Job DescriptionAt BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees' growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.
Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance - and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.
We're seeking a future team member for the role of
Senior Director, Information Security (Cyber GRC Frameworks, Policies, and Controls) to join our CyberSecurity team. This role is located in New York.
In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:- Lead development, maintenance, and modernization of cyber governance frameworks, policies, standards, and control principles.
- Define and maintain a common cyber control taxonomy and control framework aligned to enterprise risk, regulatory obligations, and technology domains.
- Rationalize control inventories to reduce duplication, remove ambiguity, and improve consistency across Platforms and shared services.
- Map controls to risks, policy requirements, standards, obligations, important services, and accountable owners.
- Establish and govern exception processes for cyber standards and control requirements, including review, challenge, documentation, and escalation.
- Partner with control owners and technology stakeholders to embed policy and control requirements earlier in the change, engineering, and delivery lifecycle.
- Support control framework alignment across key domains such as identity, infrastructure, application security, third-party risk, and resilience.
- Define control objectives, minimum requirements, and design expectations to support consistent assessment and testing outcomes.
- Collaborate with governance and reporting teams to improve management transparency and control health reporting.
- Drive policy refresh cycles based on threat change, regulatory developments, audit feedback, and strategic transformation priorities.
- Contribute to integration of AI and emerging technology governance requirements into the broader cyber control architecture.
- Support target-state enablement through improved workflow, data quality, and automated evidence opportunities.
To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:- Bachelor's 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.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Risk Management, Technology, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in Cyber GRC, technology risk, control framework management, cyber policy, or related governance functions.
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity control domains, including identity, infrastructure, application security, vulnerability management, resilience, and third-party risk.
- Experience designing or managing policy hierarchies, standards frameworks, and control inventories in a complex enterprise environment.
- Knowledge of risk and control mapping, control rationalization, and governance processes.
- Ability to translate regulatory, audit, and operational requirements into practical control requirements.
- Strong written communication and stakeholder management skills.
About UsAt BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees' growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.
Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance - and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.
About the TeamAt BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn
Here's a few of our recent awards:
- America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
- World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
- "Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2025
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.
