Director, Ontology & Knowledge Architecture – Investment Data Standard

Job description

Director, Ontology & Knowledge Architecture – Investment Data Standard We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Ontology & Knowledge Architecture – Investment Data Standard to join our Data & Analytics team. This role is located in New York, NY. Role Overview: We are seeking a Director, Ontology & Knowledge Architecture to design and lead the development of our Investment Data Standard (IDS) – a unified, cross-platform ontology that underpins all commercial data products, analytics, and deterministic AI capabilities across the firm. This role is foundational to our data commercialization strategy. You will define the semantic layer that connects data across BNY platforms (custody, payments, collateral, markets, etc.) and external data providers – enabling interoperability, auditability, and scalable product innovation. You will operate at the intersection of data modeling, knowledge graphs, AI/LLMs, and financial domain expertise, translating complex, fragmented data ecosystems into a coherent, extensible semantic framework. In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways: Define and Own the Investment Data Standard (IDS) - Architect and evolve a canon...