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Vice President, Trustee & Depositary Manager
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Vice President, Trustee & Depositary Manager (Edinburgh, UK) – Hybrid Role
At BNY Mellon, our culture empowers ambition, innovation, and growth. As a leading global financial services company central to the world’s financial system, we manage nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. With 50,000+ employees across the globe, we combine diverse perspectives to deliver tailored solutions that drive business success, community impact, and personal growth.
We lead for a reason—consistently recognised for innovation, inclusion, and excellence: 🏆 America’s Most Innovative Companies (Fortune, 2024) 🏆 World’s Most Admired Companies (Fortune, 2024) 🏆 Global benchmark score with Human Rights Campaign (100%) and Disability:IN (100%) (2023–2024) 🏆 Most Just Companies (Just Capital & CNBC, 2024) 🌿 Sustainability leader (Dow Jones Sustainability Index, 2024) 🔹 Inclusion champion (Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, 2023)
“Our remit is simple: to make money work for the world.” We’re now seeking a Vice President, Trustee & Depositary Manager to join our Trustee & Depositary (T&D) team in Edinburgh, working in a hybrid capacity.
About the Role
You’ll be a strategic leader in depositary and trustee services, owning end-to-end client relationships while driving operational excellence and innovation within the industry.
Key responsibilities include:
- Strategic Client Leadership – Ensuring exceptional service quality at a senior level for clients, driving satisfaction and retention.
- Operational Change – Leading initiatives to improve efficiencies within the Client Management Team and broader Depositary operations.
- Knowledge & Expertise – Deepening and disseminating product/industry knowledge across teams to support clients and colleagues.
- Client Meetings & Reporting –
- Facilitating client review sessions and crafting actionable insights.
- Collaborating with T&D business areas to streamline documentation reviews for change events.
- Business Growth –
- Uncovering and maximising cross-selling opportunities for BNYM’s core capabilities.
- Supporting client pitches, RFPs, and RFIs to attract new business.
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Requirements
This role demands strategic insight, deep industry credibility, and exceptional collaborative skills. You’ll thrive if you have:
- Education/Professional Development: A degree in finance, business, or related field—or an equivalent relevant professional qualification.
- Technical Expertise:
- Profound knowledge of CIS (Common Industry Standards), including frameworks like ENSP, RIMTP, and MiFID II.
- Hands-on experience in depositary operation management, with familiarity with insurance operational risks (IOR).
- Client-Centric Experience: Previous tenure in a custodian/fund manager role, with a track record of client-facing leadership.
- Soft Skills:
- Proven ability to build long-term trusted relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Clear, persuasive communication (both verbal and written) to engage senior executives and technical teams.
- Stakeholder Management:
- Agile ability to multitask under pressure while maintaining meticulous organization.
- Experience coordinating with regulatory authorities (FCA, EC) and industry bodies.
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The BNYM Difference
We reward talent with comprehensive benefits, designed to nurture your happiness and productivity:
- Flexible Global Resources: Tailored tools for every life stage, from career mobility to family growth.
- Health & Wellbeing:
- Priority access to top-tier mental health support.
- Global health plans and financial well-being programs.
- Generous paid leave: Including additional time off for volunteering (to make an impact beyond your job).
- Personal & Professional Growth:
- Competitive pay, forward-thinking compensation, and performance-based rewards.
- Unlimited growth opportunities via mentorship, development programs, and career mobility.
- Core Values in Action: Join an employer where diversity is an asset and employee-initiated causes are met with support.
Why advance your career here? → Award-winning culture (Explore our accolades below). → Meaningful legacy: Your work directly strengthens global financial confidence. → Hybrid flexibility: Work smarter, not harder.
BNY Mellon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, including Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Groups, Women, People with Disabilities, and Protected Veterans.
Efforts to recruit, hire, develop, retain and promote qualified individuals from these demographics help enable our mission of trust, service, and growth.
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