Overview

Global Head of Portfolio Management Engineering - Fixed Income, Managing Director, Hybrid, Boston/Stamford. State Street Investment Management is seeking a seasoned senior leader to oversee front office portfolio management technology strategy. This role reports to the Global Head of Portfolio Management and Fixed Income Technology and is part of the GA Chief Operating Officer (COO) organization. This position will be based in Boston or Stamford.

Why this role is important

The team supports State Street Investment Management, a leading asset manager. We partner with sophisticated investors and financial intermediaries to support a rigorous, research-driven investment process with experience across asset classes, risk profiles, regions and styles, including pioneering work in index, ETF, and ESG investing.

What You Will Be Responsible For

As the Global Head of Portfolio Management Engineering - Fixed Income, you will define and execute the strategic vision for tools and platforms-both proprietary and third-party-that support the full investment lifecycle from portfolio construction to implementation. You will be a key strategic partner to portfolio managers, investment oversight, and trading leadership, and a critical liaison to enterprise architecture, data teams, and external vendors. This role requires deep understanding of front office investment workflows across public and private markets, and awareness of emerging technologies including AI/ML, digital, advanced analytics, and cloud-native capabilities.

Key Responsibilities Leadership & Strategy

• Define and lead the global technology strategy for portfolio management platforms, aligning with State Street IM's investment philosophy and evolving product mix.
• Collaborate with Investments, Trading, Risk, and COO leadership to align the technology roadmap with business goals and front office efficiency priorities.
• Be the accountable executive for the delivery, resilience, and scalability of portfolio management tooling.

Engineering Excellence

• Innovation and Best Practices: Drive adoption of new technologies (AI, Cloud) and best practices within engineering teams. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation to keep solutions at the forefront.
• Quality and Performance: Ensure solutions are designed and implemented with high standards of quality and performance, including rigorous testing and code reviews.
• Collaboration and Mentorship: Promote a collaborative environment, mentoring engineers to grow their skills.
• Scalability and Resilience: Design scalable, resilient systems that support a global investment management firm.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure technology solutions comply with security and regulatory requirements, with best practices for data protection and privacy.
• Oversee technology for the full investment lifecycle in support of global front office investment teams.
• Deliver capabilities spanning construction, order management, portfolio and pre-trade analytics across 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 focused 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 vehicles, including institutional mandates, ETFs, and wealth management.

Change Management & Transformation

• Partner with the COO transformation office to embed portfolio management initiatives within broader investment and technology modernization programs.
• Establish KPIs and performance metrics for platform usage, model accuracy, operational risk, and business value creation.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of engineering experience leading front office technology platforms in institutional asset management environments with deep expertise in Fixed Income and derivatives. Proven ability to drive innovation and deliver scalable solutions in complex financial environments.
• Deep familiarity with investment lifecycle and front office portfolio management, trading, investment oversight.
• Proven track record of managing global teams across product, technology, and data domains.
• Strong knowledge of vendor landscape (eg, Charles River, State Street Alpha, Bloomberg, BlackRock Aladdin, Virtus, Linedata, 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.

Salary Range

$170,000 - $282,500 Annual

The range quoted applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would work outside the primary location, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street's comprehensive benefits program, including retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage; paid time off; employee assistance program; incentive compensation; and eligibility for tax-advantaged savings plans.

About State Street & Equal Opportunity

State Street is committed to fostering an inclusive environment and Equal Opportunity Employment. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity or expression, or other protected characteristics. Job ID: R-782450