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State Street · 3 hours ago

Head of Legal, Global Information Technology and Procurement, SVP

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$225K/yr - $338K/yr

12+ years exp

State Street is a global systemically important financial institution competing in the financial services industry. The Senior Vice President (SVP) and Head of Legal, Global Information Technology and Procurement is responsible for providing legal counsel to executive leadership on technology-related issues, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Counsel the internal development of, and licensing or acquisition of third party, new and evolving technologies, including protection of proprietary and confidential information, compliance with third party intellectual property rights, internal governance, resiliency and sensitivity to regulatory frameworks globally

Structure, negotiate, execute and implement critical technology and vendor relationships, including outsourcings, licensing arrangements, joint ventures and other strategic alliances, optimizing commercial opportunities for State Street while understanding, mitigating and internally communicating related risks

Advise on maintaining effective continuing engagement, communication and oversight regarding technology and vendor relationships, implementation of associated governance processes and management of related disputes and claims

Protect State Street’s intellectual property assets, including by implementing responsible practices in connection with system and product development activities, and State Street’s reputation

Proactively identify, understand and communicate relevant information technology trends, and related legal developments, and their potential benefits or threats to State Street’s operations

Monitor, maintain expertise in and counsel pragmatic implementation of regulatory standards and expectations for a global systemically important financial institution, including balancing potentially differing legal and regulatory requirements in multiple jurisdictions

Advance and optimize Legal Department and corporate practices (e.g., vendor contracting, due diligence, IP protection) to a promote an environment of continuing simplification, process improvement and efficiency

Leverage subject matter and legal expertise and visibility into State Street’s global objectives to provide proactive professional challenge and suggest solutions for both business lines and corporate functions to achieve risk sensitive and balanced outcomes that meet business goals, taking into account the entire State Street organization

Manage outside counsel and other expenses, supporting departmental strategic development, goal-setting and reporting and ensuring timely reporting of relevant risks, developments and events to department leadership

Qualification

Information technology licensingContractual negotiationsIntellectual property lawRegulatory complianceVendor managementCommunication skillsTeam collaborationLeadershipProblem-solvingFlexibility

Required

Minimum 12 years of related work experience

Juris Doctorate and bar admission

Preferred

Significant expertise in information technology licensing, development of technology partnerships and alliances, intellectual property and related laws and industry practices

Substantial experience and responsibility in contractual negotiations over a wide variety of technology, IP, licensing, service provider and other matters

Superior communication, client service, drafting and writing skills, attention and fiduciary sensibility

Experience and ability to excel, individually and collaboratively, in a multidisciplinary, highly regulated environment, communicating with various levels in a large, global firm

Flexibility and an eagerness to learn