Charles Schwab

Director, Artificial Intelligence Policy and Risk Governance

Charles Schwab$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Knowledge of AI techniques, implementation, monitoring, governance, and risk management.
  • Experience in managing risk, compliance, governance, or audit activities in a complex organization.
  • Ability to translate regulatory guidance into practical standards and procedures.
  • Strong written communication skills for documentation targeting senior leaders and auditors.
  • Influencing and coordinating stakeholders across various functions without direct authority.
  • High attention to detail with a strong ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the AI risk management program roadmap and stakeholder engagement.
  • Maintain and update AI risk management policies and guidance.
  • Coordinate with various stakeholders to ensure program clarity and current requirements.
  • Assess regulatory guidance and emerging AI risks for program improvements.
  • Prepare audit and regulator-ready documentation and responses.
  • Lead AI risk program self-assessments and gap analyses.
  • Design and roll out training and communication materials about AI risk requirements.

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge AI governance practices.
  • Opportunity to influence a critical risk management area.
  • Engagement with senior leadership and industry regulations.
Full Job Description
Your Opportunity

The AI Risk Oversight team is part of the broader Model Risk Oversight (MRO) team under Corporate Risk Management. The team establishes and maintains Schwab’s AI risk management program so the Company can safely and responsibly onboard, use, monitor, and govern agentic and generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions while meeting internal policy requirements, regulatory expectations, and industry practices.

 

The team develops and maintains the AI risk program, including policy, standards, procedures, governance activities, committee structure, risk metrics and reporting, stakeholder engagement, training, communications, adherence monitoring, and evidence needed to support effective challenge from audit and regulators. This role provides an opportunity to drive the AI risk management program at Schwab by coordinating across AI owners, AI reviewers, Enterprise Risk Management, Technology, Cybersecurity, Compliance, Data, Operational Risk, and other stakeholders.

 

We are looking for someone with an intersection of risk program and policy experience coupled with a deep knowledge of artificial intelligence approaches, implementation, and governance. This role will report to the Director of AI Risk and be responsible for:

  • Driving the AI risk management program roadmap, workplans, stakeholder engagement, and execution discipline needed to maintain an effective enterprise program.

  • Maintaining and updating AI risk management policy, standards, procedures, guidance, program documentation, change management plans, and adherence expectations.

  • Coordinating across AI owners, AI reviewers, Enterprise Risk Management, Technology, Cybersecurity, Compliance, Data, Operational Risk, business risk partners, and other stakeholders to keep program requirements clear, current, and executable.

  • Assessing regulatory guidance, audit findings, industry practices, emerging AI risks, and internal risk framework requirements to identify needed program enhancements.

  • Preparing audit- and regulator-ready evidence, narratives, responses, and program documentation that demonstrate how Schwab governs AI risk.

  • Leading AI risk program self-assessments, gap analyses, issue identification, remediation planning, and enhancement tracking.

  • Designing and rolling out training, communications, stakeholder materials, and awareness campaigns that explain AI risk requirements and responsibilities.

  • Establishing and maintaining adherence monitoring routines for AI risk standards and procedures, including escalation of exceptions, violations, observations, issues, and remediation status.

  • Leading AI Risk Working Group, reporting to the Model Governance Subcommittee, and delivering senior management updates by developing clear agendas, decision materials, meeting outcomes, and follow-up actions.

  • Partnering with reporting, dashboard, metrics, inventory, and collective review leads to ensure program governance activities connect to operating data without directly owning those reporting or review execution functions.

What you have

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree.

  • Knowledge of artificial intelligence techniques and approaches including development, implementation, monitoring, governance, and risk management of AI.

  • Experience managing risk, compliance, governance, audit, regulatory, or enterprise program management activities in a complex organization. Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, controls, policy governance, issue management, and program oversight practices.

  • Ability to translate regulatory guidance, audit feedback, industry practices, and internal risk requirements into practical standards, procedures, training, and monitoring activities.

  • Strong written communication skills, including the ability to create concise, defensible documentation for senior leaders, auditors, regulators, and cross-functional stakeholders.

  • Ability to influence and coordinate stakeholders across business, risk, technology, cybersecurity, compliance, data, and operations teams without direct authority.

  • High attention to detail, strong ownership, and ability to manage multiple priorities, deliverables, dependencies, and deadlines.

  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives that require stakeholder alignment, issue resolution, clear communication, and disciplined follow-through.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree, risk management certification, project/program management certification, audit certification, or related credentials.

  • Experience with practices tangential to AI risk, such as model risk management, technology risk, cybersecurity risk, data risk, operational risk, compliance, or enterprise risk management.

  • Familiarity with AI risk management guidance and frameworks such as NIST AI RMF, SR 11-7 and SR 26-2, FHFA Advisory Bulletin 2022-02, EU AI Act concepts, Financial Stability Board guidance, or other relevant regulatory and industry practices.

  • Experience preparing materials for regulators, internal audit, external audit, risk committees, governance forums, or senior leadership.

  • Experience developing policies, standards, procedures, controls, adherence monitoring plans, training materials, or change management plans.

  • Experience in financial services, banking, brokerage, or another highly regulated industry.

About Charles Schwab

Charles Schwab is a financial services company that provides a full range of securities, brokerage, banking, money management, financial advisory, investor, and retirement plan services. It operates in four main divisions; investing, wealth management, banking, and trading. Charles Schwab provides a full-service brokerage platform that serves individual investors who invest on their own or through a workplace-sponsored retirement or equity plan, as well as banking through Schwab Bank. The firm was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Join the vibrant team at Charles Schwab, a leader in global finance, where your career is propelled by innovation, leadership, and a commitment to diversity and professional growth. At Charles Schwab, we offer more than just job opportunities; we provide a platform for you to make a significant impact on the industry and our clients' lives.

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At Charles Schwab, we are dedicated to helping our clients manage their financial futures. Being part of our team means you'll work alongside some of the most skilled professionals in the financial services industry. Our culture thrives on teamwork, integrity, and relentless dedication to our clients. Whether you're looking for a position in financial consulting, technology, or administrative support, Charles Schwab offers a dynamic work environment where your skills will be honed and your achievements recognized.

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Size
34,200 employees
Market Cap
$151.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.2 billion
Founded
1973
5 Year Trend
+20%
Revenue
$12.1 billion
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