Senior Vice President, Platforms Operating Model (POM) Product Owner

BNY Mellon; Dublin; On-site; EUR 140,696 - 211,044; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking a Senior Vice President to lead the Platforms Operating Model Product Owner capabilities within the NAV Workflow, Oversight & Control team in Manchester. You will shape platform strategy, drive multi‑year roadmaps, and ensure disciplined execution across pods and governance forums.

You will partner with senior leaders to optimize risk controls, analytics, and client outcomes while embedding standardised tools and reporting.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in complex, scaled environments.
• Strong data management and analytics capability.
• Executive leadership and influencing skills across senior stakeholders.
• Decisive and able to make fast, sound judgments.
• Structured problem-solving with measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define Platform Operations strategy with roadmaps and plans.
• Lead delivery of Operations services across Pods and SDGs.
• Provide senior Operations expertise to support Platform mandate.
• Implement Operations Practice standards and tools.
• Partner with other Platform leaders to share best practices.
• Develop a communications strategy for Operations staff.
• Govern risk and control posture and readiness for audits.

Skills

Operations leadership

Data management

Executive influencing

Decision making

Structured problem-solving

Job description

Senior Vice President, Platforms Operating Model (POM) Product Owner

We’re seeking a future team member for this role to join our NAV Workflow, Oversight & Control team. This position is located in Manchester.

Responsibilities

• Define the Platform Operations strategy in partnership with the EPO and Engineering Lead, translating strategic intent into multi‑year roadmaps, annual plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead delivery of Operations services across Pods and SDGs; drive continuous improvement in client experience, unit costs, and control enhancements through robust operating mechanisms and disciplined execution.
• Provide senior Operations expertise to enable the Platform mandate; escalate material Operations issues to the EPO, Operations Practice Lead, and other governance forums; lead remediation and preventive actions.
• Proactively implement Operations Practice standards, tools, and techniques within the Platform, including Operations metrics, Service Catalogues, Manual Touch Point reporting, and Digital Tool deployment in partnership with the Operations Hub.
• Partner with Operations leaders across other Platforms to share best practices, streamline hand‑offs, and optimise end‑to‑end transaction flows across the enterprise; resolve cross‑platform dependencies and friction points.
• Develop and execute a communications strategy that ensures all Operations staff understand Platform priorities, their roles in achieving them, and progress against goals; foster transparency and accountability.
• Govern risk and control posture across Operations, ensuring adherence to KRIs/KPIs, timely remediation, and sustainable control design; lead readiness for audits and reviews.

Qualifications

• Extensive Operations leadership experience in complex, scaled environments; Agile experience preferred.
• Strong data management and analytics capability; experienced in deploying Digital Tools to improve efficiency, control, and client outcomes.
• Executive leadership and influencing skills across senior stakeholders; able to align diverse teams to a common agenda.
• Decisive, able to make hard and fast decisions with sound judgment in dynamic, time‑sensitive contexts.
• Structured problem‑solving with a bias to measurable outcomes and sustainable solutions.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.