Vice President, Product & Innovation Execution Team

BNY Mellon

$160K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-9 years of senior experience with large-scale initiatives or enterprise programs in financial services or consulting.
  • Proven ability to influence and educate senior stakeholders without direct authority.
  • Familiarity with digital assets and blockchain technologies is a strong plus.
  • Strong executive presence and judgment, capable of simplifying complex issues.
  • Excellent communication skills with attention to detail.
  • Ability to thrive in high-pressure, evolving environments.
  • Commitment to accountability and delivering results at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Support execution for complex, cross-functional initiatives with enterprise impact.
  • Partner with senior leaders to shape product development and execution strategies.
  • Drive alignment among stakeholders like Product, Engineering, and external partners.
  • Embed governance and operational readiness into execution, managing risks effectively.
  • Standardize execution approaches and establish transparent reporting across initiatives.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive compensation and benefits.
  • Wellbeing programs focused on personal resilience and health.
  • Access to flexible global resources for life's journey.
  • Generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time.
  • Strong culture of excellence and a pay-for-performance philosophy.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President to join our Product and Innovation team. This role is located in New York, NY.

The Vice President on the Product and Innovation Execution Team will provide senior leadership and execution and product development support for complex, high-priority enterprise initiatives spanning capability builds, strategic partnerships, and client activations. This role is accountable for translating strategic priorities into disciplined execution, driving alignment across senior stakeholders, and ensuring initiatives progress in a controlled, enterprise-ready manner.

This individual serves as a trusted partner to leadership, exercising strong judgment and proactively managing risk, interdependencies, and outcomes across products, platforms, and functions.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:
  • Supporting execution for complex, cross-functional initiatives with enterprise impact, driving accountability for outcomes from initiation through launch.
  • Partnering with senior leaders to shape product development, execution strategy, assess trade-offs, and support informed decision-making.
  • Driving alignment across key stakeholders such as Product, Engineering, Risk, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and external partners, proactively resolving interdependencies and removing barriers.
  • Embedding enterprise governance, controls, and operational readiness into execution, while identifying, escalating, and resolving material risks and issues.
  • Standardizing execution approaches and reporting to enable consistent, transparent execution across initiatives.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:
  • 5-9 years of experience in senior roles with respect to large-scale initiatives or enterprise programs in financial services, consulting or similarly regulated environments.
  • A proven track record of informing, educating and influencing senior stakeholders and driving alignment without direct authority.
  • Familiarity with digital assets and blockchain technologies is a strong plus.
  • Strong executive presence, judgment, and ability to synthesize complexity into clear communications and recommendations.
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills, with strong attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in high-pressure, evolving environments.
  • Strong accountability mindset and focus on delivering results at scale.


About the Team

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Here's a few of our recent awards:
  • America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
  • World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
  • "Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

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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