Job Description

BNY Mellon has been a pioneer in the global capital markets for more than 235 years. As we continue our journey, we’re bringing the full power of our franchise to bear, redefining what it means to be the trusted institution in financial services, and remaining relentlessly aligned to our purpose: we power individuals and institutions to succeed across the financial world. BNY Mellon is a platform provider through which our clients build their businesses, and for more than two centuries we have acted as their trusted steward. Our unique and differentiated model allows us to play a critical role as the central orchestrator in the global financial ecosystem.

• In Securities Services, we power and connect our clients to a robust investment ecosystem that supports their business at every stage. A fifth of all global assets flow through our platform, and while we are most known for our $41.7 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration, we also have more than $40 trillion of assets on our Data & Analytics platform
• In Wealth and Market Infrastructure, we are the backbone of our clients’ capital markets and payments capabilities, playing a core role in collateral management, markets, and treasury services and our Pershing business is the leading wealth technology provider. With $3.6 trillion in average tri-party collateral management balances, $2 trillion of global payments moved daily, and more than $2 trillion in Pershing global client assets, we deliver the critical platforms and services for institutional and corporate ecosystems to operate and thrive
• In Investment and Wealth Management, we are a leading provider delivering expertise from our eight world-class investment firms and providing differentiated capabilities in wealth advice across investments, banking, custody, and wealth and estate planning. With $2.2 trillion in assets under management, we are the 7th largest asset manager globally and 7th largest private bank and trust company.

We bring together these broad solutions and deep expertise to bolster our clients’ success. We are reimagining financial ecosystems and placing data and open platforms at the heart of the transformation. In addition, BNY Mellon is a strategic partner to a variety of financial technology companies globally and a convener of influential industry and market structure forums. Join us as we define the next evolution of financial services and deliver on our mission to power individuals and institutions to succeed across the financial world.

Key Role responsibilities: The global Strategy team works with senior leaders to develop and implement BNY Mellon’s long-term objectives, shape external partnerships and alliances, and respond to the increasingly dynamic financial services ecosystem. It plays a central role in the building of BNY Mellon’s global strategy and narrative. The strategy function leads an inter-disciplinary portfolio of corporate and business priorities on themes such as growth, innovation, efficiency, and resiliency among others. The team is located across BNY Mellon’s regional hubs – New York, London, and Singapore – and operate as a truly global function. The Vice President, Asia Pacific Corporate Strategy will work closely with the global and APAC leadership teams, and other senior business leaders to support the development of BNY Mellon’s corporate, regional and business-unit strategies in APAC and help maximize our long-term performance. The role is also responsible for tracking execution progress versus regional goals and strategic priorities. This includes management reporting, monitoring deliverables to inform strategic thinking and direction, executing selected cross-enterprise initiatives.

Responsibilities will include:

• Shaping and supporting development of the business strategy
• Creating and reinforcing linkages between the global and regional strategies
• Regional and BU strategy development – working closely with global and regional senior executives to execute strategic initiatives, and helping leadership to create and manage to a holistic picture of the regional strategy
• Proactively bringing industry and business insights to help management shape strategy, and to provide an independent view / challenge to these plans
• Provides targeted support e.g., leadership events, board presentations

Opportunities for you: As a member of the global corporate strategy team, you will be a key contributor to the bank’s most significant strategic developments in APAC. You will work with our most senior business professionals and have meaningful exposure to senior leadership at the bank. You will have the opportunity to grow your skills, knowledge and experience across a wide range of competencies. You will be given opportunities to take initiative to support the execution of key workstreams and independently drive them forward. You will build a strong foundation for a career in the financial sector and beyond.

The successful candidate will demonstrate or possess:

• An ability to think strategically about market segments, geographies and client challenges and integrate insights into concrete aspects of the client relationship
• Strong analytical, presentation and communication skills with the ability to produce professional output in different formats; strong writing ability and an eye for detail are a must
• Demonstrated record of engaging with executive teams in shaping business strategies, developed sense of judgment and ability to balance business needs in an objective and practical way
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to build trust and forge good working relationships with senior executives
• Proven ability to influence others and promote teamwork across the organization
• Adequate knowledge of the relevant legal and regulatory environment for the industry globally; familiarity with, or exposure to, international regulations would be optimal
• Ability to grow within the role – develop stronger leadership and influencing skills; recognized collaborator by colleagues
• Strong time management skills and the ability to work well under pressure with a track record of delivering against deadlines
• Some project management experience preferred

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Advanced/graduate degree preferred.
• 4-7 years of related work experience preferred I management consulting and/or wholesale banking.
• Experience in Business Strategy required.