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

BNY Mellon; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon seeks a Senior Vice President to join our Internal Audit - Core Technology Process Audit team in New York City, NY, Lake Mary, FL or Pittsburgh, PA. You will lead enterprise-wide technology audits, oversee planning, fieldwork and reporting, and drive remediation with senior management.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in SDLC, ITSM, and Change Management, knowledge of AI governance and model risk, and professional qualifications such as CIA/CMIIA.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in technology audits, including SDLC, Change Management and IT Service Management.
• Knowledge of AI governance and model risk management lifecycle.
• Familiarity with IT control frameworks (ITIL/COBIT/NIST/FFIEC) and risk-based auditing.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide technology audit assignments, including SDLC and IT service management audits.
• Oversee planning, fieldwork and reporting of technology audits; ensure timely remediation actions.
• Challenge senior management and drive prioritization of significant issues.
• Lead high-impact projects and strategic initiatives; engage senior stakeholders.
• Prepare draft audit reports and oversee follow-up to validate remediation.

Skills

SDLC

Change Management

IT Service Management

AI governance

Model risk management

Stakeholder management

Strong communication

Education

Master's degree in technology or related field

Bachelor's degree in technology or related field

CIA / CMIIA / ACA / ACCA / CAMS certification desired

Tools

ITIL

COBIT

NIST

FFIEC

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.