Alternatives / Private Markets and Wealth Channel Product Manager, VP

NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association); Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Product Manager to spearhead the development of innovative digital solutions for alternative investments. This exciting role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive product strategy and execution in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background, a passion for customer-centricity, and the ability to solve complex problems creatively. Join a dynamic team that values innovation and makes a significant impact in the financial services sector, while being part of a supportive and inclusive workplace culture.

Benefits

Family-friendly policies

Inclusive employment policies

Employee forums

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of relevant experience required, including alternative investments.
• Experience with Agile development and scrum methodologies is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute product strategy and roadmap aligning with business objectives.
• Organize teams to implement functionality in small iterations, ensuring delivery.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Product management

Customer-centricity

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Figma

Office Suite

User-analytics tools

Job description

Overview

Who we are:

BNY Mellon has been a pioneer in the global capital markets for nearly 240 years, providing the world's leading institutions the tools, capabilities, and services to be distinctive and redefining what it means to be the trusted financial services institution. BNY Mellon is a platform provider through which our clients build their businesses. Our differentiated model allows us to play a critical role as a central orchestrator in the global financial ecosystem.

• In Securities Services, we power and connect our clients to a robust investment ecosystem that supports their business at every stage. A fifth of all global assets flow through our platform, and while we are most known for our more than $40 trillion in assets under custody and administration, we also have more than $40 trillion of assets on our Data & Analytics platform.
• In Wealth and Market Infrastructure, we are the backbone of our clients' capital markets and payments capabilities, playing a core role in collateral management, markets, and treasury services. Our Pershing business is the leading wealth technology provider. With $3.6 trillion in average tri-party collateral management balances, $2 trillion of global payments moved daily, and more than $2 trillion in Pershing global client assets, we deliver the critical platforms and services for institutional and corporate ecosystems to operate and thrive.
• In Investment and Wealth Management, we are a leading provider with $2.1 trillion in assets under management. Through an investor-first approach, the firm delivers specialist expertise from seven world-class investment firms that cover all major asset classes and provides differentiated capabilities in wealth advice across investments, banking, custody, and wealth and estate planning.

We bring together these broad solutions and deep expertise to bolster our clients' success. We are reimagining financial ecosystems and placing data and open platforms at the heart of the transformation. In addition, BNY Mellon is a strategic partner to a variety of financial technology companies globally and a convener of influential industry and market structure forums. Join us as we define the next evolution of financial services and deliver on our mission to power individuals and institutions to succeed across the financial world.

What we do:

Growth Ventures is the Bank's division for managing and building data and software-led businesses, including our market-leading data and analytics business with nearly $50 trillion in financial assets under data management. Growth Ventures, building on this foundation and in partnership with other businesses including Investment Management, Asset Servicing, and Pershing, is bringing to market a new software-led, API-first solution for the alternative investment and wealth management ecosystems. The new business will leverage, connect and enhance existing strengths while also developing market-first solutions that provide a one-of-a-kind experience for partners and clients. The market being targeted is measured in trillions of dollars with revenue pools in billions, yet it is generally considered a nascent space on the precipice of growth. And while we are building from a robust foundation and position of strength, this is very much an entrepreneurial opportunity to innovate and create new products, new solutions, and a new business.

Key Role Responsibilities:

We are looking for a Product Manager to join a newly created team and work on an end-to-end digital solution for alternative investments and the wealth channel. This role will collaborate with other product managers and designers on our product team, and with engineers throughout the software development process. Your leadership and vision will drive design and requirements, and refine our innovative solutions within a fast-paced environment.

The Product Manager is an integral part of our team, solving complex problems in the development and launch of an end-to-end suite of alternative investment capabilities with partners across the Bank and broader ecosystem. If you're looking for a collaborative role, with great people, working on exciting, innovative products, and have a strong technical understanding, an eye for design and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, then we want to speak to you!

We are currently looking to fill this position at our global headquarters in Tribeca, New York.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a product strategy and roadmap that aligns with business objectives, prioritizes initiatives, goal-setting, and creates the evaluation criteria to ensure successful delivery.
• Focus on delivery as our number one priority while bringing customer-centricity and end-user empathy to every problem being solved.
• Organize and coordinate teams to implement functionality in small iterations.
• Write unambiguous user stories for development teams and create artifacts for stakeholders, documenting requirements, risks, and decisions along the way.
• Define and prioritize the backlog, connect it to the roadmap and ensure that the product provides value to users and stakeholders.
• Possess a high level of attention to detail.
• Ensure end-to-end completion of features, from the backend systems to the user interface, enabling iterative testing and feedback.
• Identify and document stakeholder expectations across different functions, including Tech orgs, Asset Servicing, Fund Accounting, Custody, Investment Management, Compliance, and end-users.
• Ensure participation from all impacted teams, fostering a collaborative environment where information and challenges can be shared openly.

Experience:

• Agile development and scrum experience required.
• 5-10 years relevant experience required.
• Alternative investments experience required.
• API experience preferred.
• Experience with operational processes for private market real-estate, PE, or Private Credit funds and the compliance and regulatory frameworks for private market funds preferred.
• Experience with the legal and regulatory requirements for private market investments preferred.
• Experience with the fund administration, fund accounting, or transfer agency businesses that service real-estate, PE, or Private Credit funds preferred.
• Start-up work experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Managing large-scale integration projects with multiple workstreams and senior stakeholders.

Candidate profile:

The ideal candidate would have a passion for and track record in:

• Being entrepreneurial and self-directed - operating as an owner.
• Being ambitious and driven to deliver market-changing innovations in an accelerated timeline.
• Being growth-oriented yet pragmatic; able to balance a compelling vision with execution.
• Being a creative problem solver with grit - consistently finding ways to overcome limitations.
• Being detail-oriented - understanding the nuances that can impact overall outcomes.
• Being goal-oriented - with a clear and persistent vision and a tireless drive to over-deliver.
• Being a thoughtful communicator who can express complex ideas in simple, practical terms.

The candidate will ideally have:

• Experience in Agile methodologies, either Sprint or Kanban.
• Experience in alternative investing, wealth management, and/or financial technology start-ups.
• Experience using Office, JIRA, Confluence, Figma, user-analytics, and customer feedback tools.
• Technical background or familiarity working with engineers towards building products.

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team - one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve - and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.

BNY Mellon assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $115,000 and $160,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNYM total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs. This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Employer Description:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.

EEO Statement:

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team - one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve - and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.