Corporate Strategy, Managing Director

About the role

We are seeking an experienced strategy leader to join State Street’s Corporate Strategy team as a Managing Director. Reporting to the SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy, this individual will serve as a senior thought partner to the SVP, supporting the development of enterprise strategy, leading multiple high-priority strategic efforts, and advising senior executives on the firm’s most consequential choices. The role offers significant exposure to State Street’s Executive Committee and senior leadership, broad influence across the enterprise, and a strong platform for future leadership opportunities. The Corporate Strategy team has a proven record of developing talent for senior roles across the firm.

The Corporate Strategy team supports the development of the firm’s strategic direction, translates external and internal insights into enterprise choices, and helps senior leaders align resources and execution against the highest-value opportunities. As a Managing Director, you will lead major strategic initiatives, bring an enterprise perspective to complex decisions, translate strategic work into clear actions and outcomes, and strengthen the team’s capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority strategic initiatives from problem definition through recommendation and execution planning
• Frame ambiguous enterprise questions, develop hypotheses, direct analysis, and ensure recommendations are fact-based, practical, and decision-ready
• Support and lead defined components of the firm-wide strategic planning process, translating enterprise direction into clear choices, priorities, resource implications, and measures of success
• Integrate business and functional perspectives while maintaining a firm-wide view of where and how State Street should compete and win
• Monitor market, competitive, client, and execution developments – identifying implications for the strategy and initiating focused analysis when conditions change
• Maintain accountability for the quality, pace, and impact of multiple projects, anticipating risks and intervening to keep work on track
• Build trusted relationships with Executive Committee members and other senior leaders, engaging beyond immediate projects to inform the broader strategic agenda
• Facilitate executive-level problem solving, challenge assumptions constructively, and build alignment around difficult choices