What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Operational Risk Stress Testing and Scenario Analysis position at BNY?
Job Description
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
About Us
For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments & safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.
About The Team
At 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
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.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
- Set the vision, strategy, and framework for the Operational Risk scenario analysis program, aligning to BNY’s enterprise risk framework, strategic pillars, and regulatory expectations.
- Lead the operational risk stress testing program, including CCAR, in coordination with other Risk and Finance teams.
- Coordinate scenario analysis activities across first and second lines of defense, ensuring robust challenge, transparency, and effective handoffs from risk identification through quantification and reporting.
- Drive transformation of methodologies, data, and tooling (including process automation, documentation standards, and governance routines) to improve accuracy, scalability, and timeliness.
- Oversee end-to-end program execution: scenario design, facilitation of workshops, quantification approaches, controls, documentation, and executive-level reporting.
- Engage senior stakeholders (risk owners, business leaders, finance, compliance, audit) to socialize findings, influence actions, and support remediation plans; prepare materials for risk committees and executive forums.
- Ensure comprehensive governance and control discipline, including model/methodology challenge, validation, audit readiness, and adherence to internal policies, standards, and procedures.
- Monitor emerging risks, industry trends, and regulatory developments; proactively update scenario libraries and stress narratives to reflect evolving risk landscapes.
- Represent the program in regulatory interactions and internal assurance reviews as needed, ensuring clear articulation of frameworks, assumptions, and outcomes.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Risk Management, Economics, Business, Engineering, or related field.
- 12 years of experience in operational risk, enterprise risk, scenario analysis, stress testing, or related risk management roles within financial services.
- Strategic leadership and vision-setting with strong execution discipline and program management skills.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication, and executive presentation capabilities.
- Deep understanding of operational risk, scenario design/quantification, and first/second line coordination practices.
- Transformation mindset: process re-engineering, control design, and continuous improvement.
- Analytical rigor, critical thinking, and problem-solving with attention to detail and documentation quality.
- Experience with operational risk frameworks and capital activities (e.g., Basel/ICAAP/CCAR), risk quantification methodologies, and governance in large financial institutions.
- Familiarity with data and analytics for scenario analysis
This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
About Us
For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments & safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.
About The Team
At 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
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.
Salary : $127,000 - $211,500