Job Description

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.

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team \xe2\x80\x93 one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve \xe2\x80\x93 and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.