Middle Office Officer

In this role, you will work with State Street teams from around the globe to lead a team supporting a global premier investment management client. You will be responsible for end-to-end delivery and all day-to-day transactional responsibilities of the team in a fast-paced, flexible, and exciting environment. The role will require you to initiate and develop good communication and interpersonal relationships with business operations teams and IT to maintain the high level of service currently provided to all clients. **Key Responsibilities:** - Manage the corresponding team in location(s) for responsible client(s). - Own the day-to-day middle office functions across trade lifecycle, settlements, reconciliations, reporting, and exception management. - Implement and monitor risk mitigation controls and best practices in line with global operational risk standards. - Lead risk reviews, incident logs, root cause analysis (RCA), and ensure timely remediation. - Act as the audit lead for all internal, statutory, and regulatory audits prepare data, lead walkthroughs, and close findings. - Serve as the key point of contact for daily BAU, incident management, and SLA adherence. - Identify and execute opportunities for automation, digitization, and straight-through processing (STP). - Serve as the operational bridge between Front Office, Risk, Compliance, Fund Accounting, Custodians, and Brokers. - Lead, mentor, and develop a team of middle office analysts and senior associates. - Communicate effectively on issues/problems to the Client and SSC management. **Qualification Required:** - Strong knowledge of trade lifecycle management, reconciliations, and settlements. - Broad and in-depth understanding of the asset management industry. - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills. - Hands-on experience with process mapping, SOP documentation, and audit compliance. - Client-centric attitude in managing and delivering operations and services. - Strong leadership, people management, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities. - Good team working skills. - Ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced investment environment. - Familiarity with tools like Excel/VBA, Power BI/Tableau, Alteryx, RPA platforms (UiPath/Blue Prism). About State Street: Across the globe, institutional investors rely on State Street to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. The company is committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential, offering inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, State Street considers all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to various protected characteristics. In this role, you will work with State Street teams from around the globe to lead a team supporting a global premier investment management client. You will be responsible for end-to-end delivery and all day-to-day transactional responsibilities of the team in a fast-paced, flexible, and exciting environment. The role will require you to initiate and develop good communication and interpersonal relationships with business operations teams and IT to maintain the high level of service currently provided to all clients. **Key Responsibilities:** - Manage the corresponding team in location(s) for responsible client(s). - Own the day-to-day middle office functions across trade lifecycle, settlements, reconciliations, reporting, and exception management. - Implement and monitor risk mitigation controls and best practices in line with global operational risk standards. - Lead risk reviews, incident logs, root cause analysis (RCA), and ensure timely remediation. - Act as the audit lead for all internal, statutory, and regulatory audits prepare data, lead walkthroughs, and close findings. - Serve as the key point of contact for daily BAU, incident management, and SLA adherence. - Identify and execute opportunities for automation, digitization, and straight-through processing (STP). - Serve as the operational bridge between Front Office, Risk, Compliance, Fund Accounting, Custodians, and Brokers. - Lead, mentor, and develop a team of middle office analysts and senior associates. - Communicate effectively on issues/problems to the Client and SSC management. **Qualification Required:** - Strong knowledge of trade lifecycle management, reconciliations, and settlements. - Broad and in-depth understanding of the asset management industry. - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills. - Hands-on experience with process mapping, SOP documentation, and audit compliance. - Client-centric attitude in managing and delivering operations and services. - Strong leadership, people management, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities. - Good team working skills.