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BNY Mellon

Financial Services · 53k people

Vice President, Product Design

Posted 9 Oct

What’s this role about? The Vice President of Product Design will partner with cross-functional teams to frame complex problems, map user experiences, and design thoughtful digital solutions. They are responsible for communicating design outcomes, facilitating alignment among stakeholders, and ensuring high-quality design standards across the organization.

New York, New York
On-site
$69K – $209K
Full-time
5-10 years exp
240 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10286

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Company

About BNY Mellon BNY is a global financial services platforms company at the heart of the world’s capital markets. For more than 240 years BNY has partnered alongside clients, using its expertise and platforms to help them operate more efficiently and accelerate growth. Today BNY serves over 90% of Fortune 100 companies and nearly all the top 100 banks globally. BNY supports governments in funding local projects and works with over 90% of the top 100 pension plans to safeguard investments for millions of individuals. As of September 30, 2026, BNY oversees $63.4 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration and $2.2 trillion in assets under management. (NYSE: BNY) Follow BNY on Instagram & X: @BNYglobal

BNY Mellon

BNY is a global financial services platforms company at the heart of the world’s capital markets.

Financial ServicesInvestment ManagementInvestment ServicesWealth ManagementTreasury ServicesDepositary ReceiptsWealth TechnologyGlobal MarketsCollateral ManagementClearance
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10,001+ employees
Financial Services
1784
Public Company
Raised $3.9B

Responsibilities

  • Understand and frame problems. Learn how people work today through research,
  • conversations, data, and observation. Identify underlying needs, constraints,
  • and opportunities before settling on a solution.
  • Map complex experiences. Create journey maps, workflows, and other useful
  • artifacts that show how people, processes, and systems connect. Help teams
  • see where an experience breaks down and where design can make a difference.
  • Design and test solutions. Translate insights into thoughtful concepts,
  • interactions, and interfaces for complex digital products. Prototype ideas at
  • the level needed to learn, gain alignment, and support implementation.
  • Work through ambiguity. Make progress when requirements are evolving. Ask
  • good questions, identify assumptions, and help partners make informed
  • decisions about what to explore or build next.
  • Collaborate across disciplines. Partner with product, engineering, research,
  • business, and operations colleagues to balance user needs, business
  • priorities, and technical realities.
  • Communicate your thinking. Explain the problem you’re solving, the choices
  • you’ve made, and what you’ve learned in a way that helps stakeholders
  • understand and act on the work.
  • Contribute to lasting design quality. Use and strengthen shared patterns
  • where appropriate, incorporate feedback, and leave teams with a clear path to
  • continue the work.
  • Experience designing digital products or services with complex workflows,
  • multiple user needs, or interconnected systems.
  • Curiosity about AI and a working understanding of where it can help in the
  • design process, along with the judgment to review its output and apply it
  • responsibly.
  • Strong interaction and visual design skills, with the judgment to choose the
  • right level of detail for each stage of the work.
  • The ability to conduct or partner on discovery, synthesize what you learn,
  • and turn it into a clear design direction.
  • Experience creating end-to-end journey maps and translating them into
  • practical opportunities and solutions.
  • A collaborative working style and the ability to give and receive
  • constructive feedback.
  • A portfolio or examples of relevant work are required. We’re interested in how
  • you approached the problem, worked with others, made design decisions, and
  • learned from the outcome. Typically, candidates will have five or more years of
  • relevant experience, or equivalent expertise demonstrated through their work.
  • 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.
  • At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY
  • Newsroom [https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/newsroom.html] & BNY
  • LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/bnyglobal/posts/?feedView=all]
  • America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
  • World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
  • “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Qualification

Art & DesignTechnologyManagement & LeadershipFinance & AccountingSoftware

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.
  • Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with
  • BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our
  • employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences
  • can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.
  • Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors,
  • including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base
  • salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility
  • for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions
  • of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a
  • 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision,
  • and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible
  • dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including
  • various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on
  • the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be
  • provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
  • If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves
  • the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or
  • compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual
  • performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market
  • factors.

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