Managing Director, Application Development

at  BNY Mellon

Overview
At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center 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. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.

EMPLOYER DESCRIPTION:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world’s financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It’s the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.

THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Responsible for managing multiple, complex development projects, often global in scope.
Holds responsibilities and strong leadership skills to ensure appropriate staffing and organizational structures are in place for assigned application development group.
May manage relationships with business partners in defining, developing, and implementing technology solutions that have impact on improving the business.
May manage relationships with or interact with external governing bodies such as regulators.
Oversees the development and implementation of multiple application systems. Defines resource requirements and allocations, monitors and improves quality, and ensures best practice development techniques.
May provide subject matter expertise to teams, as needed.
Develops group wide business plans.
Participates in firm-wide initiatives as per the direction from management.
Manages, forecasts, and approves operating budget within the approved plan. Manages resource allocation.
Leads identification of risks and proposes and implements mitigation plan. Handles escalations. Acts as an advocate for change management, encourages innovation and creativity in technology solutions.
Leads recruitment efforts and manages and develops teams to maximize their collective contributions.
Motivates lower-level managers to maximize their contributions and encourage professional growth.
Manages multiple development groups.
Contributes to the achievement of Application Development objectives.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, WE’RE SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

Success standing up new teams, fostering growth and development, agile ways of working, and team collaboration.
Effective coach and collaboration skills. Ability to influence, make hard decisions, and problem solve.
Passion for changing the status quo and driving out of the box thinking. Ability to quickly adapt to changes in market.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required.
10+ years of experience in agile ways of working.
15+ years of related experience required; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:
America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024 · Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score, 2023-2024
“Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023