State Street - AVP - Business Continuity Planning - First Line of Defense Team

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: AVP, First Line of Defense (FLOD)

Role Summary -

State Street is seeking a senior manager within its First Line of Defense team based in India.

Key Responsibilities -

Organisational / Operations

- Drive and/or support global and/or regional initiatives through adequate project management.

- Co-ordinate with various business leads / teams onshore and offshore to ensure strategic alignment.

- Oversee all management information and reporting in the region, present in-depth analytics to the senior management for strategic decision making.

- Identify and provide strategic solutions to the business problems or operational issues.

- Lead benchmarking efforts across the operations through the suitable models.

- Strategically lead business review meetings across various groups and drive corporate objectives and management mandates.

- Develop in depth knowledge and understanding of State Street operations in the region.

- At all times, proactively identify issues / concerns and intimate senior management through regular reporting mechanism.

- Ensure timely and accurate creation and review of various MI & reporting.

- Create analytical report and presentations as required, highlighting trends and identifying potential issues.

- Develop solutions by employing timely, rigorous and logical analysis.

- Build and manage flow of information/data to ensure an accurate output.

- Plan and execute various governance projects related to the Joint ventures.

- Critically review all performance metrics and reporting for completeness and utility.

- Attend and participate in business review meetings, identify issues and facilitate resolution.

- Independently assess an issue and ensure relevant teams are addressing it.

- Escalate matters to the right stakeholders in a timely manner.

- Design, develop and maintain standard documentation for senior management meetings.

- Deliver all assigned projects and tasks in timely and accurate manner.

- Take prompt actions based on business needs wherever needed.

- Manage, motivate, develop and retain a team, which delivers exceptional and qualitative service.

Experience / Qualification / Key Skills / Attributes -

- Financial services, banking operations experience is an advantage

- Possess good knowledge / experience with various analytical tools, including excel.

- Ability to participate in and contribute at a strategic level to all facets of the business; understands the role and inter-relationships of each organisational function (eg. operations, products, technology, finance, human resources etc); have experience and proven skill in managing across functional and organisational lines; brings own area of expertise to the table.

- Understand strategic/business plan; ability to set strategic direction for areas of responsibility and ensure goals/objectives are aligned with those of the business.

- Possess some of knowledge of

- custody and administration products and services

- the industry;

- our customers and prospects;

- the competitive environment;

- Other State Street businesses.

- Demonstrates a strong commitment to organisational success; work to do what is best for the organisation and it's stakeholders (eg customers, shareholders and employees); ability to make and stand by difficult or unpopular decisions when they are in the best interests of the client or corporation.

- Demonstrates an appreciation for people and perspectives that differ from own; ability to adapt style to match the needs of different individuals, teams and situations.

- Act as a role model and be committed to model appropriate executive behaviour at all times; consistently - live- the organisational values.

- Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to interface with colleagues from all disciplines, backgrounds and cultures - both in the region and across the globe.

- Ability to manage multiple products/business and the competing priorities thereof.