Who we are looking for

At State Street, our purpose is to help create better outcomes for the world’s investors and the people they serve. As part of our Global Marketing organization, you will join a team of marketing, brand, design, reputation and communication experts who build and protect State Street’s image through campaigns and communications that bring our purpose to life.

The team you will be joining plays an important role in the overall success of the organization. Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. To make that happen we need teams like yours to help navigate employees and the organization as a whole. In your role, you will be responsible for helping to support and build essential partnerships with our clients.

If you are looking to make your mark in a vital and dynamic industry — and work with people who are creating and protecting the future of our firm — join us!

This role can be performed in a hybrid model, where you can balance work from home and office to match your needs and role requirements.

Why this role is important to us

We are looking for an experienced leader to head up our Marketing Operations team to enable the transformation of a core capability for the firm, Marketing and Communications

ensure we have excellent management of budgets, human capital and risk management globally. In this role, you will proactively manage the global marketing budget allocations, payments, onboard new hires and ensure all policies and procedures are adhered too. You will lead to help manage and drive global standards across all business units. You will be responsible for continual improvements and automation to help drive productivity, operational efficiency and reduce spend. You will partner with other marketing teams, finance, IT, audit, analytics, compliance and legal teams across the business to manage activity that crosses functional areas. This function requires excellent organization, attention to detail, global strategic thinking, excellent financial acumen, deep awareness of legal and compliance requirements that impact marketing in B2B financial services and strong communication and presentation skills.

This role will report to the SVP, Head of Digital Marketing and Operations, and lead a team of marketing professionals in Boston and Bangalore.

What you will be responsible for

As Head of Marketing Operations, MD, you will

• Management and allocation of marketing budgets on behalf of the global CMO
• Day to day management of spend and vendor payments
• Ensuring that all teams effectively spend their budgets and are driving measurable business results
• Management reporting
• Ensuring compliance to all legal, compliance and internal risk procedures e.g. FLOD
• Management reporting on open and closed risk items and compliance breaches
• Team communication
• Project management
• Ensuring the global priorities for marketing and their business cases are well managed

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Managing executive updates from across the various business areas in a standardize format
• Developing QBRs, annual reviews and ad-hoc analysis
• Responsible for measuring and tracking against KPIs/ OKRs
• Workflow automation
• Continual process improvement

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 15+ years in strategic marketing and communications with B to B experience in a publicly traded company and regulated industry highly desirable
• Institutional financial services experience is preferred

Are you the right candidate? Yes!

We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the leading and largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to Flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Salary Range:

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.