COO Regional Head of Investments Technology, SSIM, India – Managing Director

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and mentor high-performing technology teams, fostering a culture of true domain knowledge, ownership and accountability, rather than relying on traditional regional staff augmentation models.
• Support the strategic vision and execution for research and risk technology platforms aligning with State Street IM’s investment philosophy and evolving product mix.
• Lead regional delivery of front office portfolio management technology, supporting the full investment lifecycle from research to implementation.
• Enable tools and analytics for investment models, research, performance, and risk across asset classes.
• Ensure scalable, resilient, and compliant systems for portfolio management, order management, trading and investment oversight.
• Drive engineering excellence and innovation within the India team by promoting best practices, fostering a culture of ownership, and ensuring delivery excellence.

Engineering Excellence

As the Regional Head of Investments Technology (India), you will be expected to uphold and promote engineering excellence across all technology initiatives. This includes:

• Innovation and Best Practices: Drive the adoption of new technologies (AI, Cloud etc.) and best practices within the engineering teams. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation to ensure that our technological solutions remain at the forefront of the industry.
• Quality and Performance: Ensure that all technological solutions are designed and implemented with the highest standards of quality and performance. This includes rigorous testing, code reviews, and adherence to industry standards and guidelines.
• Collaboration and Mentorship: Promote a collaborative environment where engineers are encouraged to share knowledge and mentor each other. Provide guidance and support to help team members grow and develop their skills.
• Scalability and Resilience: Design and implement scalable and resilient systems that can handle the demands of a global investment management firm. Ensure that our technology infrastructure is robust and capable of supporting our business needs.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure that all technology solutions comply with relevant security and regulatory requirements. Implement best practices for data protection and privacy to safeguard our clients’ information.
• Oversee technology for the full investment lifecycle in support of the global front office investment teams.
• Deliver capabilities spanning research, construction, order management, portfolio and trading in support of all public and private asset classes.
• Champion cloud adoption, modular architecture, and integration with State Street Alpha and other strategic platforms.

Execution & Oversight

• Lead the portfolio management technology team, fostering a high-performance culture with a focus on innovation, ownership, and delivery excellence.
• Manage vendor relationships, including large front office and analytics providers, ensuring robust integration, service levels, and contractual oversight.
• Oversee the technology lifecycle—from concept to adoption—across the platform’s global user base and various vehicles.

Qualification & Requirements

• 15+ years of engineering experience leading front office technology platforms in institutional asset management environments. Proven ability to drive innovation and deliver scalable solutions in complex financial environments.
• Deep familiarity with investment lifecycle and front office research, portfolio management, trading, investment oversight.
• Proven record of managing global teams across product, technology, and data domains.
• Strong knowledge of vendor landscape (e.g., DataBricks, Charles River. State Street Alpha, Bloomberg, BlackRock Aladdin, ION etc.)
• Advanced understanding of data science, APIs, and cloud architecture.
• Exceptional leadership, relationship-building, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into scalable, user-centric technology solutions.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field required.
• Experience with multi-asset class investment management, including public and private markets.
• Global, multi-jurisdictional experience in a regulated financial environment preferred

Benefits

State Street offers a competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program designed to meet the changing needs of our employees and their families.