[Remote] Platform Security, Managing Director
Auto ImportNote: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. State Street is a global leader in institutional investing, and they are seeking a Managing Director for Platform Security. This senior cybersecurity leader will be responsible for establishing and scaling a platform-aligned security model while ensuring the implementation and enforcement of security controls across various environments.
Responsibilities
- Drive the vision, strategy, and mission accomplishment of the entire Platform Security organization
- Partner with technology product owners to embed security ownership within platform teams, ensuring accountability for securing cloud, SaaS, and AI-enabled platforms in real time
- Drive the design, deployment, and operationalization of security controls directly within platforms, enabling continuous enforcement rather than periodic review-based oversight
- Lead security strategy for frontier technologies, including LLM-enabled SaaS, APIs, and autonomous agents, addressing dynamic risks associated with real-time data access, transformation, and third-party dependencies
- Establish and scale a federated security model where cyber risk ownership shifts from centralized cyber teams to technology product lines, while ensuring alignment with enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements
- Collaborate closely with Fusion & Security Operations, enterprise security architecture, and technology infrastructure teams to ensure cohesive, end-to-end protection across the ecosystem
- Define clear accountability models, performance metrics, and governance structures that ensure platform teams effectively manage security risk and meet regulatory and policy obligations
Skills
- 15 years or more leading large-scale cybersecurity or platform engineering functions in complex, global environments with at least 5 years of cyber security related leadership experience preferred
- Proven ability to successfully drive and develop teams that work remotely and across multiple geographic time zones
- Deep expertise in cloud, SaaS, and modern application architectures, with strong understanding of embedded security controls
- Demonstrated leadership in driving operating model transformation and organizational change at the enterprise level
- Strong working knowledge of emerging AI/LLM technologies and associated cyber risk implications
- Strong knowledge of cyber security threat actors particularly their tactics, techniques, procedures, tradecraft, and noteworthy attacks
- Exceptional communications skills (oral and written) with a history of successfully engaging with groups such as Boards of Directors, executive management teams, and senior business leaders both internally and externally
- Understanding of technology systems such as networks, applications, servers, cloud, authentication, and emerging technologies
- Experience working with information security teams such as fusion centers, security operations centers, vulnerability assessment, vulnerability threat management, security incident management, cyber “hunt,” and big data analysis
- Managed or worked closely with public and private sector law enforcement agencies and external audit organizations with a strong understanding of their roles, responsibilities, and capabilities
- Must be a self-starter, self-motivated, and able to work independently with little oversight while managing a large, globally distributed team
- Able to develop and operate within a set financial budget
- Bachelors Degrees and/or Certifications in computer forensics, information security, and similar preferred
- Strong understanding of cloud-native, SaaS, API, and AI/LLM architectures, with the ability to translate complex risks into actionable platform controls
- Ability to balance security, business enablement, and regulatory requirements, prioritizing actions based on real-time risk exposure
- Experience navigating emerging technology risks and proactively shaping security approaches for rapidly evolving domains such as AI and autonomous systems
- Security Intelligence Expertise and Third Party Relationships
- Strategic Thinking and Planning
- Collaborating & Influencing
- Change Management
- Senior Executive communication
Benefits
- 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.
- Inclusive development opportunities
- Flexible work-life support
- Paid volunteer days
- Vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most
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