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Enterprise Technology Risk Management (ETRM) is part of State Street’s Enterprise Risk Management organization. As a Second Line of Defense function, ETRM provides independent oversight, monitoring, effective challenge, and guidance related to technology and cybersecurity risk.
Who We Are Looking For
We are seeking an experienced Cyber & Technology Risk Vice President to serve as the primary technology risk partner for State Street’s newly established Wealth Services business.
This is a hands-on role responsible for coordinating and managing cyber and technology risk oversight activities for Wealth Services. The successful candidate will work closely with Wealth Services Risk Management, business leaders, technology teams, and other risk partners to identify, assess, monitor, challenge, escalate, and report technology and cybersecurity risks.
The ideal candidate will bring more than 10 years of experience in Technology and Cybersecurity Risk, including experience within Wealth Management. Strong knowledge of technology and operational resilience is also important. Candidates may come from first-line Technology Risk, second-line risk oversight, or Technology Audit, provided they have direct experience assessing and challenging technology and cybersecurity risks.
This role requires someone who can independently manage complex risk activities, communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, and translate technical issues into clear business and risk implications.
Why This Role Is Important to Us
Wealth Services is a new strategic business for State Street. This newly created role offers the opportunity to help establish and mature its cyber and technology risk oversight capabilities as the business, technology environment, and risk profile continue to develop.
As the primary ETRM contact for Wealth Services, the successful candidate will provide independent oversight and effective challenge while helping the business identify and manage technology, cybersecurity, and resilience risks. The role will also support clear risk reporting to senior management, governance committees, and other stakeholders.
What You Will Be Responsible For
As Cyber & Technology Risk, Vice President – Wealth Services, you will:
- Serve as the primary ETRM point of contact for the Wealth Services business and its Risk Management team.
- Coordinate and manage technology and cybersecurity risk oversight activities across Wealth Services.
- Provide independent review and effective challenge of technology, cybersecurity, and resilience risks.
- Conduct or oversee technology risk assessments, material risk identification, real-time risk oversight, issue monitoring, and risk reporting.
- Evaluate technology and cybersecurity risks arising from control gaps, control weaknesses, technology changes, and evolving business activities.
- Assess the use and effectiveness of IT General Controls and cybersecurity controls without necessarily performing detailed control testing.
- Monitor technology risk exposure and establish appropriate escalation and reporting channels.
- Prepare clear, timely technology and cybersecurity risk reporting for senior management, governance committees, and boards, as appropriate.
- Partner with first-line Technology Risk, Cybersecurity, business, and technology teams to support timely identification and management of risk.
- Collaborate with other ETRM and Enterprise Risk Management professionals to promote alignment with broader operational and enterprise risk programs.
- Monitor emerging technology, cybersecurity, resilience, and regulatory risks affecting Wealth Management businesses.
- Support regulatory examinations, audits, client engagements, and remediation activities, as needed.
- Provide risk guidance related to new products, technology initiatives, platforms, vendors, clients, or transactions.
- Promote a strong culture of risk awareness, constructive challenge, and accountability.
What We Value
- Strong practical knowledge of Technology Risk and Cybersecurity Risk within a regulated financial-services environment.
- The ability to work independently and take direct ownership of complex risk activities and deliverables.
- A clear understanding of the role of first- and second-line risk functions and the importance of independent, constructive challenge.
- Strong knowledge of technology and operational resilience.
- The ability to translate technical risks into clear business, operational, regulatory, and client implications.
- Strong judgment and the ability to prioritize and escalate significant risks appropriately.
- The credibility to influence senior business, technology, cybersecurity, and risk stakeholders.
- Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, and relationship-management skills.
- The ability to maintain productive stakeholder relationships while providing effective challenge.
- Experience working across global teams and diverse business environments.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Technology Risk, Cybersecurity Risk, Technology Audit, or a related risk and control function, ideally within financial services or another highly regulated environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting a Wealth Management business, with an understanding of its products, platforms, operations, technology environment, and risk considerations.
- Strong experience identifying, assessing, monitoring, challenging, and reporting technology and cybersecurity risks.
- Strong knowledge of technology and operational resilience, including the ability to assess risks associated with technology environments and critical business services.
- Working knowledge of IT General Controls (ITGCs), cybersecurity controls, risk assessments, issue management, and control frameworks. Direct control-testing experience is not required.
- Experience applying recognized technology and cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27000, COBIT, CSA Cloud Controls Matrix, ITIL, or comparable standards.
- Experience developing and presenting technology and cybersecurity risk reporting to senior management, governance committees, or boards.
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently as a hands-on risk professional and serve as a primary point of contact for business, technology, cybersecurity, and risk stakeholders.
- Ability to translate complex technical risks into clear business, operational, and risk implications for nontechnical stakeholders.
- Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, judgment, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Undergraduate degree in technology, information security, risk management, business, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- Experience supporting regulatory examinations, regulatory responses, internal audits, or remediation initiatives is a plus.
- Knowledge of AI adoption, AI governance, or AI risk management is a plus.
- Experience with third-party/vendor risk assessments or M&A technology-risk due diligence is a plus.
- Experience with GRC platforms, risk-data analytics, Tableau, or Power BI is a plus.
- Professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CGEIT, CCSP, COBIT, or ITIL are a plus.
Are You the Right Candidate?
We recognize that successful candidates bring different combinations of experience and expertise. If you have strong Technology and Cybersecurity Risk experience, understand the Wealth Management environment, and can provide credible, practical risk oversight and challenge, we encourage you to apply.
Salary Range:
$120,000 - $202,500 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.
For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home.
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.
Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Who We Are
Enterprise Technology Risk Management (ETRM) is part of State Street’s Enterprise Risk Management organization. As a Second Line of Defense function, ETRM provides independent oversight, monitoring, effective challenge, and guidance related to technology and cybersecurity risk.
Who We Are Looking For
We are seeking an experienced Cyber & Technology Risk Vice President to serve as the primary technology risk partner for State Street’s newly established Wealth Services business.
This is a hands-on role responsible for coordinating and managing cyber and technology risk oversight activities for Wealth Services. The successful candidate will work closely with Wealth Services Risk Management, business leaders, technology teams, and other risk partners to identify, assess, monitor, challenge, escalate, and report technology and cybersecurity risks.
The ideal candidate will bring more than 10 years of experience in Technology and Cybersecurity Risk, including experience within Wealth Management. Strong knowledge of technology and operational resilience is also important. Candidates may come from first-line Technology Risk, second-line risk oversight, or Technology Audit, provided they have direct experience assessing and challenging technology and cybersecurity risks.
This role requires someone who can independently manage complex risk activities, communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, and translate technical issues into clear business and risk implications.
Why This Role Is Important to Us
Wealth Services is a new strategic business for State Street. This newly created role offers the opportunity to help establish and mature its cyber and technology risk oversight capabilities as the business, technology environment, and risk profile continue to develop.
As the primary ETRM contact for Wealth Services, the successful candidate will provide independent oversight and effective challenge while helping the business identify and manage technology, cybersecurity, and resilience risks. The role will also support clear risk reporting to senior management, governance committees, and other stakeholders.
What You Will Be Responsible For
As Cyber & Technology Risk, Vice President – Wealth Services, you will:
- Serve as the primary ETRM point of contact for the Wealth Services business and its Risk Management team.
- Coordinate and manage technology and cybersecurity risk oversight activities across Wealth Services.
- Provide independent review and effective challenge of technology, cybersecurity, and resilience risks.
- Conduct or oversee technology risk assessments, material risk identification, real-time risk oversight, issue monitoring, and risk reporting.
- Evaluate technology and cybersecurity risks arising from control gaps, control weaknesses, technology changes, and evolving business activities.
- Assess the use and effectiveness of IT General Controls and cybersecurity controls without necessarily performing detailed control testing.
- Monitor technology risk exposure and establish appropriate escalation and reporting channels.
- Prepare clear, timely technology and cybersecurity risk reporting for senior management, governance committees, and boards, as appropriate.
- Partner with first-line Technology Risk, Cybersecurity, business, and technology teams to support timely identification and management of risk.
- Collaborate with other ETRM and Enterprise Risk Management professionals to promote alignment with broader operational and enterprise risk programs.
- Monitor emerging technology, cybersecurity, resilience, and regulatory risks affecting Wealth Management businesses.
- Support regulatory examinations, audits, client engagements, and remediation activities, as needed.
- Provide risk guidance related to new products, technology initiatives, platforms, vendors, clients, or transactions.
- Promote a strong culture of risk awareness, constructive challenge, and accountability.
What We Value
- Strong practical knowledge of Technology Risk and Cybersecurity Risk within a regulated financial-services environment.
- The ability to work independently and take direct ownership of complex risk activities and deliverables.
- A clear understanding of the role of first- and second-line risk functions and the importance of independent, constructive challenge.
- Strong knowledge of technology and operational resilience.
- The ability to translate technical risks into clear business, operational, regulatory, and client implications.
- Strong judgment and the ability to prioritize and escalate significant risks appropriately.
- The credibility to influence senior business, technology, cybersecurity, and risk stakeholders.
- Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, and relationship-management skills.
- The ability to maintain productive stakeholder relationships while providing effective challenge.
- Experience working across global teams and diverse business environments.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Technology Risk, Cybersecurity Risk, Technology Audit, or a related risk and control function, ideally within financial services or another highly regulated environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting a Wealth Management business, with an understanding of its products, platforms, operations, technology environment, and risk considerations.
- Strong experience identifying, assessing, monitoring, challenging, and reporting technology and cybersecurity risks.
- Strong knowledge of technology and operational resilience, including the ability to assess risks associated with technology environments and critical business services.
- Working knowledge of IT General Controls (ITGCs), cybersecurity controls, risk assessments, issue management, and control frameworks. Direct control-testing experience is not required.
- Experience applying recognized technology and cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27000, COBIT, CSA Cloud Controls Matrix, ITIL, or comparable standards.
- Experience developing and presenting technology and cybersecurity risk reporting to senior management, governance committees, or boards.
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently as a hands-on risk professional and serve as a primary point of contact for business, technology, cybersecurity, and risk stakeholders.
- Ability to translate complex technical risks into clear business, operational, and risk implications for nontechnical stakeholders.
- Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, judgment, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Undergraduate degree in technology, information security, risk management, business, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- Experience supporting regulatory examinations, regulatory responses, internal audits, or remediation initiatives is a plus.
- Knowledge of AI adoption, AI governance, or AI risk management is a plus.
- Experience with third-party/vendor risk assessments or M&A technology-risk due diligence is a plus.
- Experience with GRC platforms, risk-data analytics, Tableau, or Power BI is a plus.
- Professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CGEIT, CCSP, COBIT, or ITIL are a plus.
Are You the Right Candidate?
We recognize that successful candidates bring different combinations of experience and expertise. If you have strong Technology and Cybersecurity Risk experience, understand the Wealth Management environment, and can provide credible, practical risk oversight and challenge, we encourage you to apply.
Salary Range:
$120,000 - $202,500 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.
For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home.
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.
Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Cyber Security Architect
Translate your credentials into PERM-ready documentation
Gather degree transcripts, professional certifications like CISSP or CISM, and employment letters that map directly to the SOC 15-1212 job duties. PERM audits frequently target roles with vague credential histories, so specific documentation reduces denial risk.
Target employers already running PERM cases
Search the OFLC Wage Search to identify companies that have filed labor certifications for Cyber Security Architect or related titles. Employers with active PERM filings have in-house processes and legal budgets already allocated, cutting months off your start date.
Use Migrate Mate to filter green-card-sponsoring employers
Search Migrate Mate to surface companies with documented EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history for security architecture roles. This filters out employers who say they'll sponsor but have no PERM filing record to back it up.
Confirm the wage level before accepting an offer
Your offered salary must meet the DOL prevailing wage for SOC 15-1212 at the worksite location. Verify the correct wage level using the OFLC Wage Search before signing an offer, because a below-prevailing wage requires renegotiation before PERM can be filed.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 with your sponsoring employer
Employers often default to EB-3 because the job requirements are easier to defend at audit. If you hold a master's degree or can document ten years of specialized experience, push for EB-2, which can move faster for most nationalities outside India and China.
File I-140 concurrently with PERM when your priority date allows
Once PERM is certified, USCIS permits concurrent I-140 filing and, for some nationalities, concurrent I-485 adjustment of status. Confirming this option with your employer's attorney at the offer stage prevents unnecessary delays between certification and permanent residency.
Green Card Cyber Security Architect: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Cyber Security Architect role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Cyber Security Architect positions qualify for both categories. EB-3 applies to roles requiring a bachelor's degree, while EB-2 applies when the position requires a master's degree or when you can document at least ten years of progressive, specialized experience. Employers set the minimum requirements in the PERM job description, which must genuinely reflect the role.
How is PERM green card sponsorship different from H-1B for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary work visa subject to an annual lottery, while PERM-based green card sponsorship leads to permanent residency and has no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most nationalities. The PERM process takes longer, often 18 to 36 months from filing to an approved I-140, but the outcome is lawful permanent residence rather than a renewable temporary status. Employers must also demonstrate through recruitment that no qualified U.S. worker was available.
What does the PERM labor certification process require for a Cyber Security Architect?
Your employer files a Form 9089 with DOL after completing a mandatory recruitment period, typically 30 to 60 days, advertising the role at the prevailing wage. DOL audits are common for specialized technology roles like Cyber Security Architect, so your employer must retain all recruitment records. Once PERM is certified, the employer files an I-140 petition with USCIS to establish your immigration priority date.
How do I find employers who will actually sponsor a Cyber Security Architect for a green card?
Use Migrate Mate to search companies with verified PERM and I-140 filing history for security architecture roles. Employers who have sponsored similar positions before already understand the cost and timeline, which makes them far more likely to commit. Filtering by sponsorship history removes the uncertainty of relying solely on a recruiter's word.
Can my employer start the PERM process while I'm on an H-1B, and what happens to my status during the wait?
Yes, your employer can file a PERM labor certification while you're on H-1B status. Once your I-140 is approved and your priority date is current, you file for adjustment of status. If your I-140 has been approved for more than 180 days, AC21 portability rules allow you to change employers or roles without losing your priority date, as long as the new role is in a similar occupational category.