Job Description
We're seeking Chief Desktop Architect professional to join our Workplace Technology Desktop Engineering team in New York City or Pittsburgh.
The Chief Desktop Architect is the strategic technology leader responsible for defining and executing the long-term vision for BNY's end-user computing environment. While Desktop Engineering provides day-to-day engineering execution and operational delivery, this role focuses on enterprise architecture, innovation, resiliency, and future-state technology strategy across desktop, laptop, and virtual workplace platforms.
This position is critical to safeguarding the organization's operational stability, cyber resilience, regulatory compliance, and service availability. The Chief Desktop Architect provides architectural oversight for platform modernization, vulnerability management, system hardening, lifecycle planning, disaster recovery readiness, and technology risk reduction across a highly interconnected global environment. Through strategic governance and technology direction, the role ensures desktop services remain secure, resilient, recoverable, and aligned with business objectives.
A key responsibility of the role is shaping BNY's future AI endpoint strategy. The Chief Desktop Architect will define and drive the vision for executing AI workloads locally on enterprise laptops and desktops, reducing reliance on cloud-based inferencing and the associated costs, latency, privacy concerns, and token consumption of large language models. This includes leading architectural decisions around next-generation AI-capable devices, edge computing, on-device inferencing, and emerging endpoint technologies that enhance performance while strengthening data protection and operational efficiency.
By establishing the strategic roadmap for workplace technology, the Chief Desktop Architect serves as a vital risk-control and innovation function-protecting service continuity, accelerating technology transformation, strengthening organizational resiliency, and reducing the likelihood and impact of infrastructure disruptions across the enterprise.
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 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.
