M&T Bank Corporation

AI Governance Lead

M&T Bank Corporation • $123K — $206K *
Buffalo, NY 14221In-Person
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Yesterday
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in operational/business analytics or systems development
  • Proven track record in creating a governance framework in a large organization
  • Familiar with model risk management practices relevant to AI/ML systems
  • Experience in designing intake and classification processes for tech initiatives
  • Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, legal, and business teams
  • Strong writing skills for policy documents and executive reports
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field; advanced degree preferred but not required

Responsibilities

  • Develop and uphold AI governance standards and policies
  • Design the governance roadmap for AI use cases
  • Establish risk classification processes for AI-related projects
  • Create an intake process for new AI use cases
  • Design methodologies for prioritizing use cases based on business impact
  • Implement model risk management practices for AI models
  • Outline reporting mechanisms to monitor governance effectiveness

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Retirement savings plan with company match
  • Generous PTO and holiday schedule
  • Career development opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements
Full Job Description
Role Summary

Own the design and execution of the enterprise AI governance program. Build the standards, policies, and procedures that govern how AI use cases and models move from idea to production. Structure the governance roadmap across intake, classification, value assessment, and control design. Stand up use case governance and model governance functions, define the target state for AI governance across the organization, and drive an implementation plan with clear monitoring, prioritized against engineering delivery timelines.

Key Responsibilities

Governance Framework Design
  • Author and maintain AI governance standards, policies, and procedures covering the full lifecycle of AI use cases and models
  • Design the governance roadmap organized into intake, classification, value assessment, and control design stages
  • Define risk tiers and controls proportional to use case risk (e.g., low/medium/high risk classification tied to required controls)


Use Case Governance
  • Build the intake process for new AI use cases: how requests enter the pipeline, what information is captured, who reviews them
  • Establish classification criteria (risk level, data sensitivity, regulatory exposure, business criticality)
  • Design value assessment methodology to prioritize use cases against cost, risk, and business impact
  • Define control requirements per classification tier (documentation, testing, sign-off, monitoring)


Model Governance
  • Establish model risk management practices: validation, documentation, versioning, approval gates
  • Define requirements for model cards, testing evidence, bias/fairness checks, and performance monitoring
  • Set standards for third-party and open-source model vetting


Target State & Team Build
  • Define the target state for AI governance: what "good" looks like, what the organization should expect from the function
  • Design the governance team structure, roles, and operating model
  • Set RACI across governance, engineering, legal, risk, and business stakeholders


Implementation & Monitoring
  • Build a phased implementation plan with milestones and owners
  • Prioritize governance rollout in sequence with engineering platform and architecture delivery
  • Establish monitoring and reporting: KPIs, compliance tracking, exception handling, escalation paths
  • Run periodic reviews of the governance program's effectiveness and adjust as needed


Required Qualifications
  • Combined minimum of 10 years' higher education and/or operational/business analytics/systems development experience
  • Demonstrated experience building a governance framework or program from the ground up in a large or complex organization
  • Working knowledge of model risk management practices (e.g., SR 11-7 or equivalent) and how they extend to AI/ML systems
  • Experience designing intake, classification, and risk assessment processes for technology or data initiatives
  • Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, legal, compliance, and business teams
  • Strong written communication skills; able to produce policy documents, standards, and executive-level reporting
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (risk, business, computer science, law, or similar); advanced degree a plus but not required in place of experience


Preferred Qualifications
  • Direct experience with AI-specific regulatory frameworks (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001) and applying them practically
  • Prior experience standing up or scaling a governance team, including hiring and role design
  • Familiarity with MLOps and model deployment pipelines, enough to design controls that don't bottleneck engineering
  • Experience with generative AI governance specifically (prompt/data leakage risk, hallucination controls, third-party LLM vendor risk)
  • Certifications such as CRISC, CISA, or AI governance-specific credentials
  • Experience in a regulated industry (financial services, healthcare, insurance)


Skills Required
  • Policy and standards writing
  • Risk classification and control design
  • Stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences
  • Program/project management (roadmap building, milestone tracking, prioritization)
  • Working knowledge of ML lifecycle and model development practices
  • Data literacy: able to read model documentation, validation reports, and technical risk assessments
  • Facilitation and negotiation, particularly balancing governance rigor against engineering velocity


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M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $123,600.00 - $206,000.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate's particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location
Buffalo, New York, United States of America

About M&T Bank Corporation

M&T Bank is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, operates banking offices in New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Trust-related services are provided by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank. M&T Bank traces its origins to the founding of Manufacturers and Traders Bank in Buffalo, New York. As a result of mergers, acquisitions, and name changes, M&T Bank Corporation's principal bank is now known as Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company or M&T Bank. M&T Bank reorganized under a bank holding company in 1969 called First Empire State Corporation. The name was changed in 1998 to M&T Bank Corporation, whose common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol "MTB."

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Learn more about M&T Bank Corporation
Size
17,115 employees
Market Cap
$25.2 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1868
5 Year Trend
+0.2%
NASDAQ
MTB
* Ladders Estimates

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