Bank of Montreal

Manager, Data Science, AI Risk

Bank of Montreal$75K — $141K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7+ years in AI Risk, Model Risk, or related fields
  • Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
  • Knowledge of AI lifecycle risks and regulatory frameworks
  • Experience designing risk metrics and dashboard reporting
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with data visualization tools like Power BI or SQL
  • Audit or risk management certifications preferred

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement the AI ongoing monitoring framework
  • Establish key risk and performance indicators for AI oversight
  • Monitor AI performance and adherence to risk management plans
  • Develop dashboards and reports for AI risk transparency
  • Lead independent review processes across AI use cases
  • Identify control weaknesses and recommend corrective actions
  • Support senior management in reporting on AI risk program effectiveness

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape AI risk governance processes
  • Access to leading-edge tools and technologies
  • Collaborative work environment with exposure to senior stakeholders
  • Continuous learning and professional development opportunities
  • Dynamic role in a rapidly evolving field of AI
Full Job Description
Application Deadline: 09/11/2026 Address: 100 King Street West Job Family Group: Audit, Risk & Compliance Build, operationalize, and continuously enhance the second-line AI Ongoing Monitoring and Independent Review program. The role is responsible for establishing sustainable oversight of AI performance, model and agent behavior, drift, emerging risk indicators, control effectiveness, and independent review activities across the AI lifecycle. The position supports remediation of audit findings, strengthens AI risk governance, and ensures alignment with evolving regulatory expectations. Key Accountabilities AI Ongoing Monitoring Program • Design, implement, and maintain the 2LOD AI ongoing monitoring framework, methodology, standards, and reporting processes. • Establish key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators (KPIs), thresholds, triggers, and escalation protocols for AI risk oversight. • Monitor AI solutions for performance degradation, drift, emerging risks, control effectiveness, and adherence to approved risk treatment plans. • Develop portfolio-level monitoring dashboards and reporting to provide transparency into AI risk exposures, trends, and emerging concerns. • Analyze monitoring results and provide independent challenge, recommendations, and escalation where required. Independent Review Program • Lead the development, standardization, and execution of independent review activities across AI use cases, and agentic AI solutions. • Develop review procedures, evidence standards, and quality assurance requirements for independent reviews. • Conduct independent assessments of AI governance, controls, monitoring activities, and compliance with applicable policies and standards. • Identify control weaknesses, process gaps, and emerging risks, and recommend corrective actions. • Track findings, management actions, and remediation progress through closure. Risk Governance & Oversight • Acts as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders on AI risk monitoring and oversight practices. • Provides effective challenge on AI risk decisions, controls, risk assessments, monitoring activities, and risk acceptance decisions. • Supports the interpretation of emerging AI regulations, guidance, and industry best practices and assesses impacts to governance frameworks. • Represents AI Risk Management during audits, examinations, and independent reviews. • Supports the development and maintenance of AI risk policies, standards, procedures, and guidance. Analytics, Reporting & Continuous Improvement • Leads the monitoring, measurement, and reporting of AI risk program effectiveness to senior management and governance committees. • Identifies trends, systemic issues, and emerging risks across the AI portfolio and develops recommendations for management action. • Develops and maintains data repositories, dashboards, metrics, and reporting capabilities supporting AI oversight activities. • Uses data analytics and risk intelligence to continuously improve monitoring and review effectiveness. • Supports development of training materials and stakeholder education programs related to AI ongoing monitoring and independent review expectations. Must-Have Capabilities • Experience designing and operationalizing ongoing monitoring frameworks. • Experience developing and executing independent review, testing, validation, audit, or quality assurance programs. • Strong risk analytics and reporting capabilities, including dashboard and metric development. • Ability to identify emerging risk indicators, control weaknesses, and systemic risk themes. • Experience establishing governance processes, standards, methodologies, and evidence requirements. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive and regulatory reporting. • Demonstrated ability to provide effective challenge and influence senior stakeholders. • Experience supporting regulatory examinations, audits, issue remediation, and closure validation. Qualifications • 5-7+ years of experience in AI Risk, Model Risk, Technology Risk, Data Science Governance, Internal Audit, Validation, Independent Testing, or related fields. • Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Information Technology, Business, or a related discipline. • Strong understanding of AI/ML lifecycle risks, monitoring techniques, model performance management, and emerging agentic AI risks. • Knowledge of AI governance frameworks and regulatory expectations (e.g., OSFI, OCC, Federal Reserve, NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, SR 11-7 principles). • Experience developing risk metrics, dashboards, monitoring automation, and portfolio reporting. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills. • Experience with data visualization and analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, SQL, Python) preferred. • Audit, risk management, model validation, or governance-related certifications are considered an asset Salary: $75,900.00 - $141,900.00 Pay Type: Salaried

About Bank of Montreal

The Bank of Montreal is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services company. It provides a wide range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and investment banking products and services. The bank had revenues of CAD 23.6 billion in 2020.
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45,454 employees
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