AI risk roles bring discipline to everything that can go wrong when an organization relies on AI: model failure, bias, security, regulatory exposure, and the operational risk of automated decisions at scale. They build the AI risk register, set risk appetite, validate and monitor models, and feed the enterprise risk picture. The discipline draws on model risk management, where banking's SR 11-7 has long set the bar, and extends it to machine-learning and generative systems.
As models multiply, AI risk has become one of the most directly transferable skill sets in the field, the bridge between quantitative work and governance.
AI Risk Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
What does an AI risk role do?
Identifies, measures, and manages the risks AI systems create, model failure, bias, security, and regulatory exposure, by building risk registers, validating models, and monitoring them in production.
Is AI risk related to model risk management?
Yes. AI risk builds on model risk management practice, including the SR 11-7 standard from banking, and extends it to machine-learning and generative-AI models.
Open AI Risk Jobs (57)
Director, AI Governance, Risk & Resilience
Visa
Hybrid · Foster City, CA · Full-time
AI Governance Posted Aug 10, 2026
Manager, AI Risk & Compliance
Canadian Tire Corporation
Hybrid · Toronto, ON · Full-time
$80k to $131k Featured AI Governance Posted Aug 10, 2026
Compliance Manager
10a Labs
Remote · Remote · Full-time
Featured Compliance CISA CISM CRISC Posted Aug 2, 2026
VP, Risk Data & Analytics
Raymond James
Hybrid · St. Petersburg, FL · Full-time
Featured Risk Posted Jul 31, 2026
Risk Manager, AI & GenAI Model Risk
The Hartford
Hybrid · Hartford, CT · Full-time
$108k to $162k Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 30, 2026
Senior Analyst Model Risk
Empower
Remote · Greenwood Village, CO · Full-time
Featured Risk Posted Jul 30, 2026
Senior Model Risk Manager
Western Alliance Bank
Hybrid · Phoenix, AZ · Full-time
Featured Risk Posted Jul 30, 2026
Associate Risk Analyst - Model Risk
The Hartford
Hybrid · Hartford, CT · Full-time
Featured Risk Posted Jul 30, 2026
Responsible AI Governance Specialist
LexisNexis Legal (RELX)
Hybrid · Raleigh, NC · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 29, 2026
Model Risk Quantitative Senior Analyst
KeyBank
Hybrid · Cleveland, OH · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 29, 2026
Lead AI Risk & Governance Consultant
Northern Trust
Hybrid · Chicago, IL · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 29, 2026
Model Risk Validation Specialist
Huntington National Bank
Hybrid · Columbus, OH · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 29, 2026
Staff Automation Engineer - Internal Audit
IonQ
Hybrid · College Park, MD · Full-time
Featured Audit Posted Jul 27, 2026
AI Risk Specialist
Capital Group
On-site · Los Angeles, CA · Full-time
Featured Risk CISA CISM CISSP Posted Jul 27, 2026
Principal, AI Governance
OCC
On-site · Chicago, IL · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 27, 2026
Counsel, AI Risk & Compliance
McDermott Will & Emery
On-site · Chicago, IL · Full-time
Featured Compliance Posted Jul 27, 2026
AI Governance Advisor
Credo AI
Remote · Remote · Full-time
$170k to $180k Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 27, 2026
Cybersecurity AI Risk and Governance Director
Vantage Data Centers
Remote · Denver, CO · Remote · Full-time
Featured AI Governance CISM CISSP Posted Jul 27, 2026
AVP, Automated Controls (AI Risk Focus)
Fortitude Re
Remote · Remote · Full-time
Featured Risk Posted Jul 27, 2026
Global Head of Data & AI Governance & Oversight, SVP
State Street
On-site · Boston, MA · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 27, 2026
Director, AI Governance Attorney
KLA
Hybrid · Remote · Full-time
$207k to $363k Featured AI Governance CIPP CIPM Posted Jul 27, 2026
AI Governance Success Manager
Credo AI
Remote · Remote · Full-time
$160k to $170k Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 27, 2026
Manager of Risk & Governance (AI Safety)
Reflection AI
On-site · San Francisco, CA · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 27, 2026
AI & Technology Risk Auditor - Lead Consultant
Allstate
Hybrid · Northbrook, IL · Full-time
Featured Audit Posted Jul 20, 2026
Manager, Model Risk Governance
Huntington National Bank
Hybrid · Columbus, OH · Full-time
$115k to $155k Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 20, 2026
Officer, Model and AI System Risk Management
Wintrust Financial
On-site · Chicago, IL · Full-time
$85k to $110k Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 20, 2026
Lead AI Compliance Testing
Bread Financial
Hybrid · Columbus, OH · Full-time
Featured Compliance Posted Jul 20, 2026
AI Model Risk Validation Specialist
The Mutual Group
Hybrid · Erie, PA · Full-time
$100k to $135k Featured Risk Posted Jul 20, 2026
Technology Risk Advisory - AI Risk Senior Associate
RSM US LLP
Hybrid · Chicago, IL · Full-time
Featured Risk Posted Jul 20, 2026
Director, AI Governance
Kyndryl
Hybrid · Raleigh, NC · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 20, 2026
Head of Validation, Model Risk Management
Vanguard
Hybrid · Malvern, PA · Full-time
Featured Risk Posted Jul 20, 2026
AI Governance Analyst
TransUnion
Hybrid · Chicago, IL · Full-time
$79k to $131k Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 20, 2026
AI Governance & Compliance Analyst
Q2 Holdings
Hybrid · Austin, TX · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 20, 2026
Lead Security Governance & Risk Engineer
Klaviyo
Hybrid · Boston, MA · Full-time
Featured Cybersecurity Posted Jul 20, 2026
AI Governance Analyst
TransUnion
Hybrid · Los Angeles, CA, CA Chicago · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Posted Jul 20, 2026
Data and AI Governance Lead, Computing Services
Carnegie Mellon University
On-site · Pittsburgh, PA · Full-time
Featured AI Governance AIGP Posted Jul 15, 2026
Head of Responsible AI & Governance
Vertex Inc.
Remote · Denver, Colorado · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Posted Jun 25, 2026
Director, Risk Model Validation
Voya Financial
Remote · Miami, Florida · Full-time
$166k to $208k Featured Risk Posted Jun 25, 2026
Director, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
Clover Health
Remote · Miami, Florida · Full-time
$212k Featured Compliance CISM CRISC Posted Jun 25, 2026
Model Risk Management Lead, Machine Learning
Affirm
Remote · Canada · Remote · Full-time
$145k Featured Risk Posted Jun 22, 2026
Safeguards Policy Analyst, Fraud & Scams
Anthropic
Remote · Friendly Travel-Required San Francisco, CA, NY · Remote · Full-time
$245k Featured Governance Posted Jun 20, 2026
Vice President, Responsible AI
Thomson Reuters
Hybrid · New York, NY · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Posted Jun 16, 2026
Director, AI Delivery and Governance
Katch
Remote · Dallas, TX · Remote · Full-time
$200k to $250k Featured AI Governance Posted Jun 13, 2026
Director, AI Governance & Risk
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Hybrid · New York, NY · Full-time
$325k to $375k Featured AI Governance Posted Jun 13, 2026
Senior Model Risk Manager - AI/ML
Mercury
Remote · Raleigh, NC · Remote · Full-time
$201k to $251k Featured AI Governance Posted Jun 13, 2026
Director, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
Clover Health
Remote · Dallas, TX · Remote · Full-time
$212k to $230k Featured Governance Posted Jun 13, 2026
Senior GRC Engineer
Lantern
Hybrid · Dallas, TX · Full-time
Featured Governance Posted Jun 13, 2026
Model Risk Senior Analyst - Validation (AI, Cyber, Technology)
M&T Bank
Hybrid · Buffalo, NY · Full-time
$103k to $172k Featured Risk Posted Jun 13, 2026
Quant Analytics Associate - Model Risk
KeyBank
Hybrid · Cleveland, OH · Full-time
$68k to $103k Featured Risk Posted Jun 13, 2026
Senior Model Risk Analyst
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis
Hybrid · Indianapolis, IN · Full-time
Featured Risk Posted Jun 13, 2026
Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations
Scale AI
On-site · San Francisco, CA · Full-time
Featured Risk Posted Jun 13, 2026
Risk Operations
Column
On-site · San Francisco, CA · Full-time
$125k to $150k Featured Risk Posted Jun 13, 2026
Senior Director - Treasury Risk, Model Risk, and Capital Risk Oversight
M&T Bank
Hybrid · Buffalo, NY · Full-time
Featured Risk Posted Jun 13, 2026
Model Risk Senior Manager
Crowe
Hybrid · Chicago, IL · Full-time
$140k to $306k Featured Risk Posted Jun 13, 2026
Model Risk Manager
Crowe
Hybrid · Chicago, IL · Full-time
$102k to $204k Featured Risk Posted Jun 13, 2026
Senior Model Validation Manager - Commercial CCAR/CECL
M&T Bank
Hybrid · Buffalo, NY · Full-time
$148k to $247k Featured Risk Posted Jun 13, 2026
Senior Associate - Model Validation and AI Governance
New York Life Insurance Company
Hybrid · New York, NY · Full-time
$124k to $177k Featured Risk Posted Jun 13, 2026