Senior Vice President, ETF Product Management

About the role

Higher level of experience and expertise in product management. Responsible for strategic product planning, managing multiple product backlogs, and mentoring junior Product owners. This role can be located in New York City, NY / Boston, MA / Lake Mary, FL / Los Angeles, CA.

Responsibilities

• Develop ideas for new products, services, and technology to support the end-to-end workflow of an ETF
• Independently manage the development, enhancement, and profitability and penetration of ETF-related products
• Position capabilities for specific client types, highlighting key benefits and competitive advantages
• Engage with Sales and Relationship Management in supporting business development opportunities
• Perform demonstrations and develop user material for clients

Product Execution

• Contribute meaningfully to specs for major features within the ETF platform
• Negotiate the implementation of current work and make the right trade-off decisions to launch product in a high-quality manner
• Know when to escalate to manager
• Work with team to make recommendations that deliver maximum value to the ETF ecosystem as quickly as possible
• Efficiently assess the quality and readiness of a feature

Customer Insights

• Formulate the right business questions to be asked and how to track down data to inform decisions
• Use low fidelity tools to outline a design approach and then work with your team to translate into higher fidelity representation of the feature
• Maintain regular contact with users of product and use multiple sources to prioritize ETF roadmap decisions

Product Strategy

• Lead product management and strategy for large and/or complex projects for the ETF Services business
• Understand the economics behind and demonstrate business acumen for the ETF investment vehicle
• Leverage market knowledge to integrate demands of the various regions and stay ahead of competitors

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required
• MBA or CFA preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of direct ETF Services, ETF Product, ETF Capital Markets, or ETF AP Desk experience required
• Minimum of 8–10 years of overall financial services experience is strongly preferred

Pay

The base salary for this position is expected to be between $104,000 and $228,000 per year at the commencement of employment. Base salary 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 may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short- and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs. The Company reserves the right to modify base salary at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.