Title: VP Equities Strategic Initiatives & Business Transformation
Office Status: Hybrid New York, NY
Base Salary: $150, 000 $200, 000 + Discretionary Bonus
ABOUT THE ROLE This Vice President opportunity sits within the Equities Division of a well-established global financial institution, offering a high-impact program management and business transformation mandate across the full Equities franchise including Structured Equity Financing, Derivatives, and broader Equities businesses. The role combines strategic program delivery driving execution of key business priorities, managing cross-functional programs, and coordinating complex trading system migrations and New Product Approvals with a forward-looking transformation agenda focused on automation, AI adoption, and operating model enhancement. Working closely with stakeholders across Front Office, Risk, Operations, Finance, Compliance, and Technology, this is the right seat for a highly motivated program management professional with 5 10 years of experience who combines a proven track record delivering end-to-end Sales & Trading programs with strong analytical instincts, a continuous improvement mindset, and the executive presence to influence senior stakeholders and drive outcomes across complex, cross-functional initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES- Drive execution of strategic Equities programs including New Product Approval processes and trading system migrations across Structured Equity Financing, Derivatives, and broader Equities businesses;develop and manage program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, weekly governance and status reporting, and stakeholder communications
- Proactively resolve program issues and manage risks to ensure initiatives are delivered on time, within scope and budget, and with intended business benefits realized;balance competing priorities and drive effective decision-making across senior stakeholder groups with differing objectives and timelines
- Partner with Trading desks and downstream business stakeholders to develop Business Requirements Documents;work closely with Technology stakeholders to translate requirements into actionable roadmaps and deliverable outcomes
- Challenge assumptions and ask insightful questions to identify root causes and drive effective problem-solving across complex, multi-workstream programs;demonstrate intellectual curiosity and critical thinking throughout the program lifecycle
- Partner with business stakeholders to identify and drive opportunities to automate or optimize workflows using AI, RPA, and Data Analytics across the Equities franchise;evaluate and prioritize automation opportunities based on business impact, ROI, feasibility, and risk and control considerations
- Collaborate with Technology teams to develop and implement automation solutions;establish and maintain a pipeline of automation and transformation initiatives aligned to Equities strategic objectives;track benefits against agreed KPIs
- Support AI and automation initiatives that improve front-office productivity, client servicing, workflow efficiency, and scalability across the Equities business
- Build and maintain strong working relationships across Front Office, Risk, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Technology, and external partners;develop consensus and influence outcomes across senior stakeholder groups through clear, well-structured communication