Sourced directly from BNY Mellon's own careers page
Director, Delivery Practitioner
BNY Mellon
City of London, England, United Kingdom["Full time"]
Thinking of applying? Check your CV against this job first.
See your match score, your strongest skills for this role, and what's missing — before you spend time on an application.
Your real match score
Free CareerPilot account · Takes about 2 minutes
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Delivery
Practitioner to join our team. This role is located in London.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
• Lead the planning and execution of complex, multi-workstream delivery
initiatives by defining scope, objectives, integrated plans, and success
metrics, ensuring alignment to BNY’s strategic priorities and governance
standards
• Drive disciplined delivery governance by establishing and running forums,
reporting routines, risk and issue management processes, and
decision-escalation paths, ensuring transparency, informed trade-offs, and
timely resolution of delivery challenges
• Partner with senior business, Engineering, and functional leaders to
translate strategic goals into executable delivery roadmaps by challenging
assumptions, sequencing work, and balancing client impact, risk, and resource
constraints
• Champion consistent delivery methodologies and best practices by mentoring
delivery practitioners, sharing lessons learned, and embedding continuous
improvement practices, thereby improving predictability, quality, and
efficiency across initiatives
• Ensure strong risk, control, and compliance outcomes in all delivery
activities by proactively identifying delivery, operational, and regulatory
risks, coordinating mitigation plans, and aligning to internal control
frameworks and policies
• Build and maintain influential relationships with internal and external
stakeholders by proactively engaging, communicating progress and issues
clearly, and demonstrating BNY’s principles of trust, ownership, and client
focus in all delivery engagements
• Demonstrates an AI-forward mindset by identifying opportunities to
responsibly apply emerging technologies, including AI, to improve delivery
outcomes, enhance client and employee experiences, and drive continuous
innovation in alignment with BNY’s strategic priorities.
To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Business, Engineering,
Finance, or a related discipline
• Advanced certification in project/program management or delivery
methodologies (e.g., PMP, PgMP, Agile/Scaled Agile) preferred
• Additional training or certification in risk management, governance, or
change management beneficial
• Advanced delivery and program management expertise, including planning,
governance, risk management, and cross-functional coordination for complex
initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to
engage senior leaders, negotiate priorities, and drive alignment without
direct authority
• Strategic and analytical thinking with the ability to translate high-level
objectives into structured delivery plans and to drive continuous improvement
in delivery practices
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 #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of
something extraordinary.
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at: BNY
Newsroom [https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/about-us/newsroom.html] & BNY
LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/bnyglobal/posts/?feedView=all]
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
Our Benefits and Rewards:
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.