Job Description

Overview
Bring your ideas. Make history.
BNY Mellon offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world\'s top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the \xe2\x80\x9cbank of banks\xe2\x80\x9d - 97% of the world\xe2\x80\x99s top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital.
With over 238 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY Mellon has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn. Today, we\xe2\x80\x99re approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what #LifeAtBNYMellon is all about. In addition, BNY Mellon is a strategic partner to a variety of financial technology companies and a convener of influential industry and market infrastructure forums. We have made strategic investments in a portfolio of 29 fintechs building solutions that incorporate emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, blockchain and cloud.
What we are doing
Enterprise Innovation is at the forefront of BNY Mellon\xe2\x80\x99s digital transformation and offers the opportunity to work with senior leaders across the firm. Our team works across all BNY Mellon lines of business to address client priorities and regulatory concerns. As a result, candidates who join will work with a truly cross-functional team to re-imagine challenging business problems and build new solutions.
The Innovation Center Network is part of Enterprise Innovation and Advanced Digital Solutions and serves as a springboard for prototyping and experimentation, accelerating the delivery of highly complex solutions, driving thought leadership and showcasing the bank\xe2\x80\x99s innovations. We focus on accelerating the firm\'s digital initiatives, testing and exploring ideas, transforming the way we work, and partnering with clients and the wider ecosystem to develop solutions that service our clients and shape the industry.
We\xe2\x80\x99re seeking a future team member for the role of Head of Innovation Center APAC to join our Enterprise Innovation team. This role is located in Singapore (Hybrid).

You are the right fit for this role if you:
Are an innovation and digital leader with a strong network across the APAC fintech and the financial services ecosystem
Thrive in an ever-changing environment
Enjoy working in a fast-paced collaborative, team-driven culture
Agile and able to lead cross-functional teams that value talent over job title
Have a hands-on approach to work and \xe2\x80\x9ccan-do\xe2\x80\x9d attitude with a bias toward execution
Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and solutioning via new methodologies and/or technologies
Excellent communicator, self-driven and entrepreneurial with a strong sense of ownership

In this role, you\xe2\x80\x99ll make an impact in the following ways:
Work with Bank leadership, strategy and technology functions, and client-facing teams to prioritize innovation initiatives/areas, manage stakeholders, identify themes, validate ideas and build a vision
Drive the testing and development of new products or services, from market analysis to idea generation, design sprints, vision creation, prototype build, MVP, market testing and feature prioritization
Stay current on financial services technology trends, perform research, fintech market mapping and scouting
Conduct and drive experiments to test hypotheses around delivery, pricing, technology and market fit
Help articulate the vision and Enterprise Innovation value proposition to internal and external teams and connect results to business priorities
Coach internal product owners, design thinkers and engineers to leverage innovation best practices
Evangelize, promote and provide education on innovation learnings and new services, both internally and externally

To be successful in this role, we\xe2\x80\x99re seeking the following:
Minimum of twelve years of prior Product Management, Digital and/or Innovation experience in financial services. Minimum five years of experience working with senior level stakeholders
In-depth and hands-on knowledge of the ideation and product development lifecycle
Proven track record in fast moving agile environment, successful collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams across time zones
Proficient in industry standard best practices around product such as Design Sprints, Lean Product and Agile
Strong verbal/written communication skills, with ability to effectively engage stakeholders at all levels of responsibility and authority and understand key points and themes
Bachelors and/or Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Business, Computer Science or related fields or equivalent practical experience
At BNY Mellon, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here\xe2\x80\x99s a few of our awards:
Fortune World\xe2\x80\x99s Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion
Bloomberg\xe2\x80\x99s Gender Equality Index (GEI)
Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion , Disability: IN \xe2\x80\x93 100% score
100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
CDP\xe2\x80\x99s Climate Change \xe2\x80\x98A List\xe2\x80\x99

Our Benefits:
BNY Mellon 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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 that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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.