Vice President, AI Risk

BNY Mellon; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon in Pittsburgh is seeking a Vice President, AI Risk to join Technology Risk Management. This role will help build and sustain the AI Risk program within a regulated environment.

The VP will liaise across Risk & Compliance, translate risk principles into actionable AI requirements, and lead cross-functional initiatives to close gaps. A collaborative leader with deep AI and risk experience will enable safe, high-impact innovation and robust governance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of AI risk or related experience in regulated industries.
• Strong AI and risk domain knowledge with practical, on-the-job experience.
• Foundational knowledge of banks' risk management frameworks.
• Experience guiding risk across identification, assessment, measurement, monitoring and governance.
• Proven negotiation and leadership skills to build scalable frameworks.
• Ability to influence without formal authority across tech, business and risk stakeholders.
• Ability to translate AI risk topics into clear requirements and senior-management communications.

Responsibilities

• Help build, implement, and sustain the AI Risk program and operating model.
• Liaise across Risk & Compliance to identify and close gaps in AI oversight.
• Address and support execution across risk management lifecycle: identification, assessment, measurement, monitoring, governance.
• Translate enterprise risk management principles into practical AI risk requirements, processes, governance.
• Apply knowledge of how banks implement risk management frameworks to build AI Risk program.
• Create a sustainable framework that can adapt to future business changes.
• Partner with first and second line stakeholders to implement AI risk requirements.
• Use negotiation, leadership to align stakeholders and drive execution of new or changing AI risk requirements.
• Prepare clear reporting for senior management and governance forums on progress.

Skills

AI risk

Risk management

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

We are seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, AI Risk, to join our Technology Risk Management team. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA. This strategic role will help build and sustain the newly established second line of defense AI Risk team. The Vice President will combine strong AI and risk subject matter expertise with practical experience working within a highly regulated industry to effectively implement the AI Risk program. The role will liaise across Risk & Compliance to close gaps on AI as a transversal risk in line with enterprise risk management and regulatory standards.

This exciting role entails one thing: helping build and sustain the AI Risk program across BNY.

• Help build, implement, and sustain the newly established AI Risk program and supporting operating model.

• Liaise across Risk & Compliance to identify and close gaps in the oversight of AI as a transversal risk.

• Address and support sustained execution across the risk management lifecycle, including risk identification, assessment, measurement, monitoring, and governance.

• Translate enterprise risk management principles and regulatory standards into practical AI risk requirements, processes, and governance routines.

• Apply practical knowledge of how banks implement risk management frameworks to support the successful build of the AI Risk program.

• Help create a framework that is sustainable while remaining flexible enough to adjust to future business environment factors.

• Partner with first and second line stakeholders to implement AI risk requirements and resolve cross-functional gaps.

• Use negotiation, leadership, and influence to align stakeholders and drive execution of new or changing AI risk requirements.

• Prepare clear reporting and materials for senior management and governance forums on program development, risk gaps, and execution progress.

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

• At least 6 years of relevant experience in AI risk, technology risk, cyber risk, data risk, model risk, or enterprise risk management, including practical experience within a highly regulated industry.

• Strong AI, risk, and technology subject matter expertise supported by practical on-the-job experience.

• Foundational knowledge and experience related to how banks implement and sustain risk management frameworks.

• Experience working across the risk management lifecycle, including risk identification, assessment, measurement, monitoring, and governance.

• Proven negotiation and leadership skills, with the ability to build a sustainable framework that can adjust to future business environment factors.

• Ability to influence technology, business, and Risk & Compliance stakeholders without direct authority.

• Ability to translate complex AI and risk topics into clear requirements, decisions, and senior-management communications.

• A collaborative mindset and a passion for enabling safe, high-impact innovation.