VP​/SVP, Platform & Portfolio Management

Job Description
VP/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 VP/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:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Plan and execute high-impact internal and external events, including leadership briefings, VC round tables, 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

• 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…