Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking an experienced strategy leader to join State Street’s Corporate Strategy team as a Managing Director. Reporting to the SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy, this individual will serve as a senior thought partner to the SVP, supporting the development of enterprise strategy, leading multiple high-priority strategic efforts, and advising senior executives on the firm’s most consequential choices.

The role offers significant exposure to State Street’s Executive Committee and senior leadership, broad influence across the enterprise, and a strong platform for future leadership opportunities. The Corporate Strategy team has a proven record of developing talent for senior roles across the firm.

Why This Role Is Important to Us

The Corporate Strategy team supports the development of the firm’s strategic direction, translates external and internal insights into enterprise choices, and helps senior leaders align resources and execution against the highest-value opportunities. As a Managing Director, you will lead major strategic initiatives, bring an enterprise perspective to complex decisions, translate strategic work into clear actions and outcomes, and strengthen the team’s capabilities.

What You Will Be Responsible For

Strategic Leadership & Execution

• Lead high-priority strategic initiatives from problem definition through recommendation and execution planning
• Frame ambiguous enterprise questions, develop hypotheses, direct analysis, and ensure recommendations are fact-based, practical, and decision-ready
• Support and lead defined components of the firm-wide strategic planning process, translating enterprise direction into clear choices, priorities, resource implications, and measures of success
• Integrate business and functional perspectives while maintaining a firm-wide view of where and how State Street should compete and win
• Monitor market, competitive, client, and execution developments – identifying implications for the strategy and initiating focused analysis when conditions change
• Maintain accountability for the quality, pace, and impact of multiple projects, anticipating risks and intervening to keep work on track

Executive Stakeholder Engagement

• Build trusted relationships with Executive Committee members and other senior leaders, engaging beyond immediate projects to inform the broader strategic agenda
• Facilitate executive-level problem solving, challenge assumptions constructively, and build alignment around difficult choices
• Translate complex analysis into clear, concise narratives and recommendations tailored to executive and Board audiences
• Represent the Corporate Strategy team in senior forums and advance work consistent with the SVP’s direction, as needed

Team Coaching & Culture

• Set clear direction across projects, delegate work in line with team members’ capabilities and development goals, and hold teams accountable for outcomes
• Coordinate staffing and priorities across the project portfolio, balancing enterprise needs, delivery demands, and team capacity
• Coach and develop team members through frequent, specific feedback and meaningful stretch opportunities
• Support career planning and advancement, building a strong pipeline of strategic talent and future firm leaders
• Cultivate an inclusive, collaborative, intellectually rigorous, and high-performance team culture

What We Value

• Enterprise perspective and sound judgment, with the ability to connect market, client, competitive, financial, operational, and organizational considerations
• Exceptional problem structuring, analytical rigor, synthesis, and recommendation development in ambiguous situations
• Executive presence and credibility, with a demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and mobilize cross-functional teams without relying on formal authority
• Ability to translate complex issues into concise, compelling narratives for executive and Board audiences
• Strong portfolio and project leadership, including prioritization, delegation, quality control, risk management, and accountability across multiple efforts
• Track record of introducing differentiated perspectives and converting strategic insight into actionable outcomes
• Commitment to talent development, inclusive leadership, collaboration, and the success of the broader team
• High integrity, intellectual curiosity, resilience, and agility in a dynamic environment

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred
• 15+ years of relevant experience in corporate strategy, strategy consulting, or a related field, including significant leadership responsibility
• Demonstrated experience shaping enterprise strategy and leading multiple complex, cross-functional initiatives from diagnosis through executive decision and execution planning
• Deep understanding of financial services strongly preferred, particularly asset servicing, asset management, markets, wealth, digital assets, or data and analytics
• Proven experience advising senior executives, developing executive- and Board-level materials, and influencing decisions across organizational boundaries
• Demonstrated success leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams

Salary Range:

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

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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