Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management & Legal Entity Risk

BNY; Manchester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY is seeking a Vice President to lead Enterprise Risk Management and Legal Entity Risk across global entities. The role provides second-line oversight, challenge to risk processes, and ensures legal entity considerations are integrated into the broader risk framework.

You will collaborate with Risk, Compliance and platform teams, drive governance, reporting to boards, and help advance AI capabilities within risk management. Strong communication and cross-jurisdiction coordination are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Legal Entity Risk, Operational Risk or a related second-line risk role.
• Good understanding of core risk management processes and governance.
• Ability to review, challenge and interpret risk information in a clear and practical way.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including committee and reporting support.
• Ability to work across multiple stakeholders and jurisdictions.
• Organised, collaborative and able to manage competing priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery and ongoing development of the International Enterprise Risk Management framework.
• Contribute to key ERM processes, including Risk Appetite, Risk Identification and Assessment, Scenario Analysis, Stress Testing and Emerging Risk Management.
• Provide review and challenge across risk activities to help ensure material risks are appropriately identified and managed.
• Support risk reporting, thematic analysis and preparation of materials for senior management, boards and governance forums.
• Assist in embedding legal entity risk governance and ensuring alignment with enterprise risk standards.
• Provide oversight of first-line risk management activities, including Risk Appetite metrics, operational risk events and business change risk assessments.
• Support governance processes by ensuring legal entity, local and regulatory considerations are appropriately reflected.
• Help interpret relevant local regulatory requirements and support engagement with stakeholders on legal entity risk matters.
• Contribute to responses for Internal Audit, regulatory reviews and client due diligence requests where needed.

Skills

Enterprise Risk Management

Legal Entity Risk

Operational Risk

Risk governance

Committee reporting

Stakeholder management

Cross-jurisdiction coordination

Job description

Job Description

The Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management / Legal Entity Risk supports the delivery of Enterprise Risk Management activities across global legal entities and jurisdictions. The role provides second-line oversight and effective challenge across key risk processes, while helping ensure legal entity considerations are reflected in broader enterprise risk management. The role also supports Legal Entity Risk Office activities, including risk governance, committee reporting and oversight of first-line risk management. Working across Risk, Compliance and platforms, the individual will help ensure material risks are identified, assessed, managed and escalated appropriately and support the team in advancing AI capabilities.

Job Description

The Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management / Legal Entity Risk supports the delivery of Enterprise Risk Management activities across global legal entities and jurisdictions. The role provides second-line oversight and effective challenge across key risk processes, while helping ensure legal entity considerations are reflected in broader enterprise risk management. The role also supports Legal Entity Risk Office activities, including risk governance, committee reporting and oversight of first-line risk management. Working across Risk, Compliance and platforms, the individual will help ensure material risks are identified, assessed, managed and escalated appropriately and support the team in advancing AI capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery and ongoing development of the International Enterprise Risk Management framework.
• Contribute to key ERM processes, including Risk Appetite, Risk Identification and Assessment, Scenario Analysis, Stress Testing and Emerging Risk Management.
• Provide review and challenge across risk activities to help ensure material risks are appropriately identified and managed.
• Support risk reporting, thematic analysis and preparation of materials for senior management, boards and governance forums.
• Assist in embedding legal entity risk governance and ensuring alignment with enterprise risk standards.
• Provide oversight of first-line risk management activities, including Risk Appetite metrics, operational risk events and business change risk assessments.
• Support governance processes by ensuring legal entity, local and regulatory considerations are appropriately reflected.
• Help interpret relevant local regulatory requirements and support engagement with stakeholders on legal entity risk matters.
• Contribute to responses for Internal Audit, regulatory reviews and client due diligence requests where needed.

Experience And Skills

• Experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Legal Entity Risk, Operational Risk or a related second-line risk role.
• Good understanding of core risk management processes and governance.
• Ability to review, challenge and interpret risk information in a clear and practical way.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including committee and reporting support.
• Ability to work across multiple stakeholders and jurisdictions.
• Organised, collaborative and able to manage competing priorities effectively.

About Us

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees' growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

About The Team

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at: BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn

Here's a Few Of Our Recent Awards

• America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• "Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Our Benefits And Rewards

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, including paid volunteer time, 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.