Senior Vice President – Digital Assets, Senior Product Manager

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President to join our Digital Assets team. This role is located in New York, NY

Job Overview: We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead initiatives for BNY’s digital asset business. The candidate will take end-to-end-ownership of bringing new products and services to market by defining product strategy, leading design, project planning and execution efforts. The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of financial market structure, blockchain-based technology, traditional financial services and delivering product in under an agile framework. 

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

1. Strategy: 

• Help define the near and long-term product strategy, through deep industry engagement, market analysis and understanding emerging trends 

• Ensure product alignment with BNY’s mission and principles 

• Help shape industry best practices  

2. Product Design:  

• Translate client needs into commercial product solutions 

• Craft product roadmap to ensure incremental and prompt product delivery 

3. Commercial Analysis 

• Understand the regulatory environment and product feasibility 

• Define target client segment and go-to-market strategy 

• Conduct competitive market research and analysis 

4. Collaboration  

• Engage with cross-functional subject matter experts 

• Communicate effectively to stakeholders at all levels 

• Adhere to product governance framework 

5. Performance Metrics: 

• Establish support model across the product lifecycle 

• Track product performance across operational, technical and commercial indicators 

• Collect client and internal feedback for continuous product improvement 

Demonstrated Skills, Experiences: 

1. Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, and the digital asset landscape.  Experience blockchain and traditional settlement. 
2. Curiosity: Demonstrated curiosity for all things blockchain 
3. Self-motivated: Proactively identifies new opportunities or challenges; takes ownership of outcomes 
4. Collaborative: Strong leadership capabilities with experience working within complex, matrixed organizations to deliver on goals 
5. Analytical Skills: Proficiency in data analysis and performance metrics to drive decision-making 
6. Customer Focus: Obsessed about delivering value to clients, understanding client pain points and identifying new opportunities.  

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 
• 7-10 years relevant industry experience in digital assets, trading, custody or financial services product management. 
• Must exhibit flexibility and be able to quickly adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic and sometimes ambiguous environment where new challenges arise and priorities shift. 
• Must be detailed oriented, with experience writing functional and non-functional business requirements and/or user stories. 
• Excellent communication and documentation skills; ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. 
• Proficiency in tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Microsoft Office Suite.