VP Growth Venture Bridge Alternatives Data Product Manager

BNY Mellon has been a pioneer in the global capital markets for nearly 240 years, providing the world's leading institutions the tools, capabilities, and services to be distinctive and redefining what it means to be the trusted financial services institution. BNY Mellon is a platform provider through which our clients build their businesses. Our differentiated model allows us to play a critical role as a central orchestrator in the global financial ecosystem.

• In Securities Services, we power and connect our clients to a robust investment ecosystem that supports their business at every stage. A fifth of all global assets flow through our platform, and while we are most known for our more than $40 trillion in assets under custody and administration, we also have more than $40 trillion of assets on our Data & Analytics platform

• In Wealth and Market Infrastructure, we are the backbone of our clients' capital markets and payments capabilities, playing a core role in collateral management, markets, and treasury services and our Pershing business is the leading wealth technology provider. With $3.6 trillion in average tri-party collateral management balances, $2 trillion of global payments moved daily, and more than $2 trillion in Pershing global client assets, we deliver the critical platforms and services for institutional and corporate ecosystems to operate and thrive

• In Investment and Wealth Management, we are a leading provider with $2.1 trillion in assets under management. Through an investor-first approach, the firm delivers specialist expertise from seven world-class investment firms that cover all major asset classes and provides differentiated capabilities in wealth advice across investments, banking, custody, and wealth and estate planning.

We bring together these broad solutions and deep expertise to bolster our clients' success. We are reimagining financial ecosystems and placing data and open platforms at the heart of the transformation. In addition, BNY Mellon is a strategic partner to a variety of financial technology companies globally and a convener of influential industry and market structure forums. Join us as we define the next evolution of financial services and deliver on our mission to power individuals and institutions to succeed across the financial world.

What we do:

Growth Ventures is the Bank's division for managing and building data and software-led businesses, including our market-leading data and analytics business with nearly $50 trillion in financial assets under data management. Growth Ventures, building on this foundation and in partnership with other businesses including Investment Management, Asset Servicing, and Pershing, is bringing to market a new software-led, API-first solution for the alternative investment and wealth management ecosystems. The new business will leverage, connect and enhance existing strengths while also developing market-first solutions that provide a one-of-a-kind experience for partners and clients. The market being targeted is measured in trillions of dollars with revenue pools in billions, yet it is generally considered a nascent space on the precipice of growth. And while we are building from a robust foundation and position of strength, this is very much an entrepreneurial opportunity to innovate and create new products, new solutions, and a new business.

Key Role Responsibilities:

We are looking for a Data Product Manager to join a newly created team and work on an end-to-end digital solution for alternative investments and the wealth channel. This role will collaborate with other product managers and designers on our product team, and with engineers throughout the software development process. Your input and leadership will help us to establish a data-model for private market within a fast-paced and innovative environment.

The Data Product Manager is an integral part of our team, solving complex problems in the development and launch of an end-to-end suite of alternative investment capabilities with partners across the Bank and broader ecosystem. If you're looking for a collaborative role, with great people, working on exciting, innovative products, and have a strong technical understanding, an eye for design and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, then we want to speak to you!

We are currently looking to fill this position at our global headquarters in Tribeca, New York

Responsibilities

• Setting up a data model for investments throughout the private markets and alternatives investment lifecycle

• Focus on delivery as our number one priority while bringing customer-centricity and end-user empathy to every problem being solved

• Identifying and resolving data gaps across current systems and from and to relevant parts of the organization

• Intimately familiar with fund legal documents and requirements (e.g., PPMs, Subscription Documents, etc.)

• Coordinating across a matrixed program to obtain and provide needed data points from and to stakeholders across the firm

• Creating, mapping, and parsing data-points data needed throughout the investment lifecycle by investors/LPs, investment managers/GPs, and service providers (e.g., for subscription documents, fund marketing, performance calculations, compliance reporting)

• Curate unambiguous artifacts for stakeholders, documenting requirements, risks and decisions along the way

• Contribute to the prioritization of the product development backlog; connecting to data capabilities and focused on providing maximal value to users and stakeholders

• Possess a high-level of attention to detail

• Ensure end-to-end completion of features, evaluating data-connectivity between backend systems, user interfaces, and data-stores

• Identify and document stakeholder expectations across different functions, including Tech orgs, Asset Servicing, Fund Accounting, Custody, Investment Management, Compliance, and end-users

• Ensure participation from all impacted teams, fostering a collaborative environment where information and challenges can be shared openly

Experience:

• Agile development and scrum experience preferred

• 5-10 years relevant experience required

• Alternative investments experience required

• API experience preferred

• Experience with the legal and regulatory requirements for alternative investments

• Experience with the data-needs, data-flows, and data-provenance for private market real-estate, PE, or Private Credit funds preferred

• Start-up work experience preferred

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required

• Managing large-scale integration projects with multiple workstreams and senior stakeholders

Candidate profile:

The ideal candidate would have a passion for and track record in:

• Being entrepreneurial and self-directed - operating as an owner

• Being ambitious and driven to deliver market-changing innovations in an accelerated timeline

• Being growth-oriented yet pragmatic; able to balance a compelling vision with execution

• Being detail oriented - understanding the nuances that can impact overall outcomes

• Being goal oriented - with a clear and persistent vision and a tireless drive to over-deliver

• Being a thoughtful communicator who can express complex ideas in simple, practical terms

The candidate will ideally have:

• Legal background or familiarity with the legal and regulatory-required components of private market investments

• Technical background or familiarity working with engineers towards building products

Bachelors degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Advanced/graduate degree preferred. 7-10 years of total work experience preferred. Experience in Product Management, operations, client management preferred. MBA or CFA preferred. Product Leadership Certification preferred. Applicable local/regional licenses or certifications as required by the business. 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.

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 $100,000 and $160,000 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.

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.