Vice President, Client Operations

BNY Mellon

$130K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, or a related field
  • 7-12 years of experience in client services
  • Advanced degree or professional certification preferred
  • Familiarity with market utilities and messaging (SWIFT, Fedwire, DTCC/NSCC)
  • Proven client service experience with institutional clients
  • Exceptional attention to detail with a strong control mindset

Responsibilities

  • Handle client relationships and manage service requests with professional communication
  • Monitor and resolve exceptions across cash and securities workflows
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex issues
  • Support new client onboarding and account setup
  • Prepare procedural documentation and contribute to continuous improvement
  • Ensure adherence to operational risk and compliance frameworks
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement

Benefits

  • Highly competitive compensation
  • Access to flexible global resources and tools
  • Focus on health and personal resilience
  • Financial goal support
  • Generous paid leaves including volunteer time
Full Job Description
Job Description

Position Summary

The Vice President, Client Service Operations is a pivotal role within BNY, focusing on leading and enhancing client operations. The ideal candidate excels in client services (internal and external), operates effectively under tight timelines, and demonstrates rigorous attention to detail. This role supports day-to-day operational execution, exception management, and client issue resolution to ensure accurate, timely processing, and outstanding client outcomes.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:
  • Handling client relationships and managing client's accounts, and service requests, providing clear, professional communication and proactive issue follow-up for internal stakeholders and external clients
  • Monitor, investigate, and resolve exceptions, breaks, and inquiries across cash, securities, and commercial paper workflows; escalate issues appropriately
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Operations, Client Service, Risk/Compliance, Technology) to resolve complex issues and implement remediation plans
  • Support new client onboarding, account setup, and validation of settlement instructions where applicable
  • Prepare and maintain procedural documentation, metrics, and reporting; contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
  • Ensure adherence to operational risk, compliance, and control frameworks; follow established SOPs while identifying opportunities for process improvement

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, or a related field.
    • Advanced degree or professional certification preferred.
  • Typically, 7-12 years of experience.
  • Familiarity with market utilities and messaging (e.g., SWIFT, Fedwire, DTCC/NSCC, custodians, counterparties) preferred
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders. Proven client service experience across internal stakeholders and external institutional clients
  • Demonstrated ability to operate within tight timelines and market cutoffs with high accuracy and accountability
  • Exceptional attention to detail with a strong control mindset and familiarity with audit and risk requirements


Skills & Competencies
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders. Proven client service experience across internal stakeholders and external institutional clients
  • Demonstrated ability to operate within tight timelines and market cutoffs with high accuracy and accountability
  • Exceptional attention to detail with a strong control mindset and familiarity with audit and risk requirements
  • Solid understanding of settlement cycles, market infrastructure, and standard messaging/confirmation processes


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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