Senior Vice President, AI / Machine Learning Data Engineer

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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.

In this role you will build robust batch/streaming data pipelines and transformations that ensure high-quality, governed data flows into AI and analytics platforms. Implement data modeling, quality checks, lineage/metadata, performance optimization, and reliable orchestration across cloud and Lakehouse environments. The position is located in Jersey City, NJ.

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

• Design, build, and optimize batch and streaming data pipelines that deliver high-quality, governed data to AI, analytics, and enterprise platforms.
• Develop scalable transformation frameworks across cloud and lakehouse environments with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Implement data modeling, schema design, lineage, metadata, and data quality controls to create trusted, reusable data assets.
• Build and support orchestration and workflow automation for complex pipelines and dependencies using modern data engineering tools.
• Partner with analytics, AI, business, and technology teams to translate requirements into scalable, secure, and governed data solutions.
• Resolve complex platform and pipeline issues related to performance, reliability, integration, and data quality.
• Promote engineering best practices in distributed processing, testing, monitoring, security, and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring while contributing to the adoption of modern data engineering and lakehouse capabilities.

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

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 9–11 years of experience in software development and data engineering; financial services experience is a plus.
• Strong experience building large-scale batch and streaming data pipelines and backend data environments.
• Deep expertise in Spark/Databricks, Kafka, SQL, and orchestration tools such as Airflow and/or dbt.
• Strong understanding of cloud and lakehouse architectures, distributed processing, and storage formats such as Parquet and Delta.
• Experience with data modeling, schema design, lineage, metadata, and data quality frameworks.
• Proven ability to improve performance, scalability, reliability, cost efficiency, and governance across data platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills, including mentoring engineers and leading complex delivery.

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.