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Sr. Director, AI & Technology Risk Governance

The Mutual Group · Des Moines Metropolitan Area · 1 wk ago
Information Technology$180k–$220k/yrFull-time

Ai Systems Governance

Own and operate the AI Systems Governance Program across the full lifecycle:

  • Intake
  • Risk assessment
  • Approval
  • Maintenance
  • Retirement

Lead the AIS / Security Governance Team, responsible for executing AI governance activities defined in the AIS Program, including:

  • AI Risk Threshold Analysis
  • AI system review and risk classification
  • Governance recommendations for approval and escalation

Ensure governance is executed as a continuous control function, with ongoing validation, monitoring, and improvement.

Partner with business and AI teams to ensure governance enables responsible AI adoption, not just compliance.

Risk Oversight & Decisioning

Provide executive oversight of AI risk assessments and governance decisions.

  • Review and approve low-risk AI systems
  • Escalate mid/high-risk systems to CLO and AIS Committee
  • Exercise judgment in risk classification ambiguity and escalation decisions
  • Ensure appropriate governance for:
  • Predictive models impacting underwriting, claims, and pricing
  • Customer-facing AI use cases
  • AI systems leveraging sensitive or regulated data

Oversee ongoing monitoring and validation of AI Systems, including:

  • Model performance
  • Drift and bias detection

Ensure AI Systems continue to meet:

  • Regulatory expectations
  • Ethical and fairness standards

Oversee effectiveness of:

  • Cyber security controls (NIST CSF, NYDFS)
  • IT general controls and risk register
  • Data privacy safeguards (CCPA, IT lens)

Drive readiness for:

  • Internal audit and regulatory exams
  • External certifications (SOC 2)

Vendor & Third-Party AI Governance

Oversee vendor-wide AI governance across the enterprise and member organizations.

  • Ensure execution of:
  • Vendor AI detection across the full vendor portfolio
  • FactSheet review, validation, and updates

Partner with Vendor Management and member teams to:

  • Ensure vendors meet contractual, regulatory, and AI governance requirements
  • Support member-specific vendor risk needs

Broader Technology Risk Governance

Establish unified governance across:

  • Cyber Security Governance
  • Data Privacy (IT lens)
  • IT General Controls and risk register

Ensure alignment between AI governance and broader Technology Risk frameworks.

Team Leadership

Build and lead a high-performing governance team.

  • Set operating cadence, priorities, and performance expectations
  • Foster a service-oriented mindset focused on enabling member organizations

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