Senior Vice President, Payments Business Risk Management

State Street

. Lead and steward the first-line risk and control agenda for enterprise-wide Payments globally .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $225,000 - $337,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive leadership in managing risk and controls within the Payments sector, with a strong focus on operational resilience, governance, and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to drive transformation initiatives while balancing risk management with strategic objectives.

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Leadership Experience In Financial ServicesOperational Risk ManagementPayments Transformation ProgramsRegulatory Compliance EngagementStakeholder Management Skills

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Hard Skills

Risk ManagementGovernanceIssue ManagementRemediationOperational ResiliencePayments OperationsBusiness Risk ManagementTechnology ModernizationChange LeadershipComplex Problem Solving

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationInfluencing SkillsPeople LeadershipTalent DevelopmentRelationship Building

Certifications & Qualifications

Graduate DegreeRelevant Risk QualificationsFinance QualificationsBusiness Qualifications

Industry Keywords

PaymentsTransaction BankingBanking OperationsFinancial ServicesRegulatory ExpectationsOperational RiskFirst-Line Risk ManagementHigh-Volume Payment EnvironmentsMatrixed OrganizationBusiness Transformation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and steward the first-line risk and control agenda for enterprise-wide Payments globally
Serve as the senior Business Risk Management partner to the Head of Payments
Ensure appropriate risk, controls and governance for the critical Payments business service and related processes
Maintain a comprehensive view of the Payments risk profile across platforms, products, processes and geographies
Drive consistent and sustainable risk and control practices across the global Payments organization
Establish governance, reporting, issue management and escalation mechanisms for material risks and control matters
Provide risk leadership and challenge across Payments transformation, including technology modernization, automation, platform change and operating model redesign
Partner with Product, Technology and Operations to embed risk and control requirements in new capabilities and material change programs
Strengthen operational resilience across critical Payments services
Lead first-line engagement on significant issues, including root-cause analysis, remediation and sustainable risk reduction
Partner with Risk, Compliance, Legal and Internal Audit and support regulatory examinations, audits and reviews relating to Payments
Represent the Payments risk and control agenda in senior governance and risk forums
Promote first-line ownership and an effective risk and control culture throughout Payments
Build relationships across business, product, technology and control functions and influence outcomes in a highly matrixed global organization
Lead and develop a high-performing Payments Business Risk Management team
Develop best practices, innovation and standards in the Business Controls and resiliency organization
Act as a change leader balancing risk management with the commercial and strategic objectives of Payments

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant leadership experience in financial services, including experience across payments, transaction banking, banking operations, operational risk or first-line business risk management
Deep understanding of operational and non-financial risk, controls, governance, issue management and remediation
Strong understanding of complex, high-volume and time-critical payment environments
Experience supporting major technology, operational or business transformation programs within regulated financial services
Proven ability to partner with and constructively challenge senior executives
Ability to operate effectively in a dual-reporting, highly matrixed global organization
Strong understanding of regulatory expectations and operational resilience within financial services
Experience engaging with senior Risk, Compliance, Audit and regulatory stakeholders
Excellent executive communication, influencing and stakeholder-management skills
Demonstrated ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity and significant organizational change
15+ years of relevant financial services experience, including significant senior leadership experience
Experience in Payments, Treasury Services, Transaction Banking, Banking Operations, Business Risk Management or related areas strongly preferred
Demonstrated experience leading risk and control agendas across complex global businesses or platforms
Experience providing risk leadership for significant business and technology transformation
Strong people leadership and talent development experience
Graduate degree or equivalent professional experience
Relevant risk, finance or business qualifications are advantageous

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 responsibilities leave
Employee Assistance Program
Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards
Certain tax-advantaged savings plans
Inclusive development opportunities
Flexible work-life support
Paid volunteer days
Employee networks