Senior Vice President, Communications

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Communications, to join BNY’s Communications team to support external communications for our client businesses across investment management, private wealth, and advisor-facing wealth platforms. Based in New York, this role will help shape the story of these businesses with external audiences and expand BNY’s presence with retail investors, financial advisors, and the broader wealth ecosystem. The role will also help amplify BNY’s leadership on some of the most important structural shifts shaping the industry, including AI, digital assets, and alternative markets.

Business areas this role will support:

• Wealth Platforms: BNY is a leading provider of wealth infrastructure, including the No. 1 clearing platform for broker-dealers and a top-three custodian for RIAs.
• Global Investments and Private Banking: BNY is a top-15 asset manager and a top-10 U.S. private bank, helping asset owners, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and institutions grow and manage wealth, with $348 billion in wealth management client assets.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Create and drive strategic communications programs and campaigns to reach retail investors, financial advisors, and key wealth audiences.
• Provide communications counsel to senior leaders and business stakeholders, supporting the development of narrative and messaging, and working with colleagues across the BNY enterprise.
• Collaborate closely with the broader BNY corporate communications team and business partners on initiatives across the enterprise.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, business, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in communications, with a strong track record of success in developing proactive media programs and campaigns to increase brand awareness and drive commercial priorities for retail investors.
• Established relationships with consumer business, financial advisor trade, and financial services media outlets/reporters.
• Outstanding judgment, proactive problem-solving ability, and resourcefulness.
• Experience using AI tools to strengthen communications quality, efficiency, and impact.
• Experience managing organizational change and transformational programs.
• Strong executive presence and experience working with and counseling senior leaders.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Experience with multimedia development (video, podcasts, infographics, etc.) is a plus.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $104,000 and $202,500 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and company- sponsored benefit programs.

This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team.