State Street India | Operational Risk, Officer

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will apply sound risk judgement, identify and resolve data or process inconsistencies, maintain complete and accurate records, and communicate TPRM requirements and assessment outcomes clearly.
• The role requires close collaboration with Engagement Managers, third-party suppliers, risk-domain subject matter experts, Business Advisors, Procurement, Legal, and TPRM teams to support timely, consistent, policy-aligned, and audit-ready outcomes。
• Please note: The role is required to support internal clients during the first half of US working hours.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of State Street’s business lines, products and services, third-party operating model, and TPRM lifecycle requirements。.
• Review and evaluate TPRM SNOW cases, Archer engagement records, assessment records, and supporting documentation for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and compliance with applicable policies, standards and procedures.
• Manage assigned case queues, review and effectively challenge TPRM cases and support business lines in faster onboarding of third party suppliers.
• Review inherent risk assessments for reasonableness and accuracy, including engagement scope, service description, data access, technology dependencies, regulatory considerations, and other relevant risk factors.
• Identify inconsistencies or gaps in inherent risk questionnaire responses and work with Engagement Managers and relevant stakeholders to resolve issues before approval.
• Prepare and distribute due diligence questionnaires and supporting requirements to third-party suppliers or internal service providers within established timelines.
• Monitor due diligence progress, perform follow-ups and escalations, and maintain clear records of outreach, responses, decisions, and outstanding actions.
• Perform completeness and quality reviews of returned due diligence questionnaires and supporting artifacts before routing the assessment to the appropriate risk-domain subject matter experts.
• Coordinate follow-up questions, clarification discussions, and supplier meetings; track responses and facilitate resolution of outstanding items.
• Review and analyse due diligence results, assessment conclusions, control-effectiveness ratings, and identified findings to confirm that outcomes are sufficiently supported and accurately documented.
• Coordinate executive-summary review and issuance with Engagement Managers, Executive Sponsors, Business Advisors, risk-domain subject matter experts, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with third-party suppliers, Engagement Managers, business stakeholders, Procurement, Legal, risk-domain subject matter experts, and TPRM partner teams.
• Ensure that TPRM decisions, approvals, exceptions, and supporting evidence are accurately captured in Archer and relevant repositories to support governance, audit, and regulatory review.
• Support the preparation of management information, metrics, trend analysis, and status reporting for TPRM leadership and governance forums.
• Maintain and enhance procedures, checklists, templates, job aids, frequently asked questions, and other process documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency, data quality, control effectiveness, stakeholder experience, and consistency of TPRM outcomes.
• Participate in system testing, process-change initiatives, remediation programmes, quality-assurance reviews, audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Maintain flexibility to work across TPRM pillars and support emerging programme priorities arising from business, regulatory, policy, technology, or operating-model changes.
• Perform all responsibilities in accordance with State Street’s risk appetite, policies, standards, ethical requirements, and control expectations.
• Depending on business requirements, the role may include reviewing TPRM cases and engagement records, reviewing and challenging inherent risk assessments, coordinating supplier due diligence outreach, monitoring and reviewing due diligence submissions, preparing executive summaries, and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare clear, concise, and audit-ready executive summaries that communicate the engagement scope, inherent risk profile, due diligence results, control effectiveness, findings, residual concerns, and required acknowledgement or next steps.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of third-party risk management principles, lifecycle activities, and governance requirements within a regulated financial-services environment.
• Sound risk judgement and the ability to assess the reasonableness, completeness, and consistency of information and supporting evidence.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to identify gaps, challenge assumptions, and develop practical resolution paths.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare concise executive-level summaries and explain risk conclusions to stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong stakeholder and relationship-management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes while maintaining professional and constructive working relationships.
• Ability to manage multiple cases, competing priorities, and tight deadlines in a high-volume, control-focused environment.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and time-management skills, with close attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, exercise appropriate judgement, and escalate matters based on risk, urgency, and programmed requirements.
• Strong customer-centric mindset and commitment to providing clear guidance and responsive support to business and supplier stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to identify issues, follow through on actions, and achieve timely and sustainable resolution.
• Ability to interpret and apply policies, standards, procedures, trigger logic, risk-rating methodologies, and service-level requirements consistently.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and related reporting tools.
• Working knowledge of Archer or a comparable governance, risk, and compliance platform is preferred.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and comfortable supporting change, process improvement, and evolving TPRM programme requirements.
• Overall professional experience of 10 or more years, preferably within banking, financial services, risk management, compliance, procurement, audit, controls, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in Third-Party Risk Management, operational risk, supplier risk, vendor management, due diligence, or another risk-and-control function.
• Experience working with internal stakeholders, third-party suppliers, and subject matter experts in a matrixed and globally distributed organisation.
• Experience preparing management reporting, governance materials, executive communications, audit evidence, or regulatory-response documentation is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, risk management, technology, law, or a related discipline; a postgraduate management qualification is preferred.
• Relevant professional certification such as CRVPM, CRISC, CISM, CISA, CBCI, or an equivalent risk-management qualification is advantageous.
• Prior experience with Archer or a comparable governance, risk, and compliance platform is preferred.

State Street

State Street Corporation is a US financial services company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with roots that go back to 1792. It is one of the world's largest custody banks and asset servicers: pension funds, mutual funds, insurers and other institutional investors rely on it for custody, fund accounting and fund administration, middle-office and data services, while its investment management arm, known for the SPDR exchange-traded funds, manages money for institutions and individuals.

In India, State Street works mainly through State Street Corporate Services Mumbai Private Limited, with offices in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gurugram, Noida and GIFT City. These teams serve State Street's global clients in fund accounting, NAV calculation, fund administration and financial reporting, reconciliations, transfer agency, regulatory reporting, risk and technology — work that suits B.Com, M.Com, CA, CMA, CFA and MBA (Finance) profiles.

• Industry: Financial services — custody, fund services and investment management
• Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• In India: Offices in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gurugram, Noida and GIFT City (Gandhinagar)