Head of Accounting and Fund Administration Technology - SVP

Who we are looking for

We are seeking a strategic, transformational technology executive to serve as Senior Vice President, Head of Accounting & Fund Administration Technology.

This leader will be responsible for defining and executing the technology strategy for a global Accounting & Fund Administration organization, delivering mission-critical platforms that support fund accounting, financial reporting, insurance accounting, NAV production, and related administration services across traditional and alternative investment products.

The successful candidate will lead a large global organization and oversee technology strategy, engineering, delivery, operations, and modernization across a complex portfolio. 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 executive will partner closely with business, product, operations, risk, and enterprise technology leaders to accelerate growth, modernize platforms, improve scalability and productivity, and enhance the overall client experience.

What you will be responsible for

Accounting & Fund Administration Leadership

• Define and execute the technology strategy and roadmap for Accounting & Fund Administration aligned to business priorities, client needs, and enterprise objectives.
• Lead the engineering, delivery, support, and modernization of platforms supporting fund accounting, financial reporting, insurance accounting, NAV production, and related administration services.
• Drive application architecture, platform simplification, cloud adoption, and technology lifecycle management across the portfolio.
• Ensure delivery excellence through highly resilient, scalable, secure, and performant technology solutions.
• Accountable for platform stability, operational resiliency, service quality, regulatory adherence, and achievement of business and client outcomes.
• Partner closely with Product, Operations, Risk, and Client-facing teams to enhance capabilities, enable new products, support client growth, and improve competitive differentiation.
• Establish engineering standards, DevOps practices, automation frameworks, and continuous improvement disciplines that accelerate delivery and improve productivity. 

Transformation & Innovation

• Lead large-scale transformation initiatives focused on modernization, application rationalization, operating model optimization, and technology simplification.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native architectures, modern engineering practices, data platforms, and automation capabilities across the organization.
• Champion the use of AI, Generative AI, and agentic AI solutions to transform software delivery, operational workflows, risk management, knowledge management, and client servicing experiences.
• Establish KPI-driven performance management frameworks focused on delivery execution, operational excellence, productivity, quality, and business outcomes.
• Drive data-driven decision making through enhanced analytics, metrics, operational insights, and capacity planning.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous learning, and technology excellence.

Talent & Organizational Leadership

• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing global organization across engineering, architecture, delivery, and technology operations.
• Build a culture focused on accountability, ownership, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop senior leaders and create strong succession plans to ensure long-term organizational strength.
• Attract, retain, and grow top technology talent while cultivating future leadership capabilities.
• Drive workforce transformation through modern skills development in cloud, data, AI, and advanced engineering disciplines.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Deep expertise building and operating highly resilient, cloud-native technology platforms at enterprise scale.
• Strong knowledge of modern application architectures, public cloud technologies, DevOps practices, automation, and software engineering excellence.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale modernization, platform simplification, and technology transformation initiatives.
• Proven experience leveraging AI, Generative AI, automation, and agentic AI capabilities to improve business performance and operational effectiveness.
• Strong domain expertise in Fund Accounting, Financial Reporting, Insurance Accounting, Fund Administration, and related asset servicing operations.
• Proven ability to lead complex global technology organizations within highly regulated financial services environments.
• Strong commercial acumen and a track record of delivering technology solutions that support business growth and client outcomes.
• Deep understanding of technology risk, cybersecurity, controls, and governance frameworks.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills with the ability to influence across all levels of 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. Advanced degree preferred.
• 20+ years of technology leadership experience, including significant experience within financial services.
• Extensive experience leading technology organizations supporting asset servicing, fund administration, insurance accounting, fund accounting, or related financial services businesses.
• Proven track record leading large global teams and delivering complex transformation programs at scale.
• Experience driving cloud transformation, platform modernization, and engineering excellence initiatives.
• Demonstrated success leveraging data, automation, AI, and agentic AI solutions to modernize operations and improve business performance.
• Experience operating effectively within a complex matrix organization and managing across multiple geographies.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to operate effectively within a global matrix organization.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Willingness to engage across multiple regions and time zones and travel as required.

Salary Range:

$225,000 - $337,500 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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