Head of Private Investments Valuation, State Street Investment Management, Vice President III

The Global Funds Management (“GFM”) team within State Street Investment Management drives sound fund oversight programs across our funds and services. GFM’s Global Valuation Team is looking for a Head of Private Investments Valuation to execute and own the valuation processes for private and complex securities held across our funds and accounts. You will support the Valuation Committee including preparation and review of valuation reports, testing of fair value methodologies, and coordination of fair value determinations and related documentation. You will work and collaborate with various teams across the organization including, but not limited to, Operations, Compliance, Risk, and Portfolio Management, as well as external parties. 

As Head of Private Investments Valuation, you will: 

• Develop, support and enhance our valuation process for private instruments 
• Perform independent valuations on securities ranging from basic to highly complex instruments such as structured products, private equity, and other assets 
• Perform hands-on valuation calculations on private credit investments 
• Analyze market data such as prices, yields, and comparable securities to determine appropriate inputs into valuation models 
• Document valuation procedures, assumptions, and conclusions clearly and concisely for financial reporting and audit purposes 
• Interact with third parties, including external valuation experts, traditional pricing vendors and auditors to ensure robust and accurate pricing for portfolio instruments 
• Support our traditional investment valuation process 
• Prepare materials and present to the Valuation Committee, Fund Boards of Trustees and other senior committees on valuation matters 

These skills will help you succeed in this role 

• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills 
• Private credit expertise: demonstrate knowledge of private credit instruments, structured debt, bank loans, and other illiquid investments 
• Subject matter expertise of technical accounting standards and generally accepted valuation methodologies for complex and private investments 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint); Skilled in the use of Bloomberg and other market data sources 

Education & Preferred Qualifications 

• Equivalent to bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business or relevant field 
• 7-10 years of experience preparing and/or auditing various types of private security valuations required 
• 5 plus years of hands-on experience valuing private credit 
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CPA, CFA) a plus 

Salary Range:

$130,000 - $205,000 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.

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