Senior Director, Engineering Leader

Job Description

Senior Director, Engineering Group Leader

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Director, Engineering Group Leader to join our Engineering team for Managed Account Solutions Platform. This role is located in Berwyn, PA or New York.

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

• Lead a critical engineering portfolio across the Managed Account Solutions Platform, setting direction for execution, modernization, and delivery performance
• Build and lead global engineering teams, ensuring strong organizational design, technical capability, and alignment to platform priorities
• Drive delivery of scalable, resilient, and secure technology solutions that improve business outcomes, client experience, and operational efficiency
• Partner across Product, Architecture, Operations, Risk, and business leadership to align engineering investments with strategic priorities and client needs
• Advance engineering excellence through modern software practices, stronger quality disciplines, and improved delivery rigor across the portfolio
• Identify and scale opportunities to apply automation and AI-enabled capabilities to improve engineering productivity, workflow efficiency, and service outcomes
• Lead risk, control, and operational oversight across the portfolio, ensuring strong governance, resilience, and execution discipline
• Manage budgets, workforce planning, and investment priorities to deliver against strategic plans
• Recruit, develop, and retain strong engineering talent, while fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture grounded in accountability and continuous improvement
• Represent the organization in senior leadership forums, translating engineering priorities into clear business value and execution outcomes

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

• 15+ years of experience leading large-scale engineering organizations and complex technology portfolios in large, complex enterprise environments
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• Strong track record of delivering modernization, platform transformation, and engineering execution at scale
• Deep technical grounding in enterprise software engineering, distributed systems, integration patterns, APIs, cloud-enabled architecture, and resilient platform design
• Deep technical hands-on experience with Java and Oracle
• Demonstrated experience leading global engineering teams in complex, matrixed environments
• Strong understanding of software delivery, engineering quality, operational controls, and risk management in high-availability environments
• Experience applying automation and AI-enabled capabilities to improve engineering productivity, delivery quality, operational efficiency, or service outcomes
• Strong business and stakeholder leadership skills, with the ability to influence engineering, product, architecture, operations, risk, and senior business partners
• Track record of building high-performing teams and developing strong engineering leaders
• Experience in financial services, custody, securities processing, or similarly regulated environments preferred
• Experienced in meeting with clients to demonstrate platform capabilities and effectively communicate future road maps
• Experienced working in a complex environment with stringent cyber security standards
• Embraces change and lean into challenging technical and client related problem solving

About the Team

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• America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• "Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Our Benefits and Rewards:

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.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee's eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an "at will" position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.