Job Summary:
State Street is a leading financial services company that empowers investment firms worldwide with a cloud-based platform. They are seeking a Head of Investment Accounting Engineering to lead the design and development of a scalable investment accounting platform, focusing on cloud architecture and enterprise platform modernization.
Responsibilities:
โข Define and execute the long-term vision and platform strategy for a next-generation investment accounting product
โข Lead engineering teams building accounting platform components including accounting engines, rules frameworks, event processing, reconciliation, and reporting services.
โข Drive selection and adoption of technologies (e.g., Snowflake, Kafka, Postgres, Kubernetes, Redis or similar) aligned with business requirements and cloudโnative best practices.
โข Leverage AI tools and vendors to drive builds and create easily maintainable systems
โข Drive adoption of AI-led engineering practices (e.g., agent-based development, automated testing, code generation)
โข Develop embedded AI capabilities within accounting workflows (e.g., reconciliation, anomaly detection, data access)
โข Implement cloud-native, event-driven architectures enabling real-time processing capabilities.
โข Deliver against tight platform-level SLOs/SLIs for availability, latency, and data correctness, and ensure systems are designed for resilience, fault tolerance, and deterministic processing
โข Ensure platform incorporates highly automated DevOps, Implementation, Product Security and SaaS operations models
โข Partner with Product and Operations to define accounting data models, SLAs, and controls.
โข Lead integration across front, middle, and back-office systems.
โข Fulfill all banking controls, auditability, and regulatory compliance frameworks.
โข Build, mentor, and scale a multiโdisciplinary engineering organization attracting top engineers.
โข Represent engineering strategy to executive leadership, aligning with firm goals.
โข Partner with with Finance, FinOps, and Architecture teams to meet/exceed all budget requirements for the product.
Qualifications:
Required:
โข 20+ years of software engineering experience, including 10+ years in investment accounting or financial platforms.
โข Proven experience delivering large-scale finance/accounting platforms.
โข Deep knowledge of accounting processes, NAV, reconciliations, and multi-asset support.
โข Experience with cloud-native architectures, APIs, and distributed systems.
โข Handsโon background in modern DevOps, Product Security and DataOps practices: CI/CD, container orchestration (Kubernetes), infrastructure automation, and observability.
โข Hands on experience working with and implementing AI tools (LLMs, Agents, etc)
โข Familiarity with security, regulatory and compliance frameworks
โข Strong peopleโleadership skills: team building, coaching, and creating highโperformance cultures across geographies.
โข Experience partnering with multiple enterprise application teams in global settings to deliver endโtoโend solutions.
โข Experience working with Finance and Product teams to estimate, gain approval of, and meet budget / P&L targets
โข Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to executives.
Preferred:
โข Experience with enterprise accounting and OMS platforms such as Aladdin, Geneva, or SimCorp.
โข Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
โข Familiarity with regulatory reporting requirements.
โข Experience with large-scale onboarding and migration programs.
โข Engineering or Finance degree.
Company:
State Street offers a range of financial services, including investment management, research and trading, as well as asset management. Founded in 1792, the company is headquartered in Boston, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.