Global Head of Portfolio Management Engineering - Fixed Income - Managing Director

Global Head Of Portfolio Management Engineering - Fixed Income

State Street Investment Management (State Street IM", formerly State Street Global Advisors or SSGA) is seeking a seasoned senior leader to oversee our front office portfolio management technology strategy. This role reports to the State Street IM 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 out of Boston or Stamford.

The team you will be joining is a part of State Street Investment Management, one of the largest asset managers in the world. We partner with many of the world's largest, most sophisticated investors and financial intermediaries to help them reach their goals through a rigorous, research-driven investment process. With over four decades of experience and trillions of dollars in assets under management, we offer one of the broadest selections of services across asset classes, risk profiles, regions and styles. As pioneers in index, ETF, and ESG investing, we are always inventing new ways to invest.

What You Will Be Responsible For

As the Global Head of Portfolio Management Engineering - Fixed Income, you will be responsible for defining and executing the strategic vision for the tools and platforms—both proprietary and third-party that support the full investment lifecycle, from portfolio construction to implementation. You will act as a key strategic partner to portfolio managers, investment oversight, and trading leadership, while also serving as a critical liaison to enterprise architecture, data teams, and external vendors across the firm. This role requires a deep understanding of front office investment workflows across public and private markets, as well as 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.
• Serve as the accountable executive for the delivery, resilience, and scalability of portfolio management tooling.

Engineering Excellence

As the Global Head of Portfolio Management Engineering - Fixed Income, 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 construction, order management, portfolio and pre-trade analytics 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. This includes institutional mandates, ETF's, 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 record of managing global teams across product, technology, and data domains.
• Strong knowledge of vendor landscape (e.g., Charles River. State Street Alpha, Bloomberg, BlackRock Aladdin, Virtus, Linedata, ION and 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 above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street's comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.