Senior Vice President - Sustainability Risk
About the job
- The candidate must have 10 or more years of experience in risk management, sustainability risk, financial services, consulting, regulatory, or related disciplines.
- The candidate must have experience executing risk management frameworks, control environments, or regulatory implementation in a complex, heavily regulated organization.
- The candidate must have expertise in sustainability risk identification, assessment, materiality, metrics, reporting, regulation, or due diligence.
- The candidate must have strong analytical skills and judgment, including effective use of artificial intelligence tools and prompting techniques, to interpret regulatory requirements, assess due diligence findings, identify key issues and gaps, and develop clear risk insights.
- The candidate must be able to influence and collaborate across functions, businesses, and seniority levels in a matrixed environment.
- The candidate must have strong written and verbal communication skills and be able to present complex regulatory and risk topics clearly to senior and non-technical audiences.
- The candidate must take a proactive, delivery-focused approach and be able to lead independently, challenge constructively, and operate with limited direction.
- Drive execution and enhancement of the enterprise sustainability risk framework, ensuring practices remain effective, proportionate, and aligned with business and regulatory expectations.
- Identify, assess, and monitor emerging sustainability risks and regulations; interpret requirements; and support timely integration of new expectations into risk frameworks and governance processes.
- Lead materiality assessments and analytical reviews that support risk prioritization, decision-making, and oversight.
- Develop and refine sustainability risk methodologies, metrics, key risk indicators, and analytical approaches to strengthen enterprise oversight.
- Review client and vendor due diligence assessments to identify sustainability-related risk considerations, gaps, inconsistencies, and escalation needs.
- Translate due diligence findings, regulatory developments, and business impacts into clear risk insights, emerging themes, and practical recommendations.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to implement regulations and embed sustainability risk considerations into business processes.
- Prepare concise, decision-oriented materials for senior management and governance forums.
About the company
BNY safeguards financial assets and runs investment services for institutions, investment firms and wealthy clients around the world. Its custody business keeps clients' securities safe and handles the records and transactions needed to administer investment funds. Banks and brokers use its systems to settle trades, manage collateral and send payments, while its investment and wealth businesses manage portfolios and advise clients. It earns servicing and management fees as well as interest on loans and securities funded by client deposits. BNY traces its roots to the Bank of New York, founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1784, and is headquartered in New York City.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1784
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- BNY's growth funds expansion: July 2026 results showed quarterly revenue rising 13% to $5.7 billion.
- BNY is opening payment channels: September 2026 Pay-to-Wallet connected banks to retail wallets, with Kookmin among initial users.
- Analysts build transferable skills: BNY's 24-month program combines rotations, mentoring and AI learning pathways.
What critics are saying
- Staff stability has weakened: February 2026 reporting shows BNY headcount fell 7% in 2025.
- Investment demand weakened: BNY reported $17 billion of net outflows in the quarter ending March 2026.
- Investment fees face pressure: BNY reports demand shifting toward lower-fee asset-management products and performance-based charges.
What makes BNY unique
- BNY anchors institutional finance: its custody and administration footprint reached $62.6 trillion in June 2026.
- BNY occupies critical government-market plumbing: it is the primary provider of U.S. government securities clearance.
- BNY reaches brokerage customers through Pershing: its clearing platform supports 8.6 million global client accounts.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
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Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Company News
BNY will report third-quarter earnings on Thursday before market open. Analysts expect revenue to grow 9.6% year on year, compared with a 9.1% rise in the same quarter last year. Last quarter, the company beat revenue expectations with $5.70 billion, up 13.3% year on year. It also beat analysts' earnings per share estimates, and has a history of topping Wall Street forecasts. Among peers, Goldman Sachs reported 23% revenue growth, beating estimates by 11.5%. Jefferies posted 8.5% growth, topping estimates by 1.1%, and its shares fell 1.3%. BNY shares are down 10.7% over the last month, against a 5.5% average fall for capital markets stocks. The average analyst price target is $163.47, versus a share price of $140.78.
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BNY Mellon, the world's largest custody bank, oversees $62.6 trillion in client assets, primarily from pension funds, mutual funds, and other institutional investors. The bank generated $5.7 billion in revenue in the second quarter, up 13% year over year, with 70% derived from asset custody and servicing fees. Custody banks hold and service assets for large institutional customers, operating with a fee-based business model that generates reliable earnings across market cycles. BNY Mellon's fees increase as asset levels rise through appreciation or net inflows. The bank also earns revenue from investment management and interest income from sweep accounts, where idle client cash is invested in high-yielding instruments. As one of a handful of major custody banks, BNY Mellon benefits from a competitive moat and has been the best-performing bank stock over the past five years.
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