Director, Group Delivery Lead

BNY Mellon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon seeks a Director, Group Delivery Lead for the AI Hub in New York City. You will partner with AI/ML Engineering to drive planning, prioritization, and portfolio execution across a complex AI portfolio.

The role requires an experienced operator who translates strategy into actionable plans, creates visibility for leadership, and enables disciplined execution across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a related discipline (Engineering, Business, Information Systems).
• Advanced degree and/or relevant professional certifications in project/program management, agile or product delivery preferred.
• Typically 12-15 years of experience in delivery leadership, strategy, or program management.
• 9+ years of delivery leadership or similar role supporting senior leadership in complex environments.
• Strong planning, execution, and portfolio management capabilities in AI/ML or tech.
• Experience driving end-to-end delivery across cross-functional teams with agile methods.
• Ability to bring structure to ambiguity and manage competing priorities.
• Strong data literacy, KPIs/OKRs, and executive reporting capabilities.
• Ability to influence across a matrixed organization with clear communication.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills; SDLC/process understanding a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive planning across business priorities, AI/ML initiatives, resource needs, and delivery commitments.
• Create portfolio visibility with prioritization, dependency tracking, milestone management, and executive reporting.
• Support roadmaps, backlogs, and cadences aligning demand, capacity, sequencing and delivery.
• Translate strategy into actionable execution plans and ensure priorities are well defined and resourced.
• Build relationships across engineering, product, business, risk, finance, operations, and delivery stakeholders.
• Orchestrate leadership forums, decision cadences, status reviews, and follow-up actions.
• Strengthen governance, delivery discipline, and operating efficiency through metrics and process improvements.
• Engage with risk, governance, and control partners to clarify business and delivery needs.
• Prepare executive materials and recommendations synthesizing complex information into clear actions.

Skills

Delivery leadership

AI/ML knowledge

Portfolio management

Stakeholder mgmt

Executive communication

Planning & scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Group Delivery Lead to join our AI Hub team. This role is located in New York City.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced delivery leader who can partner closely with AI/ML Engineering leadership to drive planning, prioritization, portfolio execution, stakeholder alignment, and operating rigor across a complex and evolving portfolio. The role is ideal for a highly organized operator and communicator who can connect strategy to delivery, create visibility across priorities, and enable disciplined execution across senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will bring structure to ambiguity, help leadership manage competing priorities, translate strategy into actionable plans, and strengthen how the organization plans, operates, and delivers across a broad AI/ML Engineering agenda.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Drive planning across business priorities, AI/ML initiatives, resource needs, delivery commitments, and priority management to support execution against strategic goals.
• Create portfolio visibility across strategic programs, including prioritization, dependency tracking, milestone management, executive reporting, and follow-through on key decisions.
• Support executable roadmaps, backlogs, and planning cadences by aligning demand, capacity, sequencing, and delivery commitments across teams and partners.
• Translate leadership strategy into actionable execution plans, helping ensure priorities are clearly defined, resourced, sequenced, and tracked.
• Build strong relationships across engineering, product, business, risk, finance, operations, and delivery stakeholders to align priorities, resolve dependencies, and accelerate execution.
• Orchestrate leadership forums, decision cadences, status reviews, and follow-up actions to support timely decision-making, transparency, and operational discipline.
• Help strengthen governance, delivery discipline, control effectiveness, and operating efficiency through metrics, analytics, process improvements, and clear communication of risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs.
• Facilitate engagement with risk, governance, and control partners while helping clarify business, commercial, and delivery needs.
• Prepare executive-level materials, insights, and recommendations that synthesize complex information into clear action plans and practical decisions.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a related discipline (e.g., Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or related field).
• Advanced degree and/or relevant professional certifications in project/program management, agile or product delivery frameworks preferred.
• Typically 12-15 years of experience
• Preferred 9+ years of experience in delivery leadership, strategy, business management, operations, program management, portfolio management, or a similar role supporting senior leadership in a complex environment.
• Strong planning, execution, and portfolio management capabilities, ideally within AI/ML, data, technology, or transformation-focused organizations.
• Experience driving end-to-end delivery across cross-functional teams, with practical knowledge of agile delivery methods, backlog management, dependency management, milestone tracking, and delivery metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to bring structure to ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and support disciplined follow-through across complex initiatives.
• Strong data literacy, including experience defining KPIs and OKRs, building executive-level reporting, and using analytics and visualization to inform decisions and improve outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across a matrixed organization and build credibility with senior stakeholders through clear communication, sound judgment, and disciplined execution.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and executive presentation skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear action plans and practical recommendations.
• Understanding of enterprise SDLC processes is a plus; exposure to AI/ML-enabled solutions or agentic AI operating models is beneficial.