What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Product Design position at BNY?
Job Description
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Product Designer to join our AI Hub. This role is located in New York, NY.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.
Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.
About The Team
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn
Here’s a Few Of Our Recent Awards
BNY 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’s 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, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.
Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Product Designer to join our AI Hub. This role is located in New York, NY.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
- As subject matter expert, actively fine-tune your expertise in the field and regularly use professional concepts to resolve complex issues facing the team, and occasionally cross functional partners.
- Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of others.
- Comprehensive consultation to management and staff related to user research, usability testing, surveys, interviews, work studies, and heuristic evaluations.
- Reviews documentation of research findings presented to product and development teams.
- Defines and reviews new and modified user personas.
- Participates and provides guidance in the creation of concepts, information architecture, user interface designs, wireframes, storyboards, prototypes, and specifications to meet project schedules.
- Leads the implementation of visual styles that support platform branding to increase user effectiveness.
- Consults on and interprets user feedback and insights to improve the user experience.
- Serves as reviewer of usability activities and artifacts to ensure software applications meet customer expectations for use.
- Provides UX expertise to the product definition and evaluation process utilizing multiple sources of information (field work, interviews, internet, intranet, market data/literature).
- Acts as principal consult and leads the creation and updating of user interface and visual design guidelines and standards.
- Advocates for user-centered design and the value of standardized design systems across the firm and facilities training for groups outside the UX team.
- Ensures that the developed/revised product achieves the user's specified goals by establishing user-centered analysis, design, best practices, and standards.
- Lead range of complex projects that dictate team success, with internal and cross-functional outcomes that requires in-depth analysis and evaluation of variable factors.
- Builds strong relationships with people on their immediate team and across the company. Should know key stakeholders and peers to understand connection of their own work. Creates formal networks with key decision makers and cross-functional partners.
- Bachelor's degree in psychology, user experience, design, human computer interaction or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required
- Advanced degree preferred
- 12 or more years of experience required
- Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.
Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.
About The Team
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn
Here’s a Few Of Our Recent Awards
- America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
- World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
- “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025
BNY 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’s 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, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.
Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.