Who we are looking for:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic professional with a strong background in policy governance, risk management, or compliance. The ideal candidate excels at translating complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable policies and standards. You are a proactive communicator, skilled at engaging stakeholders across functions, and thrive in environments that require both analytical thinking and operational execution. If you’re passionate about driving consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement in governance practices, we’d love to hear from you.

What you will be responsible for:

As the Officer – GTS Policy & Standard:

• Policy Development & Governance: Support the review, and maintenance of enterprise-wide Policy & Standard enhancements, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and industry standards.
• Standards & Framework Support: Support in Policy & standards and procedural frameworks to guide business units in effective risk management practices (NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, FFIEC, ISO 27001, COBIT, CSA-CCM and related Frameworks).
• Policy Communication & Training: Drive awareness and understanding of policies and standards through structured communication plans, training sessions, and knowledge-sharing forums.
• Control & Findings Effectiveness Support: Collaborate and support with operational teams to assess the implementation and effectiveness of controls & findings recommendations where needed.
• Audit & Assurance Support: Support internal and external audits by ensuring policy documentation is current, accessible, and defensible during reviews.
• Regulatory & Policy Compliance: Ensure full adherence to internal policies, external regulations, and audit requirements, acting as the first point of contact for compliance matters.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted support to business units, providing information on Policy & Standard interpretation, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Team & Risk Culture: Foster a culture of accountability and risk awareness within the team through training, mentoring, and performance management.
• Technical Skills and Knowledge: Support the Policy & Standard team on PowerBI Dashboard maintenance. 
• Continuous Improvement & Automation: Support the process improvements and leverage technology to enhance Policy and Standard efficiency, reduce manual interventions, and improve risk visibility.

What we value:

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Ability to interact with and communicate professionally with multiple levels of management in multiple regions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to express ideas and understand workflows.
• Strong time management skills, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Prior knowledge of State Street control assessment framework a plus.
• Must have proven experience with a GRC tool such as Archer, Vizualization Tool such as PowerBI.
• Experience in creating process flows, identifying controls, creating management information in powerpoint decks.
• Must have the ability to operate in a timely in a deadline-oriented environment with simultaneous deliverables
• Must be detail-oriented.
• Experience working in the Financial industry preferred, but not required

Education & Preferred Qualifications:

• B.S. or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience working in Information Security or general IT areas related to risk management, controls assurance, compliance programs, cybersecurity and information security regulations, industry standards, and internal policies frameworks.
• Strong Technical and Problem solving skills related to Information Security and General IT areas.
• Preference for holding or working towards a professional certification: Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA), Certified Risk & Information Systems Controls (CRISC), Cloud related Foundation Certificates (AWS, Azure) etc

Why this role is important to us

The Policy & Standards Officer plays a critical role in shaping, maintaining, and communicating enterprise-wide risk and control policies and standards. This position supports the organization’s governance strategy by ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and industry best practices, while enabling consistent implementation across business units.

Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

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.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

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.

Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers