Vice President, POM Product Owner

BNY Mellon • Jersey City, NJ

18d • $68,000 - $150,000

About The Position

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide. Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary. We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, Product Owner to join our Wealth Services Platform team. We especially welcome Product professionals who bring deep expertise in investor, investment, or wealth management products and platforms, and who are passionate about shaping the future of financial services. This role is located in Jersey City, NJ, New York, NY, or Pittsburgh, PA. In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways: Defining and prioritizing product backlog, collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements, and working closely with development team to ensure the successful delivery of the product. Managing the product backlog and near-term roadmap ensuring that it is properly refined, prioritized and groomed. Fostering cross-functional collaboration and ensuring delivery of high-impact solutions aligned with business objectives and client needs. Owning user stories, refinement process and Stakeholder Management (ongoing collaboration and updates) Writing and contributing to specifications for features, using best practices. Negotiating the implementation of current work, make the right trade-off decisions to launch products in a high-quality manner. Escalating to management as necessary. Identifying and triaging issues with specific features, whilst understanding how multiple features are interrelated and catch more complex problems. Defining proper measurement and instrumentation for a product to analyze results post-release/launch. Partnering with manager to make recommendations on the right next steps for the feature. Assessing the quality of existing UX to make recommendations on how to improve user experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 3+ years of product experience.
• 3+ years of financial services industry experience.
• High degree of proficiency in OKR, Design Thinking, Event Storming, prototyping, iterative development, Scrum, and Agile product development.
• Strength in data-driven decision making, prioritization frameworks, and cross-functional collaboration (e.g., Engineering, UX, Operations).
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Curiosity and drive for continuous learning and improvement.
• Possesses a “get-it-done” attitude – ability to get around roadblocks and stay focused on the vision.
• Organized, resourceful, and able to prioritize tasks.
• Interested in constantly learning new tools and technologies and a passion to share your knowledge with the team.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant certifications (e.g., Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Agile) are highly valued.
• Preferred experience in areas such as investor products/platforms or in managed accounts, wealth management, tax optimization, or portfolio construction.
• Passion for changing status quo and driving out-of-the-box ideas.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Experience with agile methodologies, product management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence), and data visualization platforms.

Responsibilities

• Defining and prioritizing product backlog, collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements, and working closely with development team to ensure the successful delivery of the product.
• Managing the product backlog and near-term roadmap ensuring that it is properly refined, prioritized and groomed.
• Fostering cross-functional collaboration and ensuring delivery of high-impact solutions aligned with business objectives and client needs.
• Owning user stories, refinement process and Stakeholder Management (ongoing collaboration and updates)
• Writing and contributing to specifications for features, using best practices.
• Negotiating the implementation of current work, make the right trade-off decisions to launch products in a high-quality manner.
• Escalating to management as necessary.
• Identifying and triaging issues with specific features, whilst understanding how multiple features are interrelated and catch more complex problems.
• Defining proper measurement and instrumentation for a product to analyze results post-release/launch.
• Partnering with manager to make recommendations on the right next steps for the feature.
• Assessing the quality of existing UX to make recommendations on how to improve user experience.

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—including paid volunteer time—that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level