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

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.