OverviewThe AI Risk Governance Analyst (Assistant Vice President) supports the execution of the enterprise AI Risk Governance Program and is responsible for coordinating day-to-day governance activities across the AI lifecycle.
The role serves as a key governance resource responsible for intake administration, governance reviews, risk assessment coordination, committee support, inventory governance, monitoring activities, reporting, evidence management, and stakeholder engagement. The Analyst works closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, legal, compliance, third-party risk management, information security, model risk, internal audit, and other risk functions to help ensure AI solutions are governed in accordance with established requirements and expectations.
The role is highly collaborative and requires strong organizational, analytical, coordination, documentation, and communication skills. The ideal candidate is comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple governance activities simultaneously, and supporting a rapidly evolving AI governance program.
Roles and ResponsibilitiesAI Intake & Governance Coordination
- Administer AI governance intake activities and governance workflow tracking.
- Review intake submissions for completeness and coordinate follow-up requests when necessary.
- Support governance classification and governance pathway determinations.
- Coordinate intake routing, documentation requirements, and governance review activities.
- Maintain governance workflow records and supporting documentation.
Risk Assessment Coordination & Review Support
- Coordinate AI risk assessment activities across applicable stakeholders and subject matter experts.
- Distribute risk assessments for review and track stakeholder feedback.
- Consolidate comments, concerns, recommendations, and follow-up actions.
- Support governance challenge and escalation activities.
- Maintain documentation supporting governance decisions and recommendations.
Governance Forum Support
- Support governance review forums and committees by preparing materials, agendas, presentations, minutes, action items, and supporting documentation.
- Coordinate stakeholder participation and meeting logistics.
- Track governance decisions, conditions, action items, and follow-up activities.
- Maintain complete governance records and evidence supporting forum activities.
Inventory Governance & Monitoring
- Support administration of the AI inventory and governance records repository.
- Perform inventory validation, inventory quality reviews, certifications, monitoring activities, and sampling activities.
- Assist in identifying inventory gaps, ownership issues, lifecycle changes, and governance concerns.
- Support governance monitoring, validation, attestations, and follow-up reviews.
- Maintain governance documentation and supporting evidence.
Reporting, Metrics & Evidence Management
- Support development and maintenance of governance metrics, reporting, dashboards, and management information.
- Assist with governance committee reporting and executive reporting.
- Prepare documentation and evidence supporting audit, examination, validation, and management requests.
- Maintain accurate, complete, and audit-ready governance records.
Stakeholder Support & Governance Guidance
- Provide guidance on governance processes, documentation requirements, and governance expectations.
- Support stakeholder engagement, communications, awareness activities, and training initiatives.
- Coordinate across business, technology, legal, compliance, information security, risk management, and audit functions.
- Support implementation and maintenance of governance procedures, standards, methodologies, and guidance.
Cross-Functional AI Governance Support
- Support governance reviews and coordination activities involving business, technology, legal, compliance, privacy, information security, third-party risk, operational risk, enterprise risk, resilience, and other governance processes where AI considerations are present.
- Assist in reviewing AI-related documentation, assessments, responses, exceptions, and supporting evidence.
- Coordinate stakeholder feedback, track action items, maintain governance records, and support escalation processes.
- Support governance review of AI-related responses, assessments, attestations, and risk-management documentation.
- Assist with documenting governance observations, recommendations, non-objections, conditions, and escalation outcomes.
- Help integrate AI governance requirements into existing enterprise processes while preserving accountability within applicable business, technology, and risk-management functions.
Job RequirementsEducation and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Risk Management, Finance, Information Systems, Technology, Data Science, Law, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of experience in governance, risk management, compliance, audit, technology risk, operational risk, model risk, third-party risk, cybersecurity, data governance, or related disciplines.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional reviews, assessments, governance activities, or oversight processes.
- Experience working in a regulated industry preferred.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Understanding of governance, risk management, controls, issue management, and oversight processes.
- Working knowledge of emerging technology, data, AI, model, third-party, operational, compliance, or technology risks.
- Strong analytical, organizational, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Ability to work independently while coordinating activities across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Interest in emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, data governance, automation, or digital transformation initiatives.
Success Measures
- Consistent execution of assigned governance activities and workflows.
- Timely completion of intake, review, inventory, monitoring, and reporting activities.
- High-quality governance documentation, records, and evidence management.
- Effective stakeholder coordination and governance support.
- Accurate reporting and governance transparency.
- Positive audit, examination, and stakeholder feedback.
- Meaningful contributions to governance process improvements and operational efficiency.
Soft Skills:
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate governance, risk, and technology concepts into clear information for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong collaboration and relationship-management skills, with the ability to work effectively across business, technology, risk, compliance, legal, audit, and control functions.
- Highly organized and process-oriented, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and governance activities simultaneously.
- Self-starter with strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently in an evolving environment.
Preferred Experience- Experience supporting governance committees, review forums, audits, examinations, or regulatory activities.
- Experience working with workflow tools, inventory management solutions, SharePoint, Power Platform, reporting tools, or governance systems.
- Experience supporting technology, AI, data, model, information security, privacy, or third-party risk programs.
- Professional certifications such as CRISC, CISA, CAMS, CFE, CISM, CIPM, Security+, or similar credentials.
The typical base pay range for this role is between $91,000- $120,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.
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