responsible For
As a Client Solution Lead, you will lead the end-to-end engagement required to define and socialize a target operating model for a major strategic client, while ensuring alignment across product, commercial, operations, and technology stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Lead client-facing solution discussions and negotiations focused on defining an overall, end-to-end target operating model by the end of 2026; Including but not limited to Middle Office functions such as Collateral Management, Reconciliations, Cash Services and Corporate Actions

  • Serve as a senior strategic partner to the client, building credibility and trust through thoughtful engagement, clear communication, and strong command of STT’s capabilities and strategic direction

  • Articulate STT’s current-state offering, committed roadmap priorities, and aspirational future-state capabilities in a manner that is both commercially compelling and operationally credible

  • Translate client objectives, pain points, and requirements into a clear operating model vision and a pragmatic, phased solution strategy

  • Partner closely with product, commercial, operations, and technology teams to align STT’s internal perspective and deliver a coordinated approach to the client engagement

  • Drive structured problem-solving across front-, middle-, and back-office considerations, including workflow design, service model definition, operational dependencies, and technology enablement

  • Lead the development of interim, transitional, and target-state solution concepts that support client objectives while minimizing complexity, duplication, and unnecessary rework

  • Navigate the STT organization effectively to identify decision-makers, remove obstacles, resolve competing priorities, and sustain forward momentum

  • Facilitate senior-level discussions across business, product, and functional teams to drive alignment on key solution, commercial, and execution decisions

  • Develop clear, concise materials that support executive decision-making, client negotiations, and internal governance processes

  • Provide transparent updates on progress, risks, dependencies, issues, and decision points to senior leadership

  • Ensure all solutioning and engagement activities comply with legal, regulatory, risk, and internal policy requirements

  • Identify opportunities to improve consistency, repeatability, and effectiveness in how STT engages strategic clients on complex operating model transformation efforts

What We Value

  • Deep knowledge of State Street’s operations, technology capabilities, product direction, roadmap, and organizational structure

  • Strong understanding of front-to-back operating models and the practical requirements associated with delivering large-scale client solutions

  • Strong commercial acumen, including the ability to support strategic negotiations and align solution positioning to broader client and firm objectives

  • Strong judgment, ownership, and accountability, with a clear bias toward action and outcomes

  • Credibility in both internal and external forums, including the ability to challenge constructively and influence at senior levels

  • High emotional intelligence, resilience, and the ability to sustain momentum in demanding, high-visibility situations

  • A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively across product, commercial, technology, and operational teams

  • Demonstrated alignment with State Street’s Enterprise Culture traits:

  • Choose to Own It

  • Break Through Silos

  • Deliver Results Through Integrity

  • Do Better Every Day

  • Care for Colleagues, Clients, and Community

Education & Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of financial markets, asset servicing, investment operations, and technology-enabled operating models across front-, middle-, and back-office functions

  • 15 years + experience in financial services presently in a leadership role, having managed large scale transformation roles.

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, technology, or a related field required

  • Extensive experience in client solutioning, operating model design, strategic program leadership, product management, consulting, or a related leadership role within financial services

  • Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder engagements involving strategic clients, commercial objectives, and enterprise-wide coordination

  • Proven ability to lead negotiations and solution discussions with senior client stakeholders and internal executives

  • Experience translating business strategy and client requirements into practical target-state designs and phased implementation approaches

  • Willingness and ability to travel as required

Salary Range:

$170,000 - $252,500 Annual

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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About State Street Corporation

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At State Street Corporation, you’ll be part of a culture that values diversity, leadership, and continuous professional development. Engage in work that transforms the financial landscape and helps our clients achieve their investment goals. Our team at State Street is at the forefront of combining industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional service and results.

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State Street Corporation is dedicated to the growth and well-being of our employees. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports both your professional and personal life. From advanced career training and leadership development programs to health and wellness benefits, we ensure that our team members have the resources they need to succeed.

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We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive environment where every employee can thrive. Diversity is not just embraced; it’s celebrated. At State Street, you’ll work alongside a diverse group of professionals who bring a wide range of perspectives and ideas to the table. Our diversity training programs are designed to enhance collaboration and innovation across our global team.

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Size
39,335 employees
Market Cap
$28.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1792
5 Year Trend
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