Implementation Lead - (ETN) Blotter (Finance)

Who we are looking for

State Street's Alpha Transaction Management team is seeking a versatile individual with strong business systems and data analysis skills for development and support of services and product offerings focused on Transaction Management. In the Alpha Client (ETN) Blotter Implementation role, the incumbent is responsible for client onboarding onto the State Street test and Production environments, and performs a myriad of duties to facilitate and support Alpha onboarding projects. These duties include obtaining an inventory of all client legacy blotters, review and understand business requirements for each blotter and work with a team of analysts/developers to translate business requirements to technical requirements in the form of a State Street specification document for client approval. All jointly agreed business and technical requirements should align with operating models that have been agreed in the Transaction Management space, ensuring all data and functionality is in line with the agreed Operating Model. The role also requires the incumbent to have general, but not SME, knowledge for all Transaction Management services like trade validation, trade confirmation and trade settlement. This knowledge is required for trade data analysis and enrichment throughout the trade lifecycle with in GTM, the standard State Street Global Trade Monitor. This person must possess skill in complex business data analysis with expertise in functional requirements gathering and documentation; excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills; a proven ability to liaise between business/implementation, project, client and technology teams; and strong collaboration skills.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining plays an important role in the overall success of the organization. Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. In this role you will strive for cutting-edge solutions, that are straightforward and scalable. You will help us build resilience and execute day to day deliverables at our best. Join us if making your mark in the financial services industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

As a Alpha Client (ETN) Blotter Implementation Lead:

• Work with PMO and project manager resources to create a project plan for (ETN) blotter implementation that is integrated within the larger Transaction Management plan.
• Host joint sessions with client counterparts to define an inventory of in-scope blotters and finalize business requirements for each blotter.
• Management of a team of analysts to internally transcribe client business requirements to internal technical requirements in the form of specification documents.
• Assist analysts with complex data analysis, solution design, troubleshooting design flaws, and gaps with legacy models.
• Own, and drive forward, workstream delivery from analysis to development to testing and conversion to live.
• Present progress updates as the face of the workstream on internal and joint workstream calls. Work with project management to ensure all internal and joint tracking updates are current week over week.
• Secondarily, (ETN) Blotter leads will manage delivery of post-implementation, client initiated BAU change and general BAU support. Responsibilities include:
• Oversight for a team of offshore analysts as they work to define requirements with the client via the Change Management process.
• Assist off-shore analysts with complex data analysis, solution design, troubleshooting design flaws, and gaps with legacy models.
• Support of BAU stakeholders for recipient driven production issues and/or questions via the offshore team.
• Leads are encouraged to identify and drive process improvements that will deliver results while reducing cost and/or time to market for existing procedures.

  What we value

  These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Strong knowledge of general business requirements for client blotter reporting.
• A working knowledge of Listed and Unlisted products and Transaction Management Middle Office services
• Strong understanding and prior experience with industry Middle Office process and procedure. Experience with Transaction Management lifecycle operations and vendor applications, is highly desirable and valuable.
• Strong communication, analytical, project management and problem solving skills. Effective collaboration with middle office clients and third parties on blotter requirements is essential.
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and prioritize work accordingly
• A proven history of understanding and analyzing complex client use cases, targeted data sets, and ability to analyze and create specifications based on client business requirements. Understanding upstream data inputs and their impact of client blotter requirements is critical.
• Strong analytical, reconcilement and organizational skills
• Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills, attention to detail and organization - able to independently troubleshoot and gather supporting evidence

Additional requirements

Potential to travel to alternate sites for specific projects may be required, but fairly limited.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we're making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You'll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees' diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers

Salary Range:
$90,000 - $142,500 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.

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