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Transaction Management team within Middle Office business department.

Team provides investment management services such as all aspects of trade confirmation, trade settlement instruction creation activities across Asset Managers' portfolios worldwide. Products include Equities, Fixed Income, Cash, Foreign Exchange, Unitized Funds and Securitized Derivatives of the same.
Transaction Management team is key partner of Asset managers, Traders, Brokers and other counter-parties.

Who we are looking for

A person with an proven subject matter experience in  Middle Office / Transaction Management / Transaction or Securities  Processing services willing to grow their industry career with us.

Why joining our Middle Office team is a good career move for you?

If you are looking for a role offering wide and varied scope of responsibilities and a chance to get expertise on various financial products this is the position tailored to your needs and career aspirations. Grow your career with our Middle Office team as a senior-level expert, take part in additional projects and support new clients' on-boarding. Join one of the fastest growing State Street's departments and build your career with us - over 6000 professionals onboard in Poland.

Job Responsibilities:

• Working within the Middle Office - Transaction Management (TM) team based in Poland

• Provide primary support for operational team activities

• Guiding other team members; supporting  junior colleagues in daily operational activities

• Contributing actively in team activities, drive sharing experiences and ideas

• Maintaining operations of Transaction Management unit performing middle office functions (trade confirmation) for multiple Asset Mangers across fixed income, equity, unit trusts, money market, FX and cash instruments

• Playing key part in performance governance through KPI/KRI management, client relationship management (Service Level reviews)

• Driving implementation of industry or regulatory imposed changes

• Supporting the client Project Management Office as TM representative in administrative duties within the functional workstream

• Managing direct risk factors (operational and financial) through claims management, investigation and ownership over remediation strategies

• Acting as senior escalation point and subject matter expert for middle office related inquiries

• Representing the TM function in both external and all internal project discussion and workshops

• Developing and supporting critical internal relationships with dependent units, clients, cross functional operational colleagues and global counterparts

• Preparing reports for audit and audit assistance

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 6-8 years of transaction management experience in a large financial services organization – a detailed understanding of the procedural, technical and product requirements within TM Teams preferred

• Strong understanding of financial markets; familiarity with custodian cut offs for various financial products and settlement methodologies

• Industry utility experience preferred – Omgeo CTM, ALERT, GTSS, SWIFT 

• Understand settlement methodologies across various products (Fixed Income, Equity, FX, Cash etc.)

• Client service and solutions driven mind-set, including ability to work with third-party Senior management

• Fluent English – strong verbal and written communication skills

• Academic background, preferred degree in economics, finance, science or engineering

• Ability to deal with global operating parties in an efficient manner, considering cultural differences.

• Understanding of change management and Lean best practice theories, with practical experience is preferred

• PC skills, including MS Office applications Word, Excel, Project and Visio

We offer:

• Employee savings plan

• Premium life insurance package

• VIP medical package

• Multisport card

• Language classes

• Soft skills trainings

• Technical workshops

• Development sessions with a mentor

• Diversity of opportunities across a range of challenging and highly complex activities

• Technical or leadership career pathway

About State Street:

What we do. State Street is one of the 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.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective 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 the 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 program 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.