Senior Vice President, Application Development Manager

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the centre 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. 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.

We’re seeking an experienced Application Development Manager to lead and drive the execution of data-focused initiatives within the Foundational Frameworks platform. This role sits within the Foundational Data Group at the intersection of engineering, product, and operations. Foundational Data Group ensures high-quality, timely delivery of data that powers decision-making and analytics across BNY. You will lead a team of data engineers, oversee technical execution, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure that our data solutions and pipelines are scalable, re-usable, reliable, and aligned with organisational objectives.

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

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data engineers, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Drive best practices in software engineering, data engineering, and agile project delivery.
• Support career growth by providing coaching, feedback, and technical guidance.
• Ensure the team follows best practices in building scalable, re-usable, efficient, and secure data products.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of data workflow, data warehouses, and real-time data processing solutions.
• Guide architectural decisions to improve system reliability, re-usability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
• Advocate for automation, CI/CD, and other best practices in data engineering.
• Act as a bridge between engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure alignment on data needs.
• Communicate technical concepts and project updates effectively to non-technical stakeholders.
• Influence data strategy and contribute to data governance, security, and compliance efforts.
• Own the end-to-end delivery of data products, ensuring alignment with the priority roadmap.
• Collaborate with product managers and business leaders to define scope, requirements, and timelines.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations, proactively addressing challenges.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery processes, optimising for speed, quality, and efficiency.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline; Advanced degree or financial industry certification preferred.
• Extensive experience in systems analysis and technology-led product development with related supervisory, management, and administrative experience.
• Most recent experience should be in leading Data Engineering teams.
• Knowledge and experience of working in technology applications of a large-scale global financial organisation like BNY.
• Proven experience managing and delivering data projects, including pipeline development and data warehousing, specifically demonstrating quantifiable client impact.
• Experience delivering products that can operate under tight data delivery SLAs and handle high volumes.
• Knowledge and understanding of data engineering concepts like SQL, data modelling, ETL.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programmes 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.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.