Senior Director, Information Security Manager (Cyber GRC Frameworks/Policies/Controls)

BNY Mellon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon seeks a Senior Director of Information Security to lead cyber governance, policy development, and control framework modernization from its New York office. The role emphasizes building a unified cyber control taxonomy, aligning controls to enterprise risks and regulatory obligations, and partnering with technology stakeholders to embed policy requirements early in the lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in cyber GRC, risk management, and governance, with strong

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Cyber GRC, technology risk, and control frameworks.
• Ability to translate regulatory and audit requirements into practical control requirements.
• Strong written communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, maintenance, and modernization of cyber governance frameworks, policies, standards, and control principles.
• Define and maintain a common cyber control taxonomy and framework aligned to risk, regulatory obligations, and tech domains.
• Rationalize control inventories to reduce duplication and improve consistency across platforms.
• Map controls to risks, policy requirements, standards, obligations, important services, and owners.
• Establish and govern exception processes for cyber standards and control requirements.

Skills

Cyber GRC

Policy management

Control framework management

Regulatory mapping

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Security governance tools

Job description

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.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Director, Information Security (Cyber GRC Frameworks, Policies, and Controls) to join our CyberSecurity team. This role is located in New York.

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

• Lead development, maintenance, and modernization of cyber governance frameworks, policies, standards, and control principles.
• Define and maintain a common cyber control taxonomy and control framework aligned to enterprise risk, regulatory obligations, and technology domains.
• Rationalize control inventories to reduce duplication, remove ambiguity, and improve consistency across Platforms and shared services.
• Map controls to risks, policy requirements, standards, obligations, important services, and accountable owners.
• Establish and govern exception processes for cyber standards and control requirements, including review, challenge, documentation, and escalation.
• Partner with control owners and technology stakeholders to embed policy and control requirements earlier in the change, engineering, and delivery lifecycle.
• Support control framework alignment across key domains such as identity, infrastructure, application security, third-party risk, and resilience.
• Define control objectives, minimum requirements, and design expectations to support consistent assessment and testing outcomes.
• Collaborate with governance and reporting teams to improve management transparency and control health reporting.
• Drive policy refresh cycles based on threat change, regulatory developments, audit feedback, and strategic transformation priorities.
• Contribute to integration of AI and emerging technology governance requirements into the broader cyber control architecture.
• Support target-state enablement through improved workflow, data quality, and automated evidence opportunities.

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

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required, advanced degree preferred. 15+ years of experience in information security or related technology experience required, experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Risk Management, Technology, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in Cyber GRC, technology risk, control framework management, cyber policy, or related governance functions.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity control domains, including identity, infrastructure, application security, vulnerability management, resilience, and third-party risk.
• Experience designing or managing policy hierarchies, standards frameworks, and control inventories in a complex enterprise environment.
• Knowledge of risk and control mapping, control rationalization, and governance processes.
• Ability to translate regulatory, audit, and operational requirements into practical control requirements.
• Strong written communication and stakeholder management skills.