Overview of PositionThis role provides leadership for AI Compliance Governance and also performs select Corporate Compliance responsibilities. Approximately 80% of time is spent on AI Compliance, with the remaining 20% devoted to other Corporate Compliance matters.
Serves as the dedicated second-line Compliance lead for artificial intelligence and builds and oversees the Compliance AI framework. With input from existing SMEs, establishes risk-based compliance expectations, controls standards and monitoring. Challenges and escalates around potential gaps and provides thematic reporting to Senior leadership. The role participates in the AI Legal & Compliance Center of Excellence, cross-functional AI Working Group, and AI Governance Committee. Consistent with a second-line model, it does not own AI use cases, operate first-line controls, approve risk acceptance, or own business remediation.
Leads select initiatives under the broader Global Corporate Compliance program as delegated by the Global Compliance and Ethics Officer, including the activities listed below.
What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job?AI COMPLIANCEAI compliance framework - 25%- Build, coordinate, and continuously improve second-line AI policies, standards, risk-based review expectations, controls guidance, monitoring approaches, and escalation protocols, integrating with existing compliance programs.
Regulatory interpretation and implementation - 10%- Partner with Regulatory Affairs and Legal to translate emerging requirements into recommended compliance expectations; assess implications for policies, governance, controls, evidence, and reporting while preserving Regulatory Affairs tracking accountability.
Second-line oversight and challenge - 10%- Coordinate risk-based Compliance SME review and challenge the adequacy of AI intake, classification, mitigation, control ownership, documentation, evidence, follow-up, and escalation; does not operate business controls.
Monitoring and assurance - 15%- Develop or coordinate a risk-based monitoring approach for the AI compliance framework; assess whether governance processes and controls are appropriately designed, evidenced, and operating as intended.
Reporting and escalation - 10%- Aggregate exceptions, monitoring results, recurring issues, and emerging themes; provide reporting to Legal & Compliance leadership and governance forums; escalate material concerns through established channels.
Governance and enterprise coordination - 10%- Represent Compliance in the cross-functional AI Working Group and Governance Committee; partner closely with the dedicated AI Legal FTE, business-aligned Compliance teams, Risk, Technology, Information Security, and business owners while maintaining distinct accountabilities.
CORPORATE COMPLIANCE - 20%- As delegated by the Global Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, lead select non-AI Corporate Compliance activities, including M&A due diligence and post-acquisition compliance implementation oversight for corporate compliance areas not otherwise covered by an SME; oversight of laws and regulations impacting the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Program that are not otherwise covered by an SME (e.g., human trafficking and sustainability); and compliance governance reporting to the Boards of Directors of Assurant subsidiaries.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES- Leads or coordinates cross-functional compliance workstreams involving policy, standards, risk-based review criteria, monitoring, thematic reporting, and governance enhancements. May direct internal SMEs, project contributors, and external resources for defined initiatives without standing direct-report accountability.
What are the requirements needed for this position?- Minimum of 8 years of relevant compliance, legal, regulatory, risk, or control experience, including meaningful experience overseeing or owning a compliance control framework with testing and monitoring components.
- Bachelor's degree in compliance, law, business, risk management, finance, technology, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience interpreting regulatory requirements and translating them into operational compliance expectations, controls, monitoring, and governance practices.
- Strong knowledge of compliance risk management, controls design, testing or monitoring, issue management, evidence, reporting, and escalation.
- Working knowledge of AI technologies, AI use-case risks, governance processes, and emerging regulatory expectations.
- Ability to provide credible, independent second-line challenge while maintaining constructive relationships with first-line owners and other control functions.
- Strong analytical, executive communication, stakeholder-management, project-leadership, and influencing skills.
- Ability to distinguish among first-line ownership, second-line oversight, Legal advice, regulatory tracking, governance approval, and risk acceptance.
What other skills/experience would be helpful to have? - Law degree strongly preferred. Otherwise, advanced degree, or relevant compliance, risk, audit, privacy, or regulatory credential.
- Experience implementing compliance or control frameworks for AI, data, automated decision-making, or other emerging technologies.
- Experience in insurance, financial services, consumer products, or another highly regulated industry.
- Experience working with enterprise governance committees, multidisciplinary SMEs, and technology or data-risk programs.
Pay Range:
$144,700.00 - $241,600.00
Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.
If there is no posting end date listed then this is a pipeline requisition, and we will continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis.
