Senior Specialist, AI Risk

BNY Mellon•Pittsburgh, PA
•$59,000 - $79,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Specialist, AI Risk to join our Technology Risk Management (TRM) team. This individual contributor role is focused on the hands-on execution required to build and sustain the newly established second line of defense AI Risk team. The Senior Associate will pivot across a broad portfolio of technical analysis, forward-looking research, risk issue management, metric breach analysis, and AI agent build activities. The role works closely with Technology, AI Hub, Engineering, Data, Risk & Compliance, and business stakeholders on a new and rapidly changing risk area that requires foundational experience, analytical judgment, and strong interpersonal skills.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience in technology risk, cyber risk, data risk, model risk, AI risk, automation, or a related analytical or technical role.
  • Foundational knowledge of AI technologies, AI risks, controls, and the evolving business and threat environment.
  • Experience performing technical analysis, research, issue management, metrics analysis, or related risk activities.
  • Ability to analyze risk metric breaches, identify root causes, and support development of practical remediation paths.
  • Working knowledge of risk management concepts, including risk identification, assessment, monitoring, controls, metrics, governance, and issue management.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to produce clear, accurate, and auditable outputs.
  • Ability to pivot across a broad portfolio, manage changing priorities, and work effectively in a rapidly evolving area.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage technology, risk, and business stakeholders.
  • Relentless curiosity and a passion for enabling safe, high-impact innovation.

Nice To Haves

  • Hands-on experience building, configuring, testing, or supporting AI-enabled solutions or automation is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Perform risk analysis across AI capabilities, use cases, platforms, and supporting technologies.
  • Conduct forward-looking research on AI technology, risk, controls, regulatory expectations, and changes in the threat environment.
  • Analyze AI risks and control considerations and translate findings into clear, auditable outputs for second line oversight.
  • Support risk identification, assessment, measurement, and monitoring activities across the AI Risk portfolio.
  • Prepare analysis and materials to support AI Risk decisions, governance, and stakeholder discussions.
  • Support AI risk issue management activities, including analysis, documentation, tracking, and remediation oversight.
  • Analyze AI risk metric breaches, identify root causes, and support development and tracking of paths to green.
  • Maintain clear documentation and evidence to support governance, regulatory, and audit needs.
  • Build, configure, test, or support AI agents used to strengthen or scale AI Risk activities.
  • Pivot across priorities and execute assignments in a rapidly evolving AI business and risk environment.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive compensation
  • Benefits and wellbeing programs
  • Generous paid leaves
  • Paid volunteer time
  • 401(k) plan
  • Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans
  • Various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time
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