Global Head of Insight Generation and AI Adoption, MD - State Street Investment Management (Boston)

State Street Investment Management (SSIM) – formerly State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) – is seeking an accomplished senior leader to serve as the Global Head of Insight Generation and AI Adoption . This Managing Director role is critical to shaping, driving, and executing the AI strategy that underpins the Investment Management division’s transformation.

As a strategic partner to the Global Head of Data, Analytics, and AI Services (DAAIS) , you will oversee AI services supporting the COO organization across SSIM globally. You will lead global teams responsible for data science R&D, AI/ML/DL modeling, Generative AI, Agentic AI, and enterprise‑scale AI platforms – ensuring alignment with GTS standards and the target AI ecosystem blueprint.

This is a senior global role requiring deep expertise in AI architecture, enterprise platforms, AI governance, and modern ML/GenAI/Agentic AI development, combined with significant leadership experience in asset management.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Support SSIM’s AI vision and strategy; lead end‑to‑end implementation of data science capabilities, AI frameworks, tooling, and vendor adoption across all business lines.
• Lead and mentor high‑performing AI teams across the US, China, and India – building a culture grounded in deep AI expertise and accountability (not traditional staff‑augmentation models).
• Define SSIM’s AI architecture, establish enterprise AI standards, and guide implementation and governance practices.
• Ensure a modular, scalable, and reusable AI architecture to eliminate siloed development and accelerate time to market.
• Champion engineering excellence, technical rigor, and innovation across the organization.

Engineering Excellence

• Innovation & Best Practices : Evaluate, adopt, and standardize cutting‑edge AI capabilities – including Agentic AI, Generative AI, and foundational AI/ML/DL models.
• Quality & Performance : Ensure solutions meet the highest engineering standards through code reviews, testing frameworks, and adherence to industry guidelines.
• Collaboration & Mentorship : Build a collaborative engineering community focused on continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and professional development.
• Scalability & Resilience : Architect systems capable of supporting global business workloads with strong reliability and performance characteristics.
• Security & Compliance : Uphold stringent risk, security, and regulatory requirements; ensure robust data protection and governance.

Execution & Oversight

• Lead global AI core teams with a focus on innovation, delivery excellence, and operating leverage.
• Manage major vendor relationships – including AI platform providers and service partners – ensuring strong integration, service quality, and contractual outcomes.
• Oversee the full AI/ML model lifecycle from ideation to production deployment across a diverse set of use cases and global users.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required (Computer Science, Financial Mathematics, or related field); PhD preferred.
• 15+ years in the asset management industry, with deep knowledge of asset management, public and private markets, and distribution/sales.
• 10+ years hands‑on AI experience with a strong track record delivering AI solutions and platforms.
• Proven experience leading global technology organizations across product, data, AI, and engineering domains, with strong delivery execution.
• Strong understanding of the AI vendor landscape and demonstrated experience adopting vendor products and open‑source frameworks to improve scale and growth.
• Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and relationship‑building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business needs into scalable, user‑centric technology solutions.
• Fluent in English; highly detail‑oriented, results‑driven, candid, and execution‑focused.

Highly Preferred

• Prior data science development and management experience in a large financial institution.
• CFA or equivalent credential.

Salary Range

$170,000 – $282,500 Annual (range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified).

Benefits

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: 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.