BNY Pershing
Vice President – Operations Administration & Planning
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Vice President – Operations Administration & Planning
Operations Strategy | Programme Management | PMO | Transformation | Governance | Wealth Operations | Change
📍 Manchester, UK (Hybrid – 4 days onsite)
💼 Permanent | Excellent salary + bonus + benefits
🏦 BNY – Wealth Services Platform
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Vice President – Operations Administration & Planning to join BNY's Wealth Services Operations function in Manchester.
This is a senior strategic operations and programme management role focused on driving complex initiatives across the Wealth Services Operations organisation.
You will lead high-impact strategic programmes spanning operational change, risk, regulatory requirements, business initiatives, technology development, and major operational enhancements. The role will involve defining programme scope, governance, and delivery structures while working closely with senior leadership and operational management teams to ensure strategic initiatives are delivered effectively.
You'll operate across multiple areas of the organisation, managing complex dependencies, risks, financial impacts, and implementation requirements while providing senior management with clear and actionable insight.
We're looking for an experienced financial services professional with a strong background in programme management, strategic change, PMO, operations transformation, business management, or wealth/investment operations.
What You'll Be Doing
As Vice President, you'll be responsible for:
- Leading strategic initiatives across Wealth Services Operations
- Managing complex programmes and projects involving operational change, risk, regulatory requirements, and strategic business initiatives
- Defining programme scope, governance structures, delivery frameworks, and operating models
- Managing BNY's operational book of work and supporting planning and prioritisation activities
- Coordinating major operational enhancements across multiple platforms and business functions
- Managing project financials, risks, dependencies, issues, and implementation status
- Supporting PI Planning cycles and development planning across Operations
- Working closely with senior management to assess new client, product, and market offerings
- Reviewing Business Acceptance Criteria and ensuring operational readiness for new initiatives
- Driving operational transformation, process improvement, and continuous improvement programmes
- Partnering with Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Change teams on strategic initiatives
- Identifying operational impacts and ensuring appropriate controls are incorporated into programme delivery
- Providing senior-level governance, reporting, and oversight across complex programmes
- Preparing executive-level presentations, management information, and strategic briefing materials
- Presenting programme status, risks, financial impacts, and key decisions to senior stakeholders
- Acting as a key strategic partner to Operations leadership
- Managing multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously across a complex financial services environment
- Driving adoption of digital tools, automation, and AI-enabled solutions across operational processes
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What We're Looking For
We're keen to speak with candidates who have:
- Strong experience in financial services, wealth management, or financial operations
- Proven project or programme management experience
- Experience managing complex strategic initiatives across multiple business functions
- Strong understanding of PMO, governance, and programme delivery frameworks
- Experience managing operational change and transformation
- Strong risk, regulatory, and control awareness
- Experience managing programme risks, issues, dependencies, and financial impacts
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation capability
- Experience working with senior executives and leadership teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong experience producing executive-level presentations and management reporting
- Proven stakeholder management skills across Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Change
- Experience working in highly regulated financial services environments
- Demonstrable interest in AI, automation, and emerging technologies
Desirable Experience
- Programme Management
- Project Management
- PMO / Transformation Office
- Operations Strategy
- Strategic Planning
- Business Management / COO Office
- Wealth Operations
- Investment Operations
- Custody Operations
- Asset Servicing
- Securities Services
- Regulatory Change
- Operational Risk
- Operational Governance
- Business Transformation
- Process Improvement
- Technology Transformation
- Agile Delivery
- PI Planning
- Operating Model Transformation
- New Product / Market Implementation
- Business Acceptance Testing
- AI / Automation / Digital Transformation
- PMP / PgMP / Agile certifications
Typical Backgrounds
We'd particularly like to speak with professionals currently working within:
- Operations Strategy
- Operations Transformation
- Operations PMO
- Programme Management
- Project Management
- Business Management
- COO Office
- Strategic Change
- Business Transformation
- Wealth Operations
- Investment Operations
- Custody Operations
- Asset Servicing
- Securities Operations
- Financial Services Operations
- Regulatory Change
- Operational Risk & Governance
- Technology / Operations Transformation
- Enterprise Change
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Ideal Candidate Profile
The strongest candidates are likely to have progressed through backgrounds such as:
- Operations → Senior Operations / Change → Programme Management → VP / Head of Programme / Operations Strategy
- Financial Services Operations → PMO / Transformation → Senior Programme Manager → VP
- COO / Business Management → Strategic Initiatives → Programme Leadership → VP
We would also consider experienced Programme Managers and Transformation Leaders who have spent significant time working within regulated banking, wealth management, investment services, or asset servicing environments.
The key is finding someone who can combine financial services knowledge with strong programme leadership, strategic thinking, governance, and executive stakeholder management.
About You
You'll be a highly organised, commercially aware, and strategically minded professional who enjoys solving complex problems and turning strategic priorities into measurable outcomes.
You'll be comfortable working across multiple functions, managing competing priorities, and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.
You'll be confident presenting to senior leadership, challenging assumptions, identifying risks, and bringing structure to complex programmes.
You will also have a genuine interest in how AI, automation, and digital transformation can improve the way financial services operations are delivered.
If you enjoy leading strategic initiatives, managing complex change, and influencing the direction of a major financial services operation, this is an excellent opportunity to join one of the world's leading investment services organisations.
Eligibility
❗ Applicants must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK.
❗ Sponsorship is not available now or in the future.
How to Apply
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