Senior Vice President, Talent, Skills & Growth

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Talent, Skills, & Growth to join our Corporate Affairs team. This role is located in New York.

Role Overview  

We are seeking a strategic and execution-focused Senior Vice President, Talent, Skills, & Growth to support the design and implementation of enterprise talent initiatives across BNY. This role will partner closely with senior stakeholders across the People Team and business leaders to embed a skills-driven talent strategy that strengthens leadership pipelines, enhances internal mobility, and enables consistent talent decisions across the firm. 

This individual will help build scalable frameworks, tools, and governance to advance how we assess, develop, and promote talent, while ensuring alignment with BNY’s broader talent architecture and business priorities. 

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

1. Support Enterprise Skills  

• Partner in the rollout and embedding of BNY’s enterprise skills framework across employee and manager experiences 
• Translate the skills strategy into practical execution, developing scalable tools, guidance, and communications for business and People Team stakeholders
• Integrate skills consistently into goal setting, development planning, learning pathways, and core talent processes
• Contribute to governance and ongoing evolution of the firm’s talent architecture 

 

2. Advance Talent Assessment and Data-Driven Decisions  

• Define,   implement, and drive adoption of consistent, enterprise-wide talent assessment approaches
• Design criteria and frameworks to evaluate talent across experience, skills, impact, and leadership 
• Partner with analytics and technology teams to improve visibility into talent and bench strength 

 

3. Strengthen Talent Processes and Governance  

• Partner with business and People Team leaders to create firmwide guidance for talent reviews, succession planning, and nominations 
• Standardize tools, playbooks, and reporting to drive consistency and transparency 
• Collaborate with People Business Partners and leaders to embed best practices across the organization 

 

4. Drive Promotion and Leadership Readiness Frameworks  

• Contribute to the design and evolution of level-based role expectations and promotion frameworks 
• Support the development of readiness criteria and decision processes across levels 
• Build and scale tools, frameworks, and resources to enable more consistent promotion outcomes 

 

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

• Strong comfort and experience working in PowerPoint and storytelling
• Experience building frameworks, tools, and scalable processes 
• Strong ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced, enterprise environment 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate insights into action 
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience working with senior leaders 
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving alignment across cross-functional teams
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred 

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 investible 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 #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.