This is a newly created position to provide proactive management of fiduciary risks incurred by the Wealth Management (WM) business as a provider of services to its clients, ensuring an effective, risk-aware business environment. A successful candidate will provide effective, robust challenge to the business on fiduciary risks arising from bank activities and business initiatives. Responsibilities include: Identify and advise management on potential fiduciary risks; develop process to monitor and report on fiduciary risks Monitors procedures and practices of WM business to ensure compliance and adherence to internal policies and fiduciary-related regulations; recommend changes and/or enhancements to improve control environment and procedures Ensure business decisions mitigate potential conflicts of interest; review trustee activities to ensure we are acting in our clients’ best interests Work with WM business to ensure proper documentation for all discretionary requests from clients Develop strong working relationships with senior members of the WM, Risk Management, Compliance, and Audit teams to ensure timely completion of risk-related deliverables, issue resolution, and implementation of improvements Responsible for appropriately escalating issues to senior leadership and effectively addressing less complex issues independently Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required 12-15 years of total work experience, with 3-5 years of management experience, preferred Extensive experience within the WM industry and fiduciary risks inherent in our business (covering Common Law Principles, Investment Advisory Act of 1940 activities, Investment Company Act of 1940 activities, ERISA, etc.) Demonstrates the highest standards of professional ethics and integrity Makes sound, well-informed decisions that support accomplishment of organizational goals Ability to generate trust and build alliances across all lines of defense BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team – one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve – and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums. Primary Location: United States-New York-New York Internal Jobcode: 85176 Job: Risk Organization: Risk-HR06016 Requisition Number: 2111677