State Street

T26-9772;Software Engineering & Development, VP

United States · Work style not stated · Full time

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  • EmployerState Street
  • LocationUnited States
  • Work styleWork style not stated
  • Employment typeFull time
  • Employer posted

Who we are looking for

We are seeking a strategic technology leader to serve as Vice President, Core Accounting Application Development and Maintenance.

This leader will be responsible for helping us modernize our technology stack for our global Accounting distributed applications, delivering mission-critical systems that support back office accounting for our internal and external clients.

The successful candidate will manage development of multiple applications and oversee technology execution, engineering, delivery and modernization. They will drive innovation through cloud-native architectures, data and AI capabilities, automation, and modern engineering practices, while ensuring operational resilience, regulatory compliance, and exceptional client outcomes.

This application manager will partner closely with business, product, operations, risk, and enterprise technology leaders to accelerate growth, modernization, improve scalability and productivity, and enhance the overall client experience.

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Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is part of Global Technology Services (GTS), which delivers enterprise technology capabilities that support State Street’s global businesses. Within GTS, this role is aligned to the Accounting value stream. The position plays a pivotal role in shaping technology strategy and execution, ensuring solutions are built for reliability, scalability, and strong controls while meeting stringent regulatory, operational, and client expectations.

What you will be responsible for

  • We are looking for a candidate who is highly motivated, energetic, and technologically savvy.

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  • Execute the technology strategy and roadmap for Core Accounting aligned to business priorities, client needs, and enterprise objectives.
  • Drive application architecture, platform simplification, cloud adoption, and technology lifecycle management across the portfolio.
  • Ensure delivery excellence through highly resilient, scalable, secure, and efficient technology solutions.
  • Accountable for platform stability, operational resiliency, service quality, regulatory adherence, and achievement of business and client outcomes.
  • Partner closely with Product, Risk, and Client-facing teams to enhance capabilities, enable new products, support client growth, and improve competitive differentiation.

Transformation & Innovation

  • Drive adoption of cloud-native architectures, modern engineering practices, data platforms, and automation capabilities across the application.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous learning, and technology excellence.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

  • Expertise building and operating highly resilient, cloud-native technology platforms.
  • Strong knowledge of modern application architectures, artificial intelligence, public cloud technologies, DevOps practices, automation, and software engineering excellence.
  • Strong domain expertise in Accounting.
  • Deep understanding of technology risk, cybersecurity, controls, and governance frameworks.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence across the organization.
  • Strategic mindset with a demonstrated ability to translate vision into execution and measurable business outcomes.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
  • 10+ years of technology leadership experience, including significant experience within financial services.
  • Proven track record delivering application solutions for our business partners.
  • Experience operating effectively and managing across multiple geographies.

Additional Requirements

  • Experience with Public Cloud
  • Experience with the C++, J2EE, PL/SQL, Perl and Shell scripting, Java web development.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
  • Willingness to engage across multiple regions and time zones.

Work Requirement

  • Hybrid with minimum 4 days in office
  • 8:00 AM to 5 PM

Salary Range:

$120,000 - $202,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the 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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