Senior Vice President, Line of Business Risk - BNY Mellon

Overview

Senior Vice President, Line of Business Risk 

Bring your ideas. Make history. 
BNY offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world's top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the “bank of banks” - 97% of the world’s top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital. 

With over 238 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn. Today, we’re approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. 

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Line of Business Risk 

to join our Chief Administrative Office [CAO] First Line of Defense [1LOD] team. This team provides control management within the CAO and this role will be an Embedded Control Manager (ECM) supporting Global Workplace Experience. The Workplace Experience team creates and implements a strategy to provide an excellent and consistent experience for colleagues throughout the firm across the globe. The team is comprised of Global Corporate Services, Workplace Experience Design, and Workplace Data and works collaboratively across many other functions to deliver on standards, services, and technologies that help the firm achieve its goals. 

This role is in Pittsburgh and/or Lake Mary - Hybrid/Remote.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways: 

• Manage processes that identify, document, assess and mitigate risks and monitor the adequacy and effectiveness of the control environment for Workplace Experience, including management of the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA)
• Establish working relationships with the Risk Management, Compliance and Audit teams and Workplace Experience control owners to ensure timely completion of risk-related deliverables, issue resolution and implementation of improvements.
• Coordinate and manage engagements with internal and external Audit and 2nd line teams 
• Monitor and challenge Workplace Experience activities and enforce awareness of and adherence to the risk management framework
• Analyze and evaluate Workplace Experience controls to ensure effective design, operations and sustainability
• Conduct process reviews and control assessments to self-identify gaps and process improvements and contribute to the development of processes and controls to manage risks
• Develop and monitor Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and other metrics to monitor control performance against risk appetites and thresholds
• Lead regular risk and control meetings to report on status of risk, escalate risk issues and events, and drive a strong culture of effective risk management across Workplace Experience
• Build trusted relationships with Workplace Experience that establish your role as a subject matter expert in BNY's risk management practices and a first point of contact or escalation for any risk or control concerns
• Partner with Workplace Experience to identify and implement opportunities to streamline and automate execution, testing and monitoring of their controls.
• Partner with other CAO teams to support implement the bank’s strategies for effective control management

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following: 

• Expertise with Operational Risk Management processes and associated frameworks, including risk and control assessments (RCSAs), internal controls development and testing, and gap/issue analysis and remediation
• Sound knowledge, understanding and awareness of Enterprise Risk Management Framework and familiarity with technology risk frameworks and processes
• Ability to work independently under tight deadlines and competing priorities and being proactive in terms of planning and execution of reviews, raising and escalating challenges or concerns to team leaders and managers in a timely manner.
• Ability to work with stakeholders across the Three Lines of Defense.
• Ability to both collaborate and challenge with professionalism and credibility.
• Strong communications and influencing skills to manage diverse stakeholders and points of view.
• Strong presentation development and delivery skills, with experience both driving workshops and forums and delivering presenting to senior audiences.
• Experience coordinating or conducting internal audit examinations.
• Business Analysis and technical experience within a complex eco-system including multiple system applications is preferred, as well as some experience managing enterprise-wide programs is highly desired.
• 10 -12 years of relevant experience in enterprise risk management, control testing, internal audit with a solid understanding of the key steps of testing review/audit processes preferably at a large bank, financial institution, public accounting firm or other industries with strong implementation of three lines of defense.
• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required. 

 

At BNY, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards: 

• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion 
• Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI)
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score 
• 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company
• CDP’s Climate Change ‘A List’

Our Benefits: 

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves that can support you and your family through moments that matter. 

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

 

Employer Description:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.

EEO Statement:

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team – one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve – and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.