Senior Director, Senior Leader Development

Location: New York

Senior Director, Senior Leader Development – The BNY Hamilton Institute
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.
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Director, Senior Leader Development to join the Hamilton Institute, part of our Enablement and Global Affairs organization. This role is located in New York, NY.
The Institute focuses on driving very tailored development for the company's senior leaders, in the context of BNY's culture, strategic pillars and principles. In addition, it guides BNY's approach towards building financial knowledge through structured programs for both our employees in support financial decision making, and to support the financial resilience of our broader communities.

This role plays a critical role to ensure a strong, future-ready senior leadership bench and will focus primarily on developing and curating programs for senior leader populations, all of which is requires a close partnership with the People Talent and Development Team and leverages the enterprise talent strategies and frameworks. This is a visible and strategic role with regular exposure to executive management.

Key Responsibilities

Program Design & Curriculum Development
 
  Create/curate developmental experiences, leveraging blended in-person workshops, virtual cohorts, action-learning projects, coaching and self-paced digital modules leveraging the BNY leadership framework.
  Track participation, feedback, and outcomes to measure impact and identify improvement opportunities.
 
Delivery, Facilitation & Coaching
 
  Lead the delivery of flagship sessions – serve as facilitator, partner with internal faculty and/or partner with external premier faculty and institutions.
  Provide relevant pre and post Institute program support (i.e. intake assessments, live-360 stakeholder interviews, various checkpoints).
  Help solution specific development needs in partnership with the Talent team as it relates to specific senior level cohorts.
 
External Partnerships & Vendor Management
 
  Identify, vet and manage with premier executive-education providers, assessment firms, and executive-coaching practices.
  Maintain a catalogue of turnkey offerings and custom-build options, ensuring alignment to BNY’s pillars, principles and enterprise talent framework.
  Partner with procurement, legal and finance to streamline contracts, track spend, manage budget, own SLAs and measure ROI on all Institute external engagements.
 
Partnership and Advisory
 
  Collaborate and partner closely with the People Team (Talent, Learning & Development) to work with stakeholders to seamlessly transition participants in and out of the Institute for development and capability building.
  Stay current on industry trends, emerging tools, future-focused consultants and best practices in senior leader development.
  Chair periodic meetings to present outcomes, gather feedback, and with the talent team prioritize next-gen offerings.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Business Administration or related field
12+ years of progressive experience in Talent Management, Leadership Development, HR Business Partner roles or similar field
Proven experience advising and coaching senior leaders; and a strong facilitation background
Deep knowledge of leadership development methodologies, assessment tools, and organizational strategy
Strong data fluency – able to translate talent analytics into actionable business recommendations
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and project-management skills
Experience in a global, matrixed organization with multiple lines of business

Key Competencies

Strategic thinker with the ability to connect talent initiatives to business impact
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