Director, Technology Product Manager

Overview

Bring your ideas. Make history.

BNY Mellon offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world's top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the "bank of banks" - 97% of the world's top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital.

With over 238 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY Mellon has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn. Today, we're approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what #LifeAtBNYMellon is all about.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Product Management to join our Issuer Services Engineering team. This role is located New York or Pittsburgh or Lake Mary. We may consider other locations in the USA for the right candidate

The primary responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• Lead and transform a team of Business Analysts into Technical Product Managers with particular emphasis on lean agile product delivery and commercial mindset.
• Actively engage with senior leaders in business, engineering, design and operations from strategy and vision to building, shipping, and maintaining suite of digital products across Corporate Trust (Conventional and Structured Debt)
• Define strategic vision, establish strategic initiatives and measurable OKRs to mature technical product management practices.
• Partner with business product organization to execute cross-cutting product features across Conventional and Structured Debt
• In addition to leading the team, you're also expected to be hands-on to own, maintain and develop product backlog of some strategic product initiatives.
• Provide visibility into roadmap, owns, maintains and develops product backlog (high quality epics, stories) that enable development to deliver the overall strategic roadmap and value proposition.
• Use data-driven approach to prioritize key features / functionality, optimize product adoption, including developing and reporting on KPIs towards achieving OKRs.
• Lead cross-functional team workshops to conceptualize, develop, launch, and scale new products and the end-to-end customer experience associated with that product.
• Partner with Business, Engineering, Design and Operations to help propel the agile release approach, including discovery, design and user research; Go-to-Market and Operations Readiness to influence adoption and usage of products
• Actively identify talents and skills needed for the product team, empowered to build or change team based on those needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or advanced degree in business or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required.
• Experience in the securities or financial services industry preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of Corporate Trust products and solutions are required.
• 15+ years of hands-on experience as product manager on technology-powered software products, and proven understanding of modern techniques in product discovery and delivery.
• 5+ years of formal people management experience in leading other product managers and business analysts
• 5+ years of formal experience in agile product discovery and delivery
• Advanced skills in Agile Methodologies, Requirements Gathering / Analysis, Storytelling, Design Thinking, Business Case, JIRA and any of BI Tools
• Strategy, planning and people development experience managing a portfolio of products or a large complex product with many teams.
• Build trust and credibility quickly to influence and build change at all levels.
• You'll need to be more than someone who can execute but also passionate to coach product teams, drive successful team and lead with expertise, energy and emotional intelligence.
• Think like an entrepreneur and be comfortable wearing many hats with minimal direction.
• A high energy level, sense of urgency, decisiveness, and an ability to work well in fast paced environment.

At BNY Mellon, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here's a few of our awards:

• Fortune World's Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion
• Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index (GEI)
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion , Disability: IN - 100% score
• 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
• CDP's Climate Change 'A List'

At BNY Mellon, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here's a few of our awards:

• Fortune World's Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion
• Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index (GEI)
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion , Disability: IN - 100% score.
• 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
• CDP's Climate Change 'A List'

Our Benefits:

BNY Mellon 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 that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

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

BNY Mellon assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $136,000 and $250,000 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 BNYM 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.

Employer Description:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.

EEO Statement:

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team - one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve - and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.