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The Managing Director, Head of Finance Transformation leads the strategy, governance and portfolio orchestration that advance the Finance transformation agenda as part of DART.
Working with Finance and Treasury leaders, the other DART pillars and enterprise partners, the leader translates strategic priorities into an integrated, prioritized portfolio with clear accountability, disciplined program management and measurable outcomes.
Finance Transformation is not a centralized delivery or solution-design organization. Business and delivery teams remain accountable for execution and outcomes. Finance Transformation connects the dots, drives prioritization, sets governance and decision rights, resolves cross-functional conflicts and holds stakeholders accountable.
The leader manages a small global team and uses AI as a force multiplier, pulling facts together, accelerating analysis and telling a clear story to both executives and the teams executing the work.
What you will be responsible for
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Strategy & Agenda
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Develop the Finance transformation strategy and multi-year roadmap with Finance and Treasury leadership.
- Provide thought leadership, informed by industry trends and benchmarks, on where Finance should simplify, standardize, transform and invest.
- Recommend where initiatives should be accelerated, sequenced, reshaped or stopped based on value and capacity.
-
Build strong partnerships with Enterprise Transformation and the enterprise Data & AI team so Finance demand uses existing enterprise capabilities before new solutions are pursued.
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Discovery & Business Cases
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Use end-to-end process discovery and data to identify manual activity, fragmentation, control challenges and simplification opportunities, including high-risk spreadsheet-based end-user developed tools (EUDTs).
- Provide business-case development as a service, helping sponsors establish baselines, quantify opportunities, define outcomes and articulate value.
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Sustain a continuous, fact-based pipeline of opportunities ready for prioritization.
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Portfolio Governance & Program Management
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Own the intake, prioritization and portfolio governance framework, prioritizing on strategic alignment, value, risk, cost, capacity and readiness.
- Maintain a single, transparent view of investments, budget, commitments, benefits, risks and dependencies.
- Set program management standards and cadence so initiatives across the portfolio are planned, tracked and escalated consistently.
- Partner with the CFO organization to govern the transformation budget and total cost of ownership, with financial ownership remaining with the CFO organization.
- Lead Finance requirements and fact-based evaluation of software and implementation partners through the Sourcing process, and hold selected partners accountable for outcomes.
-
Bring stakeholders together to resolve competing priorities, dependencies and conflicts.
-
Operating Model & Controls
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Lead the evolution toward a domain/platform operating model with clear end-to-end accountability and reuse of common data, capabilities and strategic platforms.
- Translate process, capacity and cost insights into fact-based operating-model and organization-design recommendations, with Finance leadership and HR retaining decision authority.
-
Ensure controls, auditability, data lineage and regulatory requirements are embedded by design, partnering with Controllers, Risk, Compliance and Audit.
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Change, Value & Transparency
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Set standards for tracking benefits, adoption and realized value, and hold sponsors and initiative owners accountable for outcomes.
- Lead the change narrative for priority initiatives, with business owners accountable for adoption.
- Give senior leadership concise, fact-based transparency into portfolio health, value, risks and decisions required.
-
Drive the Finance transformation upskilling agenda with the other DART pillars and enterprise partners.
-
AI-Enabled Insight & Storytelling
-
Use AI to pull facts together, accelerate analysis and produce executive-ready materials, with human judgment applied to every conclusion.
- Tell clear, audience-specific stories: decisions, trade-offs and value for executives; priorities and next steps for the teams executing the work.
- Role-model responsible AI use consistent with firm AI policies, data protection and controls.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- Significant leadership experience in Finance transformation, strategy, portfolio management or operating-model change within a large, complex organization.
- Strong understanding of Finance and Treasury processes, controls and regulatory requirements.
- Expertise in process discovery, business analysis and business-case development, using data to baseline performance and measure outcomes.
- Proven experience establishing intake, portfolio governance, program management and value-realization disciplines, including budget and partner oversight.
- Experience shaping target operating models, including domain, platform or end-to-end process models.
- Proven change leadership across large, global Finance teams.
- Working knowledge of how data, AI, automation and enterprise platforms enable Finance transformation, with hands-on AI fluency.
- Exceptional storytelling, executive presentation, negotiation and facilitation skills.
- Proven ability to resolve competing priorities and hold senior stakeholders accountable without direct authority.
Preferred
- CPA, CA, MBA or equivalent, or consulting transformation background.
Salary Range:
$170,000 - $282,500 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.
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 looking for
The Managing Director, Head of Finance Transformation leads the strategy, governance and portfolio orchestration that advance the Finance transformation agenda as part of DART.
Working with Finance and Treasury leaders, the other DART pillars and enterprise partners, the leader translates strategic priorities into an integrated, prioritized portfolio with clear accountability, disciplined program management and measurable outcomes.
Finance Transformation is not a centralized delivery or solution-design organization. Business and delivery teams remain accountable for execution and outcomes. Finance Transformation connects the dots, drives prioritization, sets governance and decision rights, resolves cross-functional conflicts and holds stakeholders accountable.
The leader manages a small global team and uses AI as a force multiplier, pulling facts together, accelerating analysis and telling a clear story to both executives and the teams executing the work.
What you will be responsible for
-
Strategy & Agenda
-
Develop the Finance transformation strategy and multi-year roadmap with Finance and Treasury leadership.
- Provide thought leadership, informed by industry trends and benchmarks, on where Finance should simplify, standardize, transform and invest.
- Recommend where initiatives should be accelerated, sequenced, reshaped or stopped based on value and capacity.
-
Build strong partnerships with Enterprise Transformation and the enterprise Data & AI team so Finance demand uses existing enterprise capabilities before new solutions are pursued.
-
Discovery & Business Cases
-
Use end-to-end process discovery and data to identify manual activity, fragmentation, control challenges and simplification opportunities, including high-risk spreadsheet-based end-user developed tools (EUDTs).
- Provide business-case development as a service, helping sponsors establish baselines, quantify opportunities, define outcomes and articulate value.
-
Sustain a continuous, fact-based pipeline of opportunities ready for prioritization.
-
Portfolio Governance & Program Management
-
Own the intake, prioritization and portfolio governance framework, prioritizing on strategic alignment, value, risk, cost, capacity and readiness.
- Maintain a single, transparent view of investments, budget, commitments, benefits, risks and dependencies.
- Set program management standards and cadence so initiatives across the portfolio are planned, tracked and escalated consistently.
- Partner with the CFO organization to govern the transformation budget and total cost of ownership, with financial ownership remaining with the CFO organization.
- Lead Finance requirements and fact-based evaluation of software and implementation partners through the Sourcing process, and hold selected partners accountable for outcomes.
-
Bring stakeholders together to resolve competing priorities, dependencies and conflicts.
-
Operating Model & Controls
-
Lead the evolution toward a domain/platform operating model with clear end-to-end accountability and reuse of common data, capabilities and strategic platforms.
- Translate process, capacity and cost insights into fact-based operating-model and organization-design recommendations, with Finance leadership and HR retaining decision authority.
-
Ensure controls, auditability, data lineage and regulatory requirements are embedded by design, partnering with Controllers, Risk, Compliance and Audit.
-
Change, Value & Transparency
-
Set standards for tracking benefits, adoption and realized value, and hold sponsors and initiative owners accountable for outcomes.
- Lead the change narrative for priority initiatives, with business owners accountable for adoption.
- Give senior leadership concise, fact-based transparency into portfolio health, value, risks and decisions required.
-
Drive the Finance transformation upskilling agenda with the other DART pillars and enterprise partners.
-
AI-Enabled Insight & Storytelling
-
Use AI to pull facts together, accelerate analysis and produce executive-ready materials, with human judgment applied to every conclusion.
- Tell clear, audience-specific stories: decisions, trade-offs and value for executives; priorities and next steps for the teams executing the work.
- Role-model responsible AI use consistent with firm AI policies, data protection and controls.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- Significant leadership experience in Finance transformation, strategy, portfolio management or operating-model change within a large, complex organization.
- Strong understanding of Finance and Treasury processes, controls and regulatory requirements.
- Expertise in process discovery, business analysis and business-case development, using data to baseline performance and measure outcomes.
- Proven experience establishing intake, portfolio governance, program management and value-realization disciplines, including budget and partner oversight.
- Experience shaping target operating models, including domain, platform or end-to-end process models.
- Proven change leadership across large, global Finance teams.
- Working knowledge of how data, AI, automation and enterprise platforms enable Finance transformation, with hands-on AI fluency.
- Exceptional storytelling, executive presentation, negotiation and facilitation skills.
- Proven ability to resolve competing priorities and hold senior stakeholders accountable without direct authority.
Preferred
- CPA, CA, MBA or equivalent, or consulting transformation background.
Salary Range:
$170,000 - $282,500 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.
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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Translate your credentials for PERM documentation
Foreign finance degrees and CPA equivalents need formal evaluation before your employer files PERM. Credential assessment agencies recognized by NACES can confirm your qualification matches the U.S. master's or bachelor's standard DOL requires for EB-2 or EB-3 classification.
Benchmark your salary against OFLC Wage Search
PERM requires your offered salary to meet the prevailing wage for Senior Director of Finance roles in your employer's metro area. Pull the Level III or IV wage from OFLC Wage Search before your offer letter is finalized so there are no surprises during DOL review.
Target employers with dedicated immigration infrastructure
Finance leadership sponsorship stalls most often at the employer authorization stage, not the government filing stage. Focus your search on publicly traded companies, large private firms, and multinationals that have an in-house HR or legal team experienced with PERM filings for executive-level hires.
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Use Migrate Mate to filter Senior Director of Finance openings by employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history. Targeting companies already familiar with PERM for finance roles shortens the internal approval timeline significantly compared to educating a first-time sponsor.
Negotiate PERM filing timing into your offer terms
Employers can start PERM as early as your first day, but many wait until a probationary period ends. Ask during negotiation whether the company will commit to initiating PERM within six to twelve months, since DOL processing and I-140 adjudication together can take one to two years before you reach adjustment of status.
Understand how EB-2 NIW applies to finance leadership
If your work has national economic impact, a National Interest Waiver petition lets you self-petition under EB-2 without a job offer or PERM. CFOs and senior finance leaders overseeing critical infrastructure financing or public-interest capital allocation have successfully argued NIW eligibility through USCIS.
Green Card Senior Director Of Finance: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Director of Finance role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Senior Director of Finance positions typically qualify for EB-2 because they require an advanced degree or equivalent, which most candidates at this level hold. If your employer frames the role as requiring only a bachelor's plus experience, EB-3 skilled worker classification is also available. Your employer's immigration counsel determines the category based on the job description filed with DOL.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary status subject to an annual lottery cap and must be renewed. Employment-based green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 leads to permanent residency and has no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries outside India and China. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM alone takes six to eighteen months before you even reach the I-140 stage, so starting early matters.
What does the PERM process look like for a Senior Director of Finance hire?
Your employer posts the position, conducts a documented recruitment campaign meeting DOL requirements, and files the PERM application if no qualified U.S. worker applies. DOL then certifies or audits the application. For senior finance roles, audit rates can be higher because the salary and experience requirements attract scrutiny over whether the role is genuinely open to U.S. workers.
Where can I find Senior Director of Finance jobs with green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for Senior Director of Finance openings at employers with EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, which removes the guesswork of cold-applying to companies unfamiliar with PERM. Filtering by sponsorship history is the fastest way to identify companies whose HR and legal teams are already equipped to run the process for a finance leadership hire.
Can my employer start the green card process while I'm on an H-1B?
Yes. Employers can file PERM and the I-140 petition while you're in valid H-1B status. Once the I-140 is approved and your priority date becomes current, you can file for adjustment of status without leaving the country. H-1B extensions beyond the standard six-year limit are also available once your I-140 has been approved for at least 365 days, under AC21 portability rules.