What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research and Data Sales Specialist, Vice President position at State Street?
Who We Are Looking For
The Research and Data Sales Specialist, VP will be part of a global team focused on executing State Street’s growth strategy across proprietary data and research offerings. You will be responsible for developing new relationships with both existing clients and prospects by promoting innovative data products and proprietary markets research, delivering differentiated insights to institutional investors and building a recurring revenue stream.
An outgoing personality, entrepreneurial mindset, and comfort developing fluency across multiple product types—including data, analytics, and investment research—are critical to success in this role.
Why this role is important to us
The team you’ll be joining sits at the intersection of State Street Data Intelligence (SSDI) and State Street Markets Research, combining proprietary data assets with capital markets–driven research and insights. SSDI is dedicated to transforming data into actionable intelligence that supports smarter investment decisions. Launched in 2025, SSDI develops and delivers innovative products that provide clients with a competitive edge through unique datasets, including State Street’s proprietary data assets. Current offerings include the State Street PriceStats® Indices, used by hundreds of institutional investors and multiple central banks globally, as well as the State Street Private Capital Indices, which support portfolio construction and benchmarking across private equity and private credit.
In parallel, State Street Markets Research is produced by State Street Markets—the firm’s capital markets arm encompassing FX, Financing Solutions, and electronic trading platforms. These research products deliver proprietary insights on investor behavior, inflation and macroeconomics, market strategy, risk, and market sentiment, leveraging State Street’s unique vantage point across global markets. The research is further strengthened through State Street Associates, the firm’s academic partnership platform, which collaborates with leading economists and researchers from institutions such as Harvard, MIT, Boston College, and Tufts.
Together, these capabilities enable State Street to deliver a differentiated combination of data-driven products and forward-looking research insights to asset managers, asset owners, central banks, and other institutional clients.
Join us if you’re passionate about connecting clients with insights that shape investment decisions across public and private markets.
What You Will Be Responsible For
These skills will help you succeed in this role
$110,000 - $188,750 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.
For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home.
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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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.
Job ID: R-788461
The Research and Data Sales Specialist, VP will be part of a global team focused on executing State Street’s growth strategy across proprietary data and research offerings. You will be responsible for developing new relationships with both existing clients and prospects by promoting innovative data products and proprietary markets research, delivering differentiated insights to institutional investors and building a recurring revenue stream.
An outgoing personality, entrepreneurial mindset, and comfort developing fluency across multiple product types—including data, analytics, and investment research—are critical to success in this role.
Why this role is important to us
The team you’ll be joining sits at the intersection of State Street Data Intelligence (SSDI) and State Street Markets Research, combining proprietary data assets with capital markets–driven research and insights. SSDI is dedicated to transforming data into actionable intelligence that supports smarter investment decisions. Launched in 2025, SSDI develops and delivers innovative products that provide clients with a competitive edge through unique datasets, including State Street’s proprietary data assets. Current offerings include the State Street PriceStats® Indices, used by hundreds of institutional investors and multiple central banks globally, as well as the State Street Private Capital Indices, which support portfolio construction and benchmarking across private equity and private credit.
In parallel, State Street Markets Research is produced by State Street Markets—the firm’s capital markets arm encompassing FX, Financing Solutions, and electronic trading platforms. These research products deliver proprietary insights on investor behavior, inflation and macroeconomics, market strategy, risk, and market sentiment, leveraging State Street’s unique vantage point across global markets. The research is further strengthened through State Street Associates, the firm’s academic partnership platform, which collaborates with leading economists and researchers from institutions such as Harvard, MIT, Boston College, and Tufts.
Together, these capabilities enable State Street to deliver a differentiated combination of data-driven products and forward-looking research insights to asset managers, asset owners, central banks, and other institutional clients.
Join us if you’re passionate about connecting clients with insights that shape investment decisions across public and private markets.
What You Will Be Responsible For
- Prospect and engage with new clients to build a sales pipeline across both data products and markets research offerings, generating new commercial opportunities for State Street.
- Work closely with internal sales, relationship management, and Markets teams across the firm to identify, position, and deliver data and research products to institutional clients.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing clients to ensure satisfaction, drive adoption, and promote new data sets and research offerings.
- Develop sufficient depth of knowledge across State Street’s data and research products to support client conversations and enable broader sales teams.
- Travel to engage with clients and represent State Street at industry conferences, client events, and other forums to source new leads and expand market presence.
These skills will help you succeed in this role
- Experience engaging institutional investors on investment research, financial data, market insights, or analytics.
- Proven track record of developing new client relationships and building a sustainable sales pipeline to meet and exceed targets.
- Ability to navigate a large, complex organization and collaborate effectively across multiple business lines.
- Comfort developing fluency across a diverse product set, including data, analytics, and proprietary research.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- 5 years of experience representing investment research, financial data, or analytics products to sophisticated institutional investors.
- Prior experience with a data, research, market data, or alternative data provider in a client-facing role is a plus but not required.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or a related field. MBA or advanced degree a plus.
$110,000 - $188,750 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.
For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home.
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.
Discover more information on jobs at StateStreet.com/careers
Read our CEO Statement
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.
Job ID: R-788461
Salary : $110,000 - $188,750