Senior Vice President, Product Owner - Data Discovery & Distribution

BNY Mellon; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon in Boston seeks a Senior Vice President, Product Owner for Data Discovery & Distribution within Data & Analytics. You will define the product vision, own the roadmap, and collaborate with engineering, governance, risk, and business teams to deliver scalable data capabilities.

The role requires 10–12 years in product ownership or management, strong leadership, and the ability to translate strategic objectives into measurable outcomes while advancing an agile operating model.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of experience in product ownership or product management
• Experience leading data/analytics or enterprise platforms
• Translate strategic objectives into product roadmaps and execution plans
• Strong communication, prioritization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Experience in agile delivery environments and product management practices

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product vision, roadmap, and priorities for Data Discovery & Distribution.
• Translate enterprise data strategy into clear product plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Represent the client's voice in development standups and cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with engineering, governance, risk, operations, and business teams to deliver scalable data capabilities.
• Drive prioritization based on user needs, business value, and operational efficiency.
• Establish and monitor product success measures and adjust priorities as needed.
• Engage stakeholders, manage dependencies, and communicate with executives in a matrixed environment.
• Identify opportunities to build AI-driven capabilities into products and processes.
• Promote strong product operating model practices, including backlog discipline and release planning.

Skills

Product ownership

Product management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder influence

Prioritization

Decision making

Communication skills

Agile delivery

Data governance

Data discovery

Education

Bachelor's degree; advanced degree preferred

Job description

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Product Owner - Data Discovery & Distribution to join our Data & Analytics team. This role is located in Boston.

The Senior Vice President, Product Owner is a senior leader within the Product Management function, responsible for defining, prioritizing, and delivering products and capabilities that improve how data is discovered, access, understood and used across Data & Analytics. This role partners closely with business, technology, data, and platform stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into a clear product vision. The successful candidate will drive strategic alignment, product adoption, and measurable outcomes in support of BNY's enterprise data objectives.

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

• Define and own the product vision, roadmap, and priorities for Data Discovery & Distribution.
• Translate enterprise data strategy and business priorities into clear product plans, delivery milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Represent the client's voice in the development-teams standups.
• Participate in cross-functional collaboration across engineering, architecture, data governance, risk, operations, and business teams to deliver scalable and compliant product capabilities.
• Drive prioritization and product decisions based on user needs, business value, control requirements, and operational efficiency.
• Establish and monitor product success measures, including adoption, quality, usability, timeliness, and business impact, and adjust priorities as needed.
• Participate in stakeholder engagement, dependency management, and executive communication across a complex, matrixed environment.
• Identify opportunities to build AI-driven capabilities into products, processes, and decision-making.
• Promote strong product operating model practices, including backlog discipline, release planning, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.

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

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, Data, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10-12 years of experience.
• Significant experience in product ownership, product management, or platform leadership, preferably within data, analytics, or enterprise platforms.
• Strong understanding of data discovery, data distribution, metadata, governance, and control considerations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders in a highly matrixed organization.
• Proven experience translating strategic objectives into product roadmaps, execution plans, and outcome-based measures.
• Strong communication, prioritization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience working in agile delivery environments and with product management practices and tools.