Director, Delivery Practitioner

About the role

This role is located in New York, NY or Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary, FL.

• Lead the planning and execution of complex, multi-workstream delivery initiatives by defining scope, objectives, integrated plans, and success metrics, ensuring alignment to BNY’s strategic priorities and governance standards.
• Drive disciplined delivery governance by establishing and running forums, reporting routines, risk and issue management processes, and decision-escalation paths, ensuring transparency, informed trade-offs, and timely resolution of delivery challenges.
• Partner with senior business, Engineering, and functional leaders to translate strategic goals into executable delivery roadmaps by challenging assumptions, sequencing work, and balancing client impact, risk, and resource constraints.
• Champion consistent delivery methodologies and best practices by mentoring delivery practitioners, sharing lessons learned, and embedding continuous improvement practices, thereby improving predictability, quality, and efficiency across initiatives.
• Ensure strong risk, control, and compliance outcomes in all delivery activities by proactively identifying delivery, operational, and regulatory risks, coordinating mitigation plans, and aligning internal control frameworks and policies.
• Build and maintain influential relationships with internal and external stakeholders by proactively engaging, communicating progress and issues clearly, and demonstrating BNY’s principles of trust, ownership, and client focus in all delivery engagements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Advanced certification in project/program management or delivery methodologies (e.g., PMP, PgMP, Agile/Scaled Agile) preferred.
• Typically 12-15 years of experience.
• Additional training or certification in risk management, governance, or change management is beneficial.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders, negotiate priorities, and drive alignment without direct authority.

About Us

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 investable 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 is all about.

About The Team

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

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

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.

• Eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award.
• 401(k) plan participation.
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents.
• Various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time, dependent on the position offered.

Pay

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position 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.