Vice President, Program and Project Management

BNY Mellon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking a Vice President, Program and Project Management to lead onboarding and implementation of new clients within the Managed Account Solutions team in New York, NY. The role blends project management, business analysis, and cross-functional coordination to ensure client and internal goals are met.

The successful candidate will create project artifacts, manage stakeholder expectations, and drive risk mitigation and continuous improvement across the onboarding lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Mathematics, Economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of project management experience in buy-side investment management.
• PMP designation preferred.
• Experience with Agile practices preferred.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Visio; familiar with JIRA.

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding and implementation of new clients on the Managed Account Solutions platform.
• Create project artifacts including project scope, business requirements, workflows, project plan status reports and other critical project management artifacts.
• Identify and document project requirements by understanding client business drivers, current state, gaps and service requirements leading to ideal future state.
• Lead routine meetings/calls providing project status updates and milestones with relevant stakeholders.
• Drive project progress by fostering relationships with clients, internal stakeholders and SMEs and collaborating with relevant stakeholders.
• Track project status against plan and hold internal and external stakeholders accountable for deliverables and progress.
• Identify, track and elevate project issues, risks and blockers. Mitigate risks throughout the project lifecycle by employing strategic foresight and problem-solving skills.
• Foster continuous improvement by evaluating project performance and implementing lessons learned for future initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JIRA

Visio

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, Program and Project Management to join our Managed Account Solutions team. This role will be accountable for the successful delivery of a new client onboarding projects as a part of onboarding program for Managed Account Solutions. This role combines project management, business analysis, and cross functional coordination to ensure outcomes are delivered in line with client expectations and internal business requirements. Acting as the central interface between the client and internal teams, including Business, Technology, Product, and Operations, the Project Manager ensures alignment, transparency, and disciplined execution throughout the client onboarding lifecycle. This role is located in New York, NY.

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

• Lead onboarding and implementation of new clients onto the Managed Account Solutions platform, and other projects within Managed Account Solutions.
• Create project artifacts including project scope, business requirements, workflows, project plan status reports and other critical project management artifacts.
• Identify and document project requirements by understanding client business drivers, current state, gaps and service requirements leading to ideal future state.
• Lead routine meetings/calls providing project status updates and milestones with relevant stakeholders. Manage expectations and discussions with various levels of the organization.
• Drive project progress by fostering relationships with clients, internal stakeholders and SMEsand collaborating with relevant stakeholders.
• Track project status against plan and hold internal and external stakeholders accountable for deliverables and progress.
• Identify, track and elevate project issues, risks and blockers. Mitigate risks throughout the project lifecycle by employing strategic foresight and problem-solving skills.
• Foster continuous improvement by evaluating project performance and implementing lessons learned for future initiatives.

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

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Mathematics, Economics, or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.
• 5+ years of project management experience in the buy-side investment management industry preferred.
• PMP designation preferred.
• Experience in Agile best practices preferred.
• Advanced skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Visio or comparable tool.
• Experience with JIRA and project tracking platforms.
• Strong dedication to quality client service.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, internal as well as client facing.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Self-starter, self-finisher.
• Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills with acute attention to detail and technical aptitude.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to travel periodically as needed, dependent on client needs.

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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 assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $69,000 and $183,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short- and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.

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

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.