Senior Product Development Analyst/Manager, Vice President

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the core banking applications team to establish requirements and manage Agile development for complex payments and banking solutions.
• Manage team members involved in defect identification, triage, remediation, and resolution management.
• Apply knowledge of system behavior, business requirements, industry best practices to design and test solutions.
• Communicate the impact of changes to team members, testers, and business end users to ensure successful testing and acceptance.
• Oversee, review, and edit documentation for completeness and clarity prior to use in solution development.
• Write Agile stories and epics, establish and groom backlogs, and develop these skills within the global team.
• Collaborate within virtual teams across global operations, product, IT, vendors, and industry participants to design, develop, test, and implement solutions.
• Support annual planning and funding prioritization activities.
• Oversee archival of documentation and artifacts for future needs and audits.
• Conduct market research and competitive intelligence on digital assets in capital markets.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to study and build use cases for distributed ledger technology (DLT).
• Prepare high-level business cases and market opportunity analyses related to digital assets.
• Participate in ideation sessions and brainstorming to support the product team.
• Deliver and manage digital products in collaboration with different product teams.
• Assist in evolving strategic thinking around digital assets by researching and building business cases.
• Evaluate market evolution and competitive intelligence in relevant areas.
• Help raise State Street’s profile as an innovator in the digital assets market.
• Establish an ecosystem for digital assets by researching activity, investment, and interest among clients, providers, and competitors.

Requirements

• Strong technical skills including experience with payments and/or deposit banking.
• 10+ years of experience in financial services, including front office, capital markets, trading, or operations.
• Excellent organizational skills and a successful track record of project management from ideation through implementation.
• Experience delivering products/projects across multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of market trends in crypto and digital assets.
• Thorough knowledge of asset servicing products across the value chain (fund accounting, custody, transfer agency, collateral management).
• Demonstrated passion for innovation and emerging digital technologies.
• Strong analytical capabilities to assess impact of trends on business.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of DLT activity, AI activity, and regulatory environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Enthusiasm and passion for learning about digital assets.

Nice to Have

• Experience with implementing or operating Temenos's Transact, ACI Worldwide's MTS/RTPS, or Dragonfly Technologies Universal Online Banker.
• Technical familiarity with global payment networks or messaging standards such as ISO 20022, pacs, camt, Fedwire, CHIPS, ACH, Target2, or SEPA.
• Experience with developing innovative products from ideation through design and deployment within large, complex organizations.
• Understanding of governance processes for service or technology changes.
• Big 4 consulting experience.

Qualifications

• Understanding of relevant enterprise financial technology solutions.
• Experience with developing and launching digital products and services such as blockchain, smart contracts, tokenization, wallets, and cryptocurrencies.
• Experience with large-scale business and technology implementations.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive and comprehensive benefits packages including medical care, insurance, and savings plans.
• Flexible Work Programs to match individual needs.
• Development programs and educational support to help reach full potential.