Vice President, Payments Product Owner
About the role
We are seeking a VP, Payments Product Owner to join our Global Payments & Trade team. This role is located in New York, NY or Pittsburgh, PA.
Responsibilities
- Establish foundational support for Value-Added Overlay Services (e.g., Paymode, Benefits Disbursement, Vaia, Prepaid Debit Card, Bill Pay Advantage, Merchant Services, Virtual Card)
- Product Governance (rationalizations, periodic reviews, product approvals, etc.)
- Cost Management (collaborating with tech and Ops to reduce costs)
- Vendor Management/EM responsibilities
- Client Billing
- Operating Model Optimization/Product Ownership
- Production Issue support
- Liaising with Client Service, RMs, and Clients
- Client Service/Implementation Support
- Network Workgroup Representation (Business Committee, Direct Member, etc.)
- Operations and Technology Liaising
- P&L responsibility (with revenue shared across functional areas)
- Monitoring client attrition rates (outside pricing)
- Participating in client meetings for non-sale activities
- Engaging in client onboarding
- Product governance efforts
- Training internal stakeholders
- Preparing client-facing materials
- Generating scalable and sustainable revenue opportunities
- Product Execution: Writing specs for minor features and contributing to major features, negotiating implementation, making trade-offs, escalating issues, recommending improvements, assessing quality, and managing releases.
- Customer Insights: Formulating business questions, tracking data, outlining design approaches, collaborating with teams, prioritizing roadmap decisions, and making regular contact with users.
- Product Strategy: Understanding business outcomes, making tradeoffs, crafting near-term product roadmaps, and communicating to junior team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business management or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required.
- 3-7 years of payments product experience required.
- Strong knowledge of payments products, a high level of urgency, and accountability are essential skills to be successful in the position.
Qualifications
- Experience in a similar role preferred.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor a team.
Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills.
- Experience with agile methodologies.
- Knowledge of financial products and services.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Benefits
BNY offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more. Details are available upon request.
Pay
The base salary for this position is expected to be between $68,000 and $179,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired 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, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.
Schedule
This position is full-time.
Contact Information
For more information about BNY Mellon and this opportunity, please visit:
- BNY Newsroom
- BNY LinkedIn
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Equal Opportunity Employer
BNY Mellon is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team-one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve-and to empower our team to do their best work.
Application Instructions
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