Associate First Line Risk Manager

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking an Associate, First Line Risk Manager in New York to join the Markets First Line Risk team. You will monitor risk metrics, analyze exposures across FX, Liquidity, and Counterparty risk, and support stress testing and limit monitoring.

The role emphasizes dashboard development and analytics collaboration with Treasury and Risk teams. The successful candidate will have a finance/quantitative background, strong communication skills, and experience with Excel; Python experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics or related quantitative discipline.
• Experience in Markets, Financial Resource Management, Treasury, Risk Analytics, Liquidity Risk, Counterparty Risk or Financial Risk Management.
• Excel and data analytics capabilities; experience with Python preferred, but not necessary.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing materials for senior management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze key risk metrics including RWA, leverage, liquidity stress testing, capital consumption and balance-sheet utilization.
• Perform portfolio, client and counterparty exposure analysis across Markets businesses.
• Support stress testing, limit monitoring and exposure-management processes.
• Identify material exposure trends and provide actionable recommendations to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain risk dashboards and Tableau reporting to support first-line risk oversight.

Skills

Data analytics

Python

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics or related quantitative discipline

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Job description

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Associate, First Line Risk Managerto join our First Line Risk team in Markets. This role is located in New York, NY.

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

• Join the First Line Exposure Optimization Team with focus on the Execution Service Business.

Governance & Monitoring

• Monitor and analyze key financial resource metrics including RWA, leverage, liquidity stress testing (LST), SCCL, capital consumption and balance-sheet utilization.
• Perform portfolio, client and counterparty exposure analysis across FX, FIEQ, Agency Lending, Securities Financing and other Markets businesses.
• Support stress testing, limit monitoring and exposure-management processes, including SCCL and liquidity-risk frameworks.
• Identify material exposure trends, concentrations and emerging risks and provide actionable recommendations to business and risk stakeholders.

Product Design

• Develop and maintain risk dashboards, management information packs, Tableau reporting and analytical tools supporting first-line risk oversight.
• Partner with Treasury, Credit Risk, Market Risk, Liquidity Risk and business leadership to optimize scarce financial resources and improve risk-adjusted returns.
• Automate reporting and monitoring processes using data analytics and technology solutions to improve efficiency and control effectiveness.

Escalation & Workouts

• Lead exposure reviews and escalation processes for material limit excesses, concentration concerns and emerging risk events.
• Coordinate with business, Treasury, Risk and senior management stakeholders to develop remediation actions and optimize resource consumption.
• Produce executive summaries and ad-hoc exposure analyses during periods of market stress, elevated volatility or significant client activity.

The successful candidate will demonstrate/possess:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics or related quantitative discipline.
• Experience in Markets, Financial Resource Management, Treasury, Risk Analytics, Liquidity Risk, Counterparty Risk or Financial Risk Management.
• Excel and data analytics capabilities; experience with Python preferred, but not necessary.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing materials for senior management.

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 #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

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• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
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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.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.