Product Development, VP

Who We’re Looking For We are seeking a Technical Product Manager to lead strategy and roadmap execution for foundational backend capabilities within the Charles River and Alpha Platforms. This role is ideal for a seasoned product leader with 10+ years of experience in SaaS platform strategy, infrastructure services, and enterprise-scale architecture. You will be responsible for driving the vision, prioritization, and delivery of core platform services such as web browser based technologies, modernizing our UI frameworks for both thick and thin clients, and creating core platforms that are shared and used as standards across multiple product teams. These technologies include (but not limited to), React, FDC3 standards, C#, Portal Technologies, and Figma. This is a highly technical role requiring close collaboration with engineering, architecture, and security teams to ensure our platform is scalable, secure, and aligned with the evolving needs of our product ecosystem. Why This Role Is Important to Us You will join the Platform Core Services team within the Charles River Investment Management Solution (CRIMS), a market-leading SaaS platform that powers front-to-back investment workflows for some of the world’s largest financial institutions. As we scale our platform, your leadership will be critical in evolving our infrastructure to support modern development practices, improve operational efficiency, and enable rapid innovation across the organization. What You Will Be Responsible For Own and evolve the product strategy and roadmap for backend platform services including converting C# based UIs to new React modern tech stack, creating and building out of the box UI widgets, building out both thin and thick client UI interfaces. Drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, architecture, security, and operations to ensure the server framework’s capabilities meet performance, scalability, and compliance requirements. Lead product discovery and technical deep dives, translating complex infrastructure needs into clear product requirements and actionable roadmaps. Promote a smooth developer experience, ensuring platform services are intuitive, well-documented, and enable rapid development across product teams. Evaluate and integrate third‑party tools and frameworks that enhance platform capabilities and reduce time‑to‑market. Mentor junior product managers and business analysts, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Track and report on key platform metrics, ensuring transparency and accountability across initiatives. Qualifications 10+ years of experience in technical product management, platform engineering, or infrastructure strategy within a SaaS environment. Deep understanding of cloud‑native architectures, containerization (e.g., Kubernetes), event‑driven systems, and authentication/authorization frameworks. Proven track record of leading cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high‑impact platform capabilities. Strong technical acumen with the ability to engage deeply with engineers and architects. Experience with Azure cloud services and enterprise security/compliance requirements. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field MBA or advanced technical degree preferred. Experience in financial services or other regulated industries is a plus. Experience with Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence) for Agile project management and collaboration. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and strategic thinking skills. Salary Range $110,000 - $207,500 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. 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