Head of AI Transformation, Engineering & SaaS Operations, MD at State Street Corp., Burlington Massachusetts

Head of AI Transformation, Engineering & SaaS Operations, MD at State Street Corp. in Burlington Massachusetts. Full-time. $170,000 to $282,500 a year. Apply with swipeandhired.

The Head of AI Transformation, Engineering & SaaS Operations reports directly to the CTO and serves as a cross-functional transformation leader responsible for accelerating AI adoption across Engineering and SaaS Operations.
This leader will drive the adoption of artificial intelligence across product development and SaaS operations to improve engineering productivity, product quality, operational resilience, customer experience, and cost efficiency.

They will define and execute the strategy for an AI-enabled Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC), embedding AI throughout software engineering, quality assurance, security remediation, incident management, and SaaS support. Working closely with Engineering, Product, SaaS Operations, Security, Finance, and HR leaders, they will establish the roadmap, operating model, governance processes, and workforce capabilities required to realize measurable business value from AI investments.

Success in this role requires a hands-on transformation leader who combines strong engineering credibility with the ability to drive organizational change. The ideal candidate will help Charles River Development evolve its software delivery and SaaS operating model by leveraging AI to increase productivity, accelerate delivery, improve quality, reduce operational effort, and enhance service reliability.

Why this role is important to us

As AI fundamentally reshapes software engineering and operational support, CRD is committed to building an AI-enabled organization that delivers better outcomes for clients while improving efficiency and scalability.

This role will:

What you will be responsible for

AI Strategy & Transformation

Engineering Productivity & Software Delivery

Quality Engineering Transformation

SaaS Operations & Support Transformation

Organizational Change & Workforce Transformation

Governance, FinOps & Business Value Realization

Success metrics
Success in this role will be measured through improvements in:

Engineering Productivity: Engineering throughput, Feature cycle time, Deployment frequency, Lead time for change, AI-assisted work percentage, AI-generated code acceptance rate, Pull request review cycle time, Developer onboarding time

Quality & Security: Defect escape rate, Automated test coverage, Vulnerability remediation cycle time, Release quality metrics, Technical debt reduction

SaaS Operations: Mean Time to Detect (MTTD), Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR), Customer-impacting incident rate, Proactive issue detection rate, Automated remediation rate, Incident recurrence rate, Support cases resolved without engineering intervention

Adoption & Workforce Enablement: AI adoption and maturity by team, Percentage of lifecycle activities supported by AI, Employee proficiency and adoption metrics

Financial Outcomes: Productivity gains realized, Engineering capacity created through automation, Capacity released or staffing demand avoided, Cost per resolved incident, AI expenditure by team and use case, Return on AI investment

What we value

These skills and leadership characteristics will help you succeed in this role:

Education & Preferred Qualifications

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.
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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.

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