Senior Vice President, Product Design

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world’s financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000 employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

 

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways: 

The candidate should be an experienced professional with a full understanding of their area of specialization. This role should have experience providing guidance and technical expertise for the most complex user experience activities that include user research and testing, interactive design, and visual design. They will review documentation of research findings presented to product and development teams, as well as new and modified user personals. The candidate will be expected to participate and provide guidance in the creation of concepts, information architecture, user interface designs, wireframes, storyboards, prototypes, and specifications to meet project schedules. They should be able to synthesize situations and information across multiple factors. As well as seek to build their expertise while applying company policies and procedures in the resolution of a variety of issues. They should be comfortable giving design feedback. Be able to build good relationships with people on their immediate team and cross-functional teams. Know their key stakeholders and peers, with the goal of better understanding the connection of their own work. Help organize team process, as well as mentor and train more junior designers. And be a strong communicator that checks for understanding, asks questions to understand others’ point of view, and advocates for the user experience across the firm.

Overall, this role will operate from a Studio centric model, with the role receiving instructions from a rotating set of Lead Designers. They will be expected to be highly independent, needing little instruction on day-to-day work and general instructions on new assignments.

 

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

Bachelor's degree in psychology, user experience, design, human computer interaction or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required, advanced degree preferred, 10-12 years of experience required, experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.

 

At BNY, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:

· Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion

· Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI) · Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score

· 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company

· Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index

· CDP’s Climate Change ‘A List’

 

Our Benefits:

 

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 that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY 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 assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $113,000 and $221,000 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 BNY 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.

 

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.