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State Street

Managing Director, Head of Technology – Wealth Services, Clearing & Custody

State Street

Managing Director, Head of Technology responsible for defining technology strategy at State Street. Leading the development of a scalable technology platform for Wealth Services, enhancing client solutions.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeAustin • New Jersey, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $170,000 - $282,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudCyber SecurityDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Define and execute the Wealth Services technology strategy aligned with business and enterprise objectives
  • Lead the architecture and development of a scalable, cloud-native platform supporting account opening, trading, clearing, settlement, custody, and reporting
  • Drive API-first and event-driven architectures to enable seamless integration and real-time processing
  • Lead integrations with third-party clearing and custody providers, including Apex
  • Modernize core platform capabilities, including transaction processing, portfolio accounting, compliance, and digital client platforms
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including SEC, FINRA, AML, KYC, and OFAC standards
  • Advance the use of AI, automation, and analytics to improve operational efficiency, risk oversight, and client experience
  • Lead a global engineering organization with accountability for delivery, reliability, scalability, and performance
  • Partner with Product, Operations, Risk, and external vendors to deliver enterprise-wide solutions
  • Manage technology investments, vendor relationships, and cost optimization initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
  • 15+ years of technology leadership experience in wealth management, custody, clearing, brokerage, or financial services platforms
  • Demonstrated success delivering large-scale platform transformations and complex integrations
  • Expertise in cloud architecture, APIs, distributed systems and cybersecurity
  • Experience integrating third-party books and records platforms such as Apex Clearing
  • Experience leading global teams across multiple regions
  • Managing strategic vendor and partner relationships
  • Supporting large-scale client onboarding or platform migration programs
  • Experience with introducing broker-dealer operating models

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 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)
  • eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans

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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud architectureAPI developmentevent-driven architecturetransaction processingportfolio accountingcomplianceAIautomationanalyticscybersecurity
Soft Skills
leadershipstrategic managementcollaborationcommunicationaccountabilityvendor relationship managementglobal team leadershipoperational efficiencyrisk oversightclient experience