State Street Careers

About state street kilkenny

State Street Kilkenny opened for business in April 2001, with an initial cohort of 30 employees that has now grown to a strong and vibrant office of 600 people across various functions. We provide a suite of services to our global clients.

Kilkenny is an attractive place to live and work, with a castle at the centre, great beaches in Waterford and surrounding areas, an hour’s drive to the M50 in Dublin and easy access to Cork and other local towns and cities.

In Kilkenny, we are building a new state-of-the-art office, designed with an emphasis on environmental sustainability, wellness and universal accessibility. Our energy efficient office will be, the first new building in the southeast region to achieve gold certification with LEED (Green Building Rating System) and achieve the FITWEL wellness certification with staff-focused features including a walking trail, gardens, a wellness room, a fully equipped canteen and an exercise room. It is specifically designed for our flexible, hybrid model of working.

We are the leaders in the Irish financial market and we invest significantly in our people, technology, clients and business. We provide opportunities and experiences to our employees which enables them develop and progress their career with State Street. We are excited to announce that we are expanding our strategic investment in our Kilkenny Fund Accounting Group with a wide range of hybrid roles available at all levels.

Career Opportunities

Whether you are looking to start your career, return to the workforce, gain more experience or are looking for a managerial step up, we have the right opportunity to match your expertise and ambition. We are the largest financial administrator in Ireland, servicing global market leading clients across a variety of produce types including ETFS, CCFs, Multi Manager funds, Fund of Funds, Alternative UCITS, Private Equity and Real Estate Funds. With us, you have the opportunity to develop your career in many different directions within the funds industry.

Benefits at state street

Generous holiday entitlements, including birthday day off and paid volunteer days
Supportive and encouraged hybrid work-life balance
Expansive inclusion, diversity and equity programme
Private medical insurance, health screenings, flu vaccinations and eye testing
Employee wellbeing and mental health support programme
Parental and caretaker support
Attractive pension plan
Life assurance and long term disability support
Multiple local community volunteering opportunities
Profit sharing scheme

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State Street Careers

As a member of the team, you’ll have access to competitive benefits, a wide range of resources for networking and mentorship, flexible work options, and a wealth of development programs to help you reach your full potential.

Internships & Development Programs

State Street have opportunities that can help get you started with a career in financial services.

Business Strategy & Project Management

As an expert in strategic management you will analyze trends and suggest new ways to transform and develop State Street’s business to best support their clients.

Fund Services

The investment services team combine global experience with local knowledge of multiple markets to serve the world’s largest institutional investors.

Information technology

State Street’s IT function is a key enabler of their business, helping deliver data and insights to their clients.

Investment Operations

State Street’s investment operations teams help their clients manage back and middle office functions. 

our people matter

We asked some of our amazing colleagues – what is it you love about State Street?

equality, diversity & inclusion

Equality, diversity, and inclusion is our company-wide effort strongly supported by our State Street Ireland senior management team, which recognizes unique talents of our employees to ensure that they feel engaged and valued.

We provide local support to more than 24 employee networks with over 100 chapters across the globe, regional/country teams and business units’ employee action committees. We are very proud of our employees ongoing engagement in developing our culture and values. We recognise and value the strength that comes from diversity and engage with industry partners to drive this forward collectively.

We will continue to nourish our culture so every employee feels valued, inspired and empowered to leverage their diverse experiences and identities, which provide innovative, authentic and enhanced service to our clients and to our community, and each other.

State Street's Employees Are Their Greatest Asset

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Who Are State Street?

The road to success has no end. They are continually setting the standard for innovation and quality to help drive better outcomes for the world’s investors and the people they serve. In a world that is preoccupied with the short-term, they are focused on their clients’ long-term success.

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Culture Drives Them

Their strong corporate values are at the core of how they conduct their business, serve their clients, support their communities and challenge business as usual. They are proud that State Street Global Advisors’ Fearless Girl campaign, which called on companies to add more women to their boards, has impacted business practices around the world. 

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Inclusion and Diversity

State Street strive to be their clients’ essential partner. Their continued success depends on their ability to attract and develop the best talent. That’s why they are keenly focused on employee development, corporate citizenship and inclusion. Learn more about their focus on maintaining a diverse workforce. 

Liam varley

Vice President - Cyber security - State Street

Liam is an experienced Cyber Security Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and security industry. Skilled in Incident Response, People Management, Talent Development and Process improvement. Strong SOC and Talent Management experience with a MSc in Computing focused on Applied Cyber Security from Technological University Dublin. While also holding certs in GIAC SANs Incident handler (GCIH) & Cyber Security Leadership from the Professional development academy.

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