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Head of Corporate Functions Engineering – VP
State Street. Define the vision, strategy, and operating model for Corporate Functions Engineering .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading large-scale software engineering and application development initiatives, with a strong focus on AI engineering, cloud-native architectures, and quality engineering practices. Proven ability to build and scale high-performing engineering organizations while fostering talent development and operational excellence.
Highest-signal resume keywords
15+ Years Experience In Software Engineering8+ Years Leadership Experience Managing Technical TeamsCloud Platforms (AWS Preferred)AI Engineering And Intelligent Automation CapabilitiesQuality Engineering And Test Automation
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Hard Skills
Software EngineeringApplication DevelopmentTechnology DeliveryPlatform EngineeringData EngineeringDevOps And CI/CDQuality EngineeringProduction OperationsCloud-Native DevelopmentMicroservices
Soft Skills
Strong CommunicationExecutive PresenceStakeholder Management
Tools & Technologies
AI-Powered ApplicationsEvent-Driven PlatformsEngineering AutomationMonitoring And Observability ToolsIncident Management Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
Advanced Degree In Computer ScienceEngineeringInformation Systems
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesRegulated IndustriesEngineering Centers Of ExcellenceCorporate Functions
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSCloudMicroservices
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Define the vision, strategy, and operating model for Corporate Functions Engineering
- Build and scale a centralized engineering organization supporting Human Resources, Legal, Internal Audit, Global Security, Realty, and other Corporate Functions
- Establish technical Centers of Excellence for Engineering, AI, Data, Quality Assurance, and Production Support
- Create specialized technical SWAT teams to accelerate strategic initiatives and resolve complex technical challenges
- Lead custom application development across Corporate Functions
- Establish enterprise development standards, reusable frameworks, development patterns, and engineering best practices
- Drive adoption of cloud-native development, API-first design, microservices, event-driven platforms, secure software development, DevSecOps, and engineering automation
- Serve as senior technical leader for complex architecture and engineering decisions
- Build AI engineering capabilities for AI-powered applications, agentic AI, intelligent automation, workflow orchestration, LLM-based applications, and enterprise AI platform adoption
- Establish AI development, deployment, monitoring, governance, and operational support standards
- Lead shared data engineering capabilities for analytics, reporting, AI, and operational platforms
- Establish standards for data engineering, integration, pipelines, quality, governance, and platform engineering
- Build and lead Quality Engineering focused on test automation, continuous testing, regression, performance, and security testing
- Lead production support functions and establish monitoring, observability, incident management, root cause analysis, problem management, resiliency, and operational readiness standards
- Recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent across multiple technical disciplines
- Build career paths, develop future leaders and technical experts, and foster engineering excellence
- Establish technical communities of practice and skills development programs
- Improve engineering quality, productivity, operational stability, delivery consistency, uptime, service quality, and production stability
Requirements
What you’ll need- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, technology delivery, or platform engineering
- 8+ years of leadership experience managing large technical teams and complex engineering organizations
- Hands-on experience building and delivering enterprise-scale applications and technology platforms
- Proven experience leading organizations responsible for development, engineering enablement, testing, and production support
- Strong technical knowledge of software engineering, cloud platforms (AWS preferred), AI and automation technologies, data engineering, platform engineering, DevOps and CI/CD, quality engineering, and production operations
- Experience building and scaling high-performing engineering organizations
- Demonstrated success recruiting, developing, and retaining engineering talent
- Strong communication, executive presence, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on technical engagement
- Preferred: experience leading enterprise engineering organizations within financial services or other regulated industries
- Preferred: experience building AI engineering and intelligent automation capabilities
- Preferred: experience supporting enterprise platforms across HR, Legal, Audit, Risk, Security, or Corporate Functions domains
- Preferred: experience establishing Engineering Centers of Excellence and shared service delivery models
- Preferred: familiarity with cloud-native architectures, modern engineering platforms, and enterprise AI technologies
- Preferred: experience supporting global engineering teams and distributed delivery models
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline is preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
- Basic life insurance
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Optional additional insurance coverages
- Paid vacation leave
- Paid sick leave
- Short-term disability
- Family care leave/responsibilities support
- Employee Assistance Program
- Incentive compensation, including eligibility for annual performance-based awards
- Tax-advantaged savings plans
- Inclusive development opportunities
- Flexible work-life support
- Paid volunteer days
- Employee networks