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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
-
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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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Strategic Finance Manager
Document your credentials before job searching
Gather official transcripts, degree equivalency evaluations, and employment verification letters now. PERM requires precise documentation of your qualifications, and gaps discovered mid-process can delay your I-140 filing by months.
Search job postings for PERM audit signals
Look for postings that list a specific degree field like finance, economics, or accounting as required, not preferred. DOL audits PERM applications where job requirements appear tailored to the foreign worker, so those requirement-specific postings signal a legally defensible sponsorship track.
Use Migrate Mate to filter green card sponsoring employers
Search for Strategic Finance Manager roles with verified green card sponsorship history using Migrate Mate. Filtering by PERM-filing employers saves you from applying to companies that only sponsor H-1B visa and have no employment-based permanent residency infrastructure in place.
Target finance teams inside STEM-heavy industries
Technology, pharmaceuticals, and advanced manufacturing companies frequently run large-scale PERM programs because their immigration counsel handles strategic finance roles alongside technical staff. A company already processing dozens of PERM filings per year moves faster and makes fewer procedural errors.
Negotiate green card sponsorship before accepting an offer
Ask explicitly whether the company will initiate PERM within your first year, and confirm whether they cover legal fees and use in-house or outside immigration counsel. Employers sometimes sponsor H-1B renewals indefinitely without ever starting PERM, which leaves you without a path to permanent residency.
Verify your prevailing wage category with OFLC Wage Search
Strategic Finance Manager maps to SOC codes that span multiple wage levels depending on supervisory scope and portfolio size. Checking the OFLC Wage Search before interviews lets you flag if an employer's offered compensation falls below the Level II or III prevailing wage your role requires for a valid PERM filing.
Green Card Strategic Finance Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Strategic Finance Manager role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Both categories are available depending on your credentials and the employer's job requirements. EB-2 applies when the role requires an advanced degree, such as an MBA or a bachelor's plus five or more years of progressive finance experience. EB-3 covers positions requiring a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Most employers filing PERM for this role use EB-2, because the advanced-degree requirement is standard for strategic finance work and supports a stronger labor certification case.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B is a temporary nonimmigrant status capped at 65,000 slots annually with a lottery, whereas PERM-based EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship leads to permanent residency with no annual cap at the petition level. The PERM process requires the employer to conduct a supervised recruitment campaign through DOL, certifying that no qualified U.S. worker applied. That recruitment step adds six to twelve months before the I-140 petition can be filed, but the end result is a green card rather than a renewable temporary visa.
Which employers regularly sponsor Strategic Finance Manager roles for green cards?
Large technology companies, investment banks, private equity-backed firms, and Fortune 500 corporations in manufacturing and healthcare sponsor this role most consistently. These employers maintain dedicated immigration counsel and run PERM programs at scale. To find employers with verified green card sponsorship history for this title, Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for PERM-filing companies rather than relying on general job postings where sponsorship status is often unstated or ambiguous.
What makes a Strategic Finance Manager job description PERM-compliant?
DOL requires that the job requirements reflect the actual minimum qualifications for the role, not requirements written to match your resume. For strategic finance roles, that typically means specifying the degree field, the type of financial modeling or FP&A experience required, and any industry-specific knowledge. Overly narrow requirements, such as requiring a specific proprietary software tool used only by the sponsoring employer, can trigger a PERM audit. Your employer's immigration attorney should review the job description before the recruitment phase begins.
How long does the full EB-2 or EB-3 green card process take for this role?
From the start of PERM recruitment to receiving your green card, plan for two to four years in most cases, depending on your country of birth and the current priority date backlog. PERM certification alone takes six to eighteen months. After that, your employer files the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS, and you then either adjust status in the U.S. or go through consular processing. Nationals from countries with high EB-2 and EB-3 demand, such as India and China, face longer waits due to annual per-country visa limits.