Senior Vice President, POM Product Management

BNY; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY is seeking a Senior Vice President, POM Product Management for the Structured Debt Client Platform. Based in New York, you will shape product vision, manage the roadmap, and lead cross-functional teams across product, engineering, design, and risk to deliver client-centric capabilities that scale with business growth.

You will own the product backlog, drive discovery and business cases, and define success metrics while partnering with stakeholders to translate business objectives into

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8-10+ years of experience in product management, platform management, business transformation, or strategic change leadership within financial services or a complex enterprise environment preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end product lifecycle management, from discovery and prioritization through delivery and adoption.
• Strong understanding of product management practices, agile delivery methods, and operating within a platform-oriented model.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to balance strategic vision and execution detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation and storytelling capabilities.
• Experience working in highly regulated environments with strong appreciation for risk, control, and governance expectations.
• Familiarity with structured debt, capital markets, asset servicing, or adjacent financial products is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversight and Governance tracking processes and metrics of key workstreams including escalation and ownership for oversight leads, change management, controls, site visits, validation reviews, performance management and reporting SLAs, key metrics, incident response, and compliance.
• Financial ownership including client forecasting, approval, billing oversight.
• New initiative planning, delivery, and execution.
• Trustee liaison and client liaison responsibilities.
• Lead product management activities for the Structured Debt Client Platform, including strategy, roadmap definition, prioritization, and execution oversight.
• Translate platform and business objectives into clear product outcomes, initiatives, and sequenced delivery plans.
• Partner with stakeholders across business, technology, operations, and control functions to identify client needs, pain points, and market opportunities.
• Own and maintain a well-governed product backlog reflecting business value, risk, regulatory needs, and platform dependencies.
• Drive product discovery, business case development, and value articulation for new capabilities and modernization efforts.
• Establish and monitor product success metrics, KPIs, and outcome measures to assess adoption and value realization.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery teams within the POM framework to support agile execution, release planning, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure product decisions are grounded in client needs, data insights, operational efficiency, and strategic alignment.
• Communicate roadmap progress, tradeoffs, risks, and dependencies to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Contribute to platform governance, planning routines, and cross-platform coordination for enterprise consistency.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Senior Vice President, POM Product Management

• New York, NY, United States
• Pittsburgh, PA, United States

About Us

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

Job Description

BNY is seeking a strategic and execution-focused Senior Vice President, POM Product Management to help lead product management within the Structured Debt Client Platform. This role is responsible for shaping product vision, driving platform outcomes, and delivering client-centric capabilities aligned to business priorities and the Platform Operating Model (POM). This role is located in New York, NY.

The ideal candidate will combine product leadership, platform thinking, stakeholder management, and delivery discipline to define and advance a roadmap that improves client experience, strengthens platform capabilities, and supports scalable business growth. This individual will work closely with partners across product, engineering, design, operations, risk, and business leadership to deliver measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversight and Governance tracking processes and metrics of key workstreams including:
  • Escalation and ownership for oversight leads
  • Change Management
  • Controls, Site visits, validation reviews
  • Performance management and reporting SLAs, key metrics
  • Incident Response Plan and Issue resolution
  • Compliance
• Financial ownership
  • Client forecasting, approval, billing oversight
• New initiative planning, delivery, and execution
• Trustee liaison
• Client liaison
• Lead product management activities for the Structured Debt Client Platform, including strategy, roadmap definition, prioritization, and execution oversight.
• Translate platform and business objectives into clear product outcomes, initiatives, and sequenced delivery plans.
• Partner with stakeholders across business, technology, operations, and control functions to identify client needs, pain points, and market opportunities.
• Own and maintain a well-governed product backlog, ensuring priorities reflect business value, risk considerations, regulatory needs, and platform dependencies.
• Drive product discovery, business case development, and value articulation for new capabilities, enhancements, and modernization efforts.
• Establish and monitor product success metrics, KPIs, and outcome measures to assess adoption, performance, and value realization.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery teams within the POM framework to support agile execution, release planning, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure product decisions are grounded in client needs, data insights, operational efficiency, and strategic alignment.
• Communicate roadmap progress, tradeoffs, risks, and dependencies effectively to senior leadership and key stakeholder groups.
• Contribute to platform governance, planning routines, and cross-platform coordination to support enterprise consistency and execution discipline.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8-10+ years of experience in product management, platform management, business transformation, or strategic change leadership within financial services or a complex enterprise environment preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end product lifecycle management, from discovery and prioritization through delivery and adoption.
• Strong understanding of product management practices, agile delivery methods, and operating within a platform-oriented model.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to balance strategic vision and execution detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation and storytelling capabilities.
• Experience working in highly regulated environments with strong appreciation for risk, control, and governance expectations.
• Familiarity with structured debt, capital markets, asset servicing, or adjacent financial products is preferred.

Desired Leadership Profile

• Brings a client-obsessed mindset and continuously looks for ways to improve outcomes.
• Sparks progress through innovation, simplification, and thoughtful challenge.
• Owns outcomes with accountability, transparency, and strong execution focus.
• Stays curious by using data, feedback, and experimentation to inform decisions.
• Thrives together by building trusted partnerships and enabling cross-functional success.

What Success Looks Like

• A clear and actionable platform product roadmap tied to strategic priorities.
• Improved alignment across stakeholders, delivery teams, and dependent platforms.
• Increased speed, transparency, and quality in product decision-making and execution.
• Tangible progress against client experience, platform modernization, and business value objectives.
• Strong adoption of product management practices consistent with POM expectations.

Preferred Experience

• Experience managing complex platform or enterprise product portfolios.
• Exposure to client platform transformation and digital enablement initiatives.
• Experience with roadmap governance, OKRs/KPIs, and investment prioritization.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and drive clarity across competing priorities.

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Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

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

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.