Senior Specialist, OPS Business Process Improvements/Best Practice

OPS Business Process Improvements/Best Practice

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world's financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of operational readiness within our Conventional Trust team. This role is located in Manchester, UK

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

• Lead Operational Readiness assessments to evaluate business impacts, identify risks, and ensure people, processes, technology, controls, and documentation are prepared for change.
• Partner with Operations, Technology, Product, Risk & Control, Regulatory, Testing, and Project teams to coordinate readiness activities and drive successful change implementation.
• Manage stakeholder engagement by communicating change impacts, implementation timelines, risks, and readiness status throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate and deliver training, create user guides, and facilitate knowledge transfer to ensure operational teams are prepared for new processes and system enhancements.
• Review, validate, and support updates to operational documentation, SOPs, RCSAs, and control frameworks to ensure compliance and operational effectiveness.
• Develop and execute communication plans, providing timely stakeholder updates before, during, and after implementation activities.
• Support go-live planning and execution, including readiness reviews, stakeholder sign-offs, post-implementation support, and health checks.
• Monitor, track, and report on readiness activities, project milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and governance requirements.
• Escalate operational risks, implementation issues, and control concerns appropriately to ensure effective resolution and minimise business impact.
• Utilise project and collaboration tools including Jira, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Excel trackers, and workflow systems to support delivery and operational readiness activities.

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

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

• Several years of total work experience preferred. Technical experience preferred.

• Knowledge of the software development process (can be through scrum/ lean agile or standard SDLC).

• Experience or knowledge of Corporate Trust business is desirable.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here's a few of our awards:

• America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024

• World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024

• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024

• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN - 100% score, 2023-2024

• "Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2024

• Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024

• Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023

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.