SVP, Platform & Portfolio Management
BNY’s Strategic Partnerships & Investments team operates at the intersection of venture capital, innovation, and the firm’s long-term growth strategy. The Platform & Portfolio Manager will be responsible for building, activating, and managing BNY’s external innovation ecosystem—spanning venture capital firms, startups, and strategic partners—while also performing portfolio-level management across BNY’s strategic investments and partnerships. We’re seeking a future team member for the role of SVP, Platform & Portfolio Management to join our team. The position is based in New York, NY.
This role combines ecosystem development, portfolio management, communications, and execution, translating external market activity into measurable:
Venture Capital, Startup & Ecosystem Engagement
- Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with venture capital firms, accelerators, incubators, startups, and broader ecosystem partners.
- Support investment and partnership sourcing, market intelligence, and collaboration opportunities aligned with BNY’s strategic priorities.
- Act as a connector between portfolio companies, venture partners, BNY business units, clients, and internal stakeholders to drive value creation.
- Monitor ecosystem activity and emerging trends, translating insights into actionable recommendations for investment and partnership teams.
Strategic Collaboration & Internal Enablement
- Partner closely with partnership and investment professionals, innovation leaders, and business units to align ecosystem and portfolio activity with firm-wide priorities.
- Coordinate cross-functional engagement to ensure clarity of ownership, timely execution, and effective follow-through on partnerships, pilots, and strategic initiatives.
- Surface best practices, resources, and learnings across the portfolio to support consistent, scalable engagement.
Portfolio & Performance Management
- Facilitate ongoing portfolio management across BNY’s strategic investment and partnership portfolio, ensuring consistent engagement, progress tracking, and value realization.
- Work with internal teams and external partners to define objectives, KPIs, and milestones, and track progress against them.
- Define, track, and report on metrics and goals across teams and initiatives, translating performance data into clear, decision-ready insights for senior leadership.
- Prepare quarterly performance reports and executive-ready materials assessing portfolio performance, team effectiveness, and progress against strategic objectives.
Communications & Platform Management
- Own internal communications across stakeholders, ensuring alignment on priorities, progress, and outcomes through regular updates, briefings, newsletters, and leadership materials.
- Manage external communications related to the ecosystem and portfolio, including coordination with partners and development of externally facing content in collaboration with Communications and Marketing.
- Help shape and maintain BNY’s ecosystem narrative and positioning with venture, startup, and partner audiences.
Events & Ecosystem Activation
- Plan and execute high-impact internal and external events, including leadership briefings, VC roundtables, ecosystem convenings, portfolio showcases, demo days, and partner engagements.
- Represent BNY at relevant industry, venture, and innovation events to deepen relationships and expand the firm’s ecosystem presence.
- Ensure events are outcomes-driven, with clear objectives tied to sourcing, collaboration, and strategic insight.
- Document team accomplishments and map towards the team yearly goals
- Help our team of managing directors prepare quarterly business reviews and support operational maintenance
Team COO
Qualifications & Experience
- 6–10+ years of experience in venture capital, corporate venture, strategic partnerships, innovation, ecosystem management, or startup engagement.
- Demonstrated experience working with VC firms, startups, and portfolio companies, with an established network preferred.
- Strong understanding of venture markets, emerging technology trends, and how startups engage with large financial institutions.
- Experience in portfolio management, KPI tracking, and executive reporting within an investment or partnerships context.
- Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder environments across internal teams and external partners.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing executive-level materials.
- Strong project management and execution capabilities; able to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $102,000 and $185,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experienc