Senior AI Governance & Risk Advisor

National Bank of Canada; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Flexible group insurance

Generous pension plan

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Preferential banking services

Involvement in community initiatives

Telemedicine service

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

National Bank is seeking a Senior AI Advisor to lead governance and risk assessment of AI implementations, including generative AI and LLMs. You will translate regulatory requirements into actionable controls and collaborate with business and tech teams to ensure responsible AI use.

You will develop governance tools, dashboards, and monitoring metrics while staying current with AI standards and regulations in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Hold a bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field such as artificial intelligence, data science, computer science, software engineering, engineering, or risk management.
• Demonstrate relevant experience in AI governance, technology risk management, compliance, audit, information security, or privacy protection.
• Demonstrate strong expertise in designing, developing, and evaluating AI agent-based solutions to automate, scale, and enhance responsible AI assessments, governance, monitoring, and risk mitigation processes.
• Demonstrate strong expertise in large language models (LLMs), RAG architectures, AI agents, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Possess knowledge of frameworks, standards, and regulatory requirements related to artificial intelligence and privacy, including the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF), ISO/IEC 42001, Quebec's Law 25, and PIPEDA.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requests related to the development, use, or deployment of artificial intelligence solutions and direct them to the appropriate specialists when required.
• Conduct risk assessments of AI solutions, including generative AI, large language models (LLMs), RAG architectures, and agentic systems.
• Review assessment reports and analyses to identify inaccuracies, inconsistencies, omissions, or potential risks, and ensure the quality of recommendations provided.
• Translate regulatory, audit, compliance, and risk management requirements into practical, measurable, and actionable operational controls.
• Advise business and technology teams on the practices, controls, and mechanisms required to ensure the responsible and compliant use of artificial intelligence.
• Develop governance tools, dashboards, guidelines, standards, and monitoring metrics while maintaining awareness of emerging trends, standards, and regulations.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence

Cybersecurity

Diversity & Inclusion

Empathy

Initiative

Learning Agility

Resiliency

Stakeholder Management

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

National Bank is seeking a Senior AI Advisor to lead governance and risk assessment of AI implementations, including generative AI and LLMs. You will translate regulatory requirements into actionable controls and collaborate with business and tech teams to ensure responsible AI use.

You will develop governance tools, dashboards, and monitoring metrics while staying current with AI standards and regulations in a hybrid work environment.