Head of Emerging Technology & Transformation, VP

State Street

. Lead the Emerging Technology and Transformation team, setting technical direction and driving adoption of AI-first architectures .

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeQuincy • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $120,000 - $202,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Emerging Technology and Transformation team, setting technical direction and driving adoption of AI-first architectures
Design and build generative AI applications using Python and modern AI frameworks
Own end-to-end design, development, deployment, and scaling of AI solutions
Design, develop and deploy AI solutions on Google Vertex AI
Develop integrations with large language models, orchestration layers, prompt management, and agent-based workflows
Identify, evaluate, and assess emerging technologies, platforms, and tools to determine their relevance, maturity, and potential enterprise value
Stay current with industry trends across cloud infrastructure, modern application architectures, data platforms, developer tooling, automation, and integration technologies
Conduct proofs of concept and technical evaluations to validate feasibility, scalability, security, and operational readiness of new technologies
Contribute to technology roadmaps and modernization initiatives by identifying opportunities for platform evolution and technical transformation
Drive responsible AI adoption by ensuring appropriate governance, model risk management, security, privacy, and regulatory compliance
Communicate strategy, recommendations, and business impact clearly to senior stakeholders and executive leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical discipline
Overall, 10+ years of work experience
Strong, hands-on expertise in Python for building production-grade applications and AI solutions
Experience with enterprise AI platforms such as Google Vertex AI, Azure AI, AWS AI services, or equivalent
Proven experience defining AI and emerging technology strategy, including platform selection, build vs buy decisions, and alignment with enterprise architecture standard
Experience with Cloud services such as Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud Run, IAM etc.
Experience designing, building, and scaling Generative AI capabilities, including large language model integration, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, and agent-based workflows for enterprise use case
Hands-on experience implementing embeddings and vector search for semantic retrieval within retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures
Understanding of Docker for application and workload containerization
Monitoring of deployed models and services, including drift, skew, and performance
Solid understanding of software development lifecycle and enterprise-grade engineering practices
Experience designing cloud-native and scalable application architectures
Experience with data platforms, APIs, and integration patterns
Experience in financial services or highly regulated environments is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonGenerative AIAI solutionslarge language modelsprompt engineeringretrieval-augmented generationembeddingsvector searchDockercloud-native application architectures

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstrategic thinkingtechnical evaluationstakeholder engagementgovernancerisk managementproblem-solvinginnovationcollaboration

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Computer Sciencedegree in Engineeringdegree in Data Science