Who we are looking for

We are looking for a senior, enterprise‑level talent leader to lead our global Early Careers function. This role requires a clear strategic bias, combined with the credibility and leadership presence to oversee global delivery teams and ensure execution lands as intended.

The successful candidate will bring deep, hands‑on Early Careers expertise from a complex, global organization, ideally recognized for strong Early Careers outcomes. They will have proven experience designing and evolving high‑impact Early Careers programs, while also aligning multiple parts of the organization - including Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning, and Learning & Development - around a coherent, enterprise approach.

The individual will bring the mindset and behaviors expected of a global functional head: setting vision, shaping strategy, representing Early Careers with senior stakeholders, and holding leaders accountable for outcomes. This role will be focused on enterprise strategy, capability direction, and leadership alignment, while maintaining oversight of delivery through clearly defined operating rhythms.

Why this role is important to us

Early Careers is a critical enterprise capability for State Street - shaping the next generation of professionals and leaders in a rapidly evolving environment defined by technology, AI, regulation, and changing client expectations.

By combining strategic ownership and delivery accountability, the VP, Global Head of Early Careers role ensures that State Street’s Early Careers agenda is:

• Strategically aligned to long‑term workforce and leadership capability needs

• Informed by workforce planning and future skills demand

• Integrated with learning and development to deliver sustained capability outcomes

• Consistently executed across regions and businesses

• Represented at the appropriate senior level internally and externally

• This role exists to ensure Early Careers functions as a coherent end-to-end capability that successfully acquires the talent that will help realize our future business objectives. Sitting within the Global Talent Acquisition leadership team, reporting to the Global Head of Talent Acquisition the role provides clear leadership, direction, and accountability for Early Careers outcomes worldwide.

What we value

We value leaders who:

• Bring deep domain expertise in Early Careers and emerging talent strategies

• Think long‑term and systemically about workforce and leadership capability

• Operate with enterprise mindset and global accountability

• Set clear direction and expectations, and hold others accountable for delivery

• Balance long‑term strategic thinking with pragmatic execution oversight

• Influence credibly with senior executives and business leaders

• Use insight and evidence to shape talent decisions and challenge assumptions

• Build sustainable operating models

• Are comfortable leading in complex, global, and regulated talent organizations

Successful candidates will

Strategic leadership and ownership (primary focus)

• Act as the global owner and senior leader for Early Careers across State Street

• Set and evolve the Early Careers strategy in line with enterprise workforce and leadership priorities

• Define what good looks like for Early Careers, including capability outcomes, experience standards, and return on investment

• Represent Early Careers in senior leadership forums, workforce discussions, and talent governance bodies

• Partner closely with Workforce Intelligence and HR leadership to align Early Careers strategy with future skills, Labour‑market insight, and organizational demand

• Ensure clarity of purpose, scope, and accountability across the Early Careers portfolio

Delivery oversight and execution assurance

• Provide executive oversight of global Early Careers delivery through regional and program leaders

• Ensure the agreed operating model, program designs, and standards are implemented consistently worldwide

• Hold delivery leads accountable for quality, performance, risk, and outcomes

• Review delivery metrics, health indicators, and experience insights to assess effectiveness

• Sponsor targeted change or investment where delivery outcomes indicate material gaps or opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading Early Careers or emerging talent functions in large, complex organizations, ideally within financial services or comparable industries

• Proven track record of developing high‑quality Early Careers programs and building strong external brand and market presence

• Demonstrated ability to operate as a functional head or equivalent enterprise leader

• Strong strategic capability across talent, workforce planning, and early careers development

• Proven leadership experience overseeing large, distributed teams

• Credibility and confidence engaging with executive stakeholders and enterprise forums

• Experience operating in regulated, matrixed environments

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred

Salary Range:

$110,000 - $188,750 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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About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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