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Role Description
The Investment Services Product organization is recruiting for an experienced individual to serve as anAssistant Vice President, Product Ownerwithin theFund Accounting and Administration (FAA)product organization.
Reporting toVice President, Fund Accounting and Administration (FAA), this role partners closely with FAA Product Leads, Operations, and Technology teams totranslate business priorities into clearly defined product requirements, manage backlog priorities, and support delivery of measurable outcomes aligned to the FAA roadmap.
The Assistant Vice President is accountable for theeffective execution of assigned product features and initiatives, ensuring clarity of requirements, disciplined backlog management, and alignment with broader product and businessobjectives.Therole contributes directly to the ongoing evolution of State Street's global fund accounting and fund administration capabilities through strong analytical judgment, hands-on execution, and effective stakeholder coordination.
The roleoperatesin a global context, supporting product development and delivery across multiple platforms, asset classes, andjurisdictions, and requires close collaboration across time zones.
Function
The Assistant Vice President supports Fund Services Product Development leadership byowning and refining product requirements, backlog items, and delivery priorities across defined FAA initiatives and capability enhancements. Working in close partnership with business, operations, and technology stakeholders, the role ensures that user needs are clearly articulated, acceptance criteria are practical, and delivered outcomes meet client, operational, and regulatory expectations.
This position serves as aProduct Owner, managing product backlog and requirements for specific initiatives or components of larger programs under the direction of a Vice President and senior product leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Own andmaintaintheproduct backlogfor assigned FAA initiatives or workstreams, ensuring priorities are clearly defined and sequenced
Partner with Product, Operations, and Technology teams todefine user stories, business requirements, acceptance criteria, and release priorities
Drive day-to-day backlog execution, ensuring work items progresson time, within scope, and withappropriate riskmanagement
Analyze product change impacts, includingclient impact, operational implications, process dependencies, and commercial considerations
Support development and maintenance ofproduct roadmaps, epics, user stories, and backlogsaligned to strategic priorities
Apply professional judgment toidentifydependencies, tradeoffs, delivery risks, and sequencing decisions, escalating issues as appropriate
Contribute to discussions onFAAoperatingmodels and supporting technology capabilities, with a focus on simplification, standardization, and scalability
Support evaluation ofsolution options and platform enhancementsto improve product capabilities and delivery efficiency
Partner with stakeholders across service disciplines toensure product requirements are understood and capabilities are integrated consistently
Work closely with delivery teams toclarify requirements, review progress, and support successful sprint and release outcomes
Maintain awareness ofregulatory requirements and local market considerationsimpactingassigned product features and initiatives
Skills
Strong knowledge offund accounting, including accounting standards (IFRS, US GAAP), NAV construction, general ledger processing, and complex asset classes
Working knowledge offund administration functionsdownstream from accounting records, including financial and regulatory reporting, tax administration, and investment compliance
Proven ability tomanage multiple priorities across a defined product backlogand support delivery across concurrent initiatives
Ability to applybusiness, operational, and system knowledgeto inform requirements, prioritization, and product decisions
Strong communicationskills, with the ability toarticulate recommendations and influence stakeholdersat multiple levels
Experience increating high-qualityrequirements, user stories, process flows, and solution documentation
Solid understanding ofAgile delivery practices, including Product Owner responsibilities, story definition, backlog grooming, and sprint collaboration
Ability tooperateeffectively inglobal, matrixed environments
Strong analytical skills and sound professional judgment
Exposure to adoption ofAI within the Product Development Lifecycleis preferred
Experience
7-12years experience inSecurities Services or related financial servicesbusinesses
Prior experience infund accounting and/or fund administrationenvironments
Experience supportingplatform enhancements, product change, or transformation initiativeswith direct involvement in requirements and delivery coordination
Prior experience in aproduct owner, business analysis, product, or technology delivery role
Experience working withinglobal organizationsandmulti‑stakeholderdelivery models
Indicative Role Split
Product backlog ownership and delivery support:45-50%
Business analysis, requirements definition, and problem solving:30-35%
Stakeholder engagement, sprint collaboration, and release support:20-25%
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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.
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Job ID: 147446157
Skills:
User Stories, Agile delivery practices, fund administration functions, NAV construction, process flows, complex asset classes, Regulatory Reporting, requirements definition, Accounting Standards, investment compliance, Us Gaap, solution documentation, general ledger processing, Fund Accounting, IFRS, tax administration

Skills:
User Stories, Analytical Skills, Solution documentation, General ledger processing, Financial and regulatory reporting, Process flows, Investment compliance, Complex asset classes, Fund Accounting, Tax administration, Fund administration functions, Product Owner responsibilities, NAV construction, Agile delivery practices
Skills:
financial and regulatory reporting, Accounting Standards, investment compliance, tax administration, complex asset classes, general ledger processing, business operational and system knowledge, Us Gaap, AI within the Product Development Lifecycle, fund administration functions, product requirements and solution documentation, NAV construction, IFRS, Agile delivery practices, Fund Accounting
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