Data Operations Lead, Assistant Vice President, State Street Investment Management

State Street Investment Management is the asset management arm of State Street Corporation, serving governments, institutions, and financial advisors worldwide for over four decades. It is among the world's largest asset managers with trillions of dollars under management, specializing in active and index strategies, including index, ETF, and ESG investing. The company focuses on responsible investment to enable economic prosperity and social progress.

• 8+ years of experience in financial services, data operations, investment operations, data management, or related operational leadership
• Proven experience managing teams and leading organizational change
• Strong background in asset management or investment data operations preferred
• Understanding of reference data, data quality, stewardship workflows, and operational controls
• Experience with workflow tools, data quality reporting, operational metrics, and management reporting
• Ability to translate operational issues into business impact and remediation plans
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence global teams and functions
• Execution discipline, ownership mindset, and strong control orientation
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Technology, Data Management, or related field
• Advanced degree or relevant industry certification preferred

Regional Data Operations Leadership:

• Build and lead the Krakow Data Operations team focusing on Investment and Client Data Operations
• Manage priorities, workload allocation, performance objectives, and development plans
• Establish operating cadence including daily operations, weekly service reviews, and management reporting

Service Delivery and Controls:

• Oversee execution of Data Operations activities and workflows
• Monitor SLA, KPI, and issue aging performance across the hub
• Maintain procedures, control evidence, escalation paths, and remediation tracking

Stakeholder and Platform Alignment:

• Partner with Data Governance, Technology, Product Owners, business data owners, and global teams
• Support xData Platform, Data Product, and AI-enabled operations initiatives
• Drive alignment between operational activities, stewardship expectations, and platform capabilities

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify automation and process simplification opportunities
• Reduce recurring data issues through root-cause analysis and sustainable remediation
• Promote standardization, transparency, and operational risk awareness across the team

This role requires weekly office presence of 3 days per week.