Senior Director, Information Security (Cyber GRC Controls Risk Management)We9re seeking a future team member for the role of
Senior Director, Information Security (Cyber GRC Controls Risk Management) to join our
CyberSecurity team. This role is located in New York City.
In this role, you9ll make an impact in the following ways:- Perform cyber and technology risk oversight across control domains, including identification of emerging, material, and systemic risk themes.
- Assess control effectiveness and risk exposure through review of control performance, deficiencies, monitoring outputs, and remediation status.
- Govern issue management processes from identification through closure, including challenge, escalation, validation, and aging oversight.
- Produce aggregated risk views, thematic analysis, KRI reporting, and governance materials for senior management and oversight forums.
- Monitor trends in control deficiencies, recurring issues, exception aging, unresolved exposures, and out-of-tolerance conditions.
- Partner with cyber continuous monitoring teams to leverage objective signals and automated evidence across identity, cloud, endpoint, network, secure configuration, and vulnerability domains.
- Support governance processes for high-priority remediation actions and critical control improvements.
- Provide challenge to Platforms and control owners on remediation quality, target dates, root causes, and residual risk positions.
- Help establish trigger-based governance routines driven by material risk movement, control drift, concentration risk, resilience gaps, and dependency concerns.
- Support coordination of issues arising from audits, incidents, self-identification, regulatory reviews, and control failures.
- Contribute to cross-Platform visibility into dependency risk, concentration exposure, important services, and resilience readiness.
- Support management reporting that is concise, decision-useful, and aligned to enterprise governance expectations.
To be successful in this role, we9re seeking the following:- Bachelor9s 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..
- Bachelor9s degree or equivalent experience in Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Information Security, Technology, or related field.
- Significant experience in cyber risk management, control oversight, issue management, operational risk, or technology controls.
- Strong understanding of cyber control monitoring, issue remediation governance, and risk reporting practices.
- Experience analyzing control health, deficiencies, KRIs, exceptions, and remediation performance.
- Ability to independently challenge stakeholders and synthesize risk insights for management audiences.
- Strong analytical, governance, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent communication skills with experience preparing senior-level reporting.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a large, global, regulated financial services environment.
- Familiarity with continuous control monitoring and automated evidence models.
- Understanding of operational resilience, third-party technology risk, and concentration risk.
- Knowledge of audit and regulatory response coordination.
- Relevant certifications such as CRISC, CISM, CISSP, CGEIT, or similar.
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 life9s 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 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 employee9s 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 4at will4 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.
