Senior Vice President, Audit Leader, Core Technology, Data & Model Audit

BNY; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY is seeking a Senior Vice President for the Internal Audit - Core Technology Process Audit team in New York City, Lake Mary, or Pittsburgh. You will lead enterprise-wide technology audits, oversee end-to-end planning, and drive remediation with senior management.

The role emphasizes AI governance, model risk management, and adherence to IT frameworks like ITIL, COBIT, NIST, and FFIEC. You will influence senior leaders, build trusted relationships, contribute to the annual risk-based audit

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in technology audits with SDLC, Change Management and IT Service Management.
• Understanding of AI governance, model risk management, and control frameworks across the AI or model lifecycle.
• Familiarity with IT frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT, NIST and FFIEC.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with senior stakeholders.
• Relevant years experience in financial services or banking within Internal Audit or risk/compliance roles.
• Proven track record in leading risk-based projects.
• Strong understanding of audit methodologies and risk-based auditing principles.
• Demonstrated leadership, influencing and stakeholder management capability.
• Strong analytical capability to assess complex risk and control environments.
• Excellent planning, coordination, organization and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills across global teams.
• Masters or Bachelors in technology with a recognized professional qualification is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of enterprise-wide technology audit assignments, including SDLC and ITSM audits.
• Own end-to-end planning, fieldwork, and reporting of technology audits with complex processes.
• Drive identification and remediation of significant issues with senior management to ensure timely actions.
• Lead high-impact projects and senior stakeholder engagements with governance oversight.
• Prepare draft audit reports.
• Oversee follow-up and validation of audit actions for sustainability.
• Assess alignment with AI governance and model risk management.
• Build strategic relationships with senior stakeholders as trusted advisor.
• Contribute to development of annual audit plan aligned to enterprise risks.
• Act as SME, promoting best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Lead strategic initiatives and ad-hoc reviews delivering value-added outcomes.
• Represent Internal Audit at senior forums influencing outcomes.

Skills

SDLC

IT Service Management

Change Management

AI governance

Model risk management

ITIL

COBIT

NIST

FFIEC

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Master's or Bachelor's degree in technology or related field

Professional qualification (CIA/CMIIA/ACA/ACCA/CAMS)

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President to join our Internal Audit - Core Technology Process Audit team in New York City, NY, Lake Mary, FL or Pittsburgh, PA.

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

• Lead the delivery of complex, enterprise-wide technology audit assignments, including System Development Lifecycle and IT Service Management audits.
• Own and provide oversight of the end-to-end planning, fieldwork, and reporting of technology audit assignments, incorporating highly complex and judgmental business processes and decisions.
• Drive identification and prioritization of significant issues, challenging and influencing senior management to agree and implement effective and timely remediation actions.
• Lead high-impact projects and senior stakeholder engagements, providing strategic direction, challenge, and governance oversight.
• Prepare draft audit reports.
• Oversee and challenge the follow-up and validation of audit actions, ensuring remediation is effectively implemented and sustainable.
• Assess alignment with BNY AI governance and model risk management processes.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and ensuring effective Continuous Monitoring coverage.
• Contribute to the development of the annual audit plan, aligning coverage to enterprise risk priorities and emerging risks.
• Act as a recognized subject matter expert, maintaining and promoting thought leadership on industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Lead and oversee strategic initiatives and ad-hoc reviews, supporting audit senior management and delivering value-added outcomes.
• Ensure effective and consistent execution of follow-up procedures on audit observations, providing assurance over the quality and sustainability of remediation.
• Represent Internal Audit at senior management forums, projects, and governance committees, influencing outcomes and reinforcing audit’s strategic role.

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

• Extensive experience in technology audits and related processes, with deep expertise in SDLC, Change Management and IT Service Management.
• Understanding of AI governance, model risk management, and control frameworks across the AI or model lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of industry frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT, NIST and FFIEC.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
• Relevant years relevant experience working in financial services or banking, within Third Line Internal Audit or Second Line Risk or Compliance Monitoring
• Proven track record in leading and delivering risk-based projects
• Strong understanding of audit methodologies and risk-based auditing principles.
• Demonstrated leadership, influencing, and stakeholder management capability
• Strong analytical capability and ability to assess complex risk and control environments.
• Excellent planning, coordination, organization, and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, including operating across global teams.
• Ideally educated to master's or bachelor's degree level in technology or a related field, with a recognized professional qualification (e.g. CIA, CMIIA, ACA, ACCA, CAMS), but not essential.

About the Team

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