Senior Director, People Strategy & Advisory

BNY Mellon

$180K — $220K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in people strategy, organizational development, or change management; 5+ years in leadership role, preferably in product-focused organizations.
  • Led workforce strategy and employee experience initiatives to address talent challenges and enhance business value.
  • Proven creative problem-solver, capable of developing talent solutions with a broad organizational view.
  • Strong analytical skills; proficient in analytics and HR tools such as Excel, Tableau, or SQL.
  • Ability to apply a product mindset to create scalable, user-centered solutions.
  • Possesses strong executive presence and sound judgment, knowledgeable in organizational dynamics.
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree in HR or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as trusted advisor to executives, shaping workforce strategies aligned with business goals.
  • Act as the key liaison between the People Team and business stakeholders for seamless collaboration.
  • Work with various partners to deliver forward-thinking people programs.
  • Leverage workforce analytics to drive talent decisions and inform planning at all levels.
  • Translate complex challenges into actionable, data-supported strategies.
  • Adopt a product mindset to iterate on people solutions based on feedback and evolving needs.
  • Lead major transformation efforts in organizational design and change management initiatives.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive compensation and benefits packages.
  • Access to flexible global resources and tools for personal and professional growth.
  • Programs focused on health and personal resilience.
  • Generous paid leaves, including volunteer time, to support family and personal milestones.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We're seeking a strategic People Business Partner with a client mindset, deep workforce strategy experience, and strong data fluency to advise our senior leaders and shape the People agenda to accelerate organizational growth, agility, and performance. This role will be in New York, NY.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to executive-level leaders, co-creating workforce strategies aligned with product roadmaps, business priorities, and long-term organizational goals.
  • Represent the People Team as the single point of connection to key business stakeholders and Centers of Excellence.
  • Collaborate with People Operations, Talent Strategy, Learning, Compensation, Benefits, Thrive Together and other enterprise partners like Finance and Legal teams to deliver integrated, forward looking people programs.
  • Influence senior leaders with data-driven insights, leveraging workforce analytics, to generate insights, guide talent decisions, and inform workforce planning at enterprise and functional levels.
  • Translate complex organizational challenges into actionable, data-supported plans and business narratives.
  • Bring a product mindset to the People organization-iterating solutions based on user feedback, data, and evolving business needs to deliver scalable, user-centric, outcome-driven experiences.
  • Lead large-scale transformation initiatives, including organizational design, change management, and operating model evolution, to enhance efficiency and cultural effectiveness.
  • Provide thought leadership by incorporating external best practices into people strategies.
  • Drive cultural evolution and change management efforts that support organizational strategy and employee experience.


Qualifications:
  • 15+ years of experience within people strategy, organizational development, or change management including 5+ years in a people leadership role, preferably within a platform/product organization.
  • Experience leading workforce strategy, employee experience, product management, and transformation to solve talent challenges and deliver measurable business value.
  • Creative problem-solving skills with the ability to see the bigger picture and strategize talent solutions to propel the business forward.
  • Strong analytical and data storytelling skills; proficiency with analytic and HR system/tools (such as Excel, Tableau, Visier, or SQL, and HR system)
  • Demonstrated ability to apply a product mindset- delivering scalable, adaptable, and user-centered solutions.
  • Executive presence, sound judgment, and a strong sense of business and organizational dynamics.
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree in HR, Organizational Psychology, or Business preferred.


About the Team

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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.

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