VP, Engagement Lead II:
At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world's financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.
We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.
We're seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President to join our Innovations team. This role is located in New York, NY - and is a hybrid position.
In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:
- Identify, convert client and stakeholder opportunities: Collaborate with the Head of International Innovation in cultivating client and stakeholder engagement, converting identified opportunities into viable innovation initiatives that directly align with EMEA business strategy and associated innovation goals.
- Manage ideation, and user research activities: In partnership with our service design team, facilitate and participate in client and stakeholder discovery workshops, capturing key insight, pain points and opportunities, to inspire and underpin future innovation initiatives.
- Thematic research and trend analysis: Conduct market analysis and industry research on emerging technology trends impacting financial services, leveraging insights to inspire and drive new client workshop opportunities and initiate innovation projects.
- Engagement management and execution: Manage innovation projects through our discovery and execution lifecycle (Kanban), put hypothesis to test and establish a commercial path for the production deployment of new products and services.
- Cross functional coordination: Partner with mixed disciplined, agile product teams including senior business leaders, engineers, designers, and researchers to ensure smooth and timely project execution.
- Client event management: In partnership with client coverage teams, host client events in the London Innovation Centre, coordinating inspiring presentations and workshops to drive client engagement and co-creation opportunities.
- Stakeholder relationship management: Engage, manage, and maintain effective relationships with EMEA business leadership and senior global stakeholders.
To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:
- Minimum of 5-8 years' experience in the Financial Services industry with strong track record of delivering client solutions and driving measurable business outcomes.
- Experience with service design, enterprise innovation frameworks and user research methodologies will be essential.
- A portfolio showcasing past experiences in delivering client outcomes and impact, and successes in greenfield innovation.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to articulate ideas clearly and persuasively to a variety of stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with strategic mindset to align innovation initiatives with broader business goals.
- Experience working in agile and collaborative environments, managing multiple projects and priorities.
- Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, Figma, Figjam, and Miro.
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here's a few of our awards:
- America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
- World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
- Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
- Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score, 2023-2024
- “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
- Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
- Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023
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 base salary for this position is expected to be between $100,000 and $170,000 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 BNY 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.