Alternatives Investor Services Project Specialist – Assistant Vice President

State Street

Project Specialist developing comprehensive Alternatives product offerings at State Street. Involves client engagement, market research, and coordinating with product and technology teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Posted 5/24/2026full-timeBangalore • 🇮🇳 IndiaLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Capable of reimagining solutions strategically such that they are transformational and not just bringing tech into old, unchallenged, processes
Execute the specified Global alternative development project, including partnering with other members of the client facing, product, global delivery (operations) and technology teams.
Create & take ownership of assigned development initiatives, manage development execution, coordinate requirements gathering, translating and participating in the agile development process, testing and roll-out of capabilities
Carry out a product owner role for agile development project including establishing business outcomes, epic & story creation, status tracking, execution status meetings, issue escalation/resolution, and communicating status to internal and external stakeholders.
Adhere to program governance including compliance with policies, best practices, oversight of issues, risks, audit and compliance items in support of program reporting.
Participate in development of transition plan to migrate new capabilities into our operating model; and addressing the administrative aspects of establishing the product or service offering
Collaborate with interdependent product wide project teams ensuring alignment.
Conduct market research to identify trends and opportunities for new products.
Collaborate with across the Alts Product organization to share approaches, develop best practices and improve the teams capabilities to successfully execute and deliver new capabilities or better serve clients.
Engage with clients to understand their investment needs and preferences.
Provide expert advice and solutions to clients regarding alternative investments.
Build and maintain strong client relationships to drive product adoption.
Results Oriented approach to ownership
Own the entire product development lifecycle from concept to launch.
Ensure projects are completed on time, within scope and budget.
Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful product delivery
Manage key stakeholders and maintain complete and accurate reporting.
Facilitate program governance including compliance with policies, best practices, oversight of issues, risks, audit and compliance items in support of program reporting and product roadmap.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 7 years of experience in Alternative investor services operations, client implementation and/or business analysis.
Understanding & experience of the Alternative Investor Relations and Transfer Agency operating model process required
Experience of IS & wealth management systems beneficial including Investran, InvestTA, iFAST, ISS, AWD or iCapital
Experience working with PM semi liquid fund in US or Europe, in addition to traditional closed ended funds
Experience of using AI tools is benefical
Knowledge of or experience leading product development programs/processes related to the financial services industry is an advantage.
Experience with designing new solutions by analyzing requirements, studying system capabilities, and writing specifications would be preferred.
Experience in JIRA, Confluence, Clarity or Squirrel is advantageous

Benefits

Comp & perks

inclusive development opportunities
flexible work-life support
paid volunteer days
vibrant employee networks

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Hard Skills & Tools

agile developmentproduct development lifecyclerequirements gatheringmarket researchbusiness analysissolution designstatus trackingissue escalationcompliancerisk management

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingclient relationship managementresults orientedcollaborationcommunicationownershipproblem solvingstakeholder managementleadershipadaptability