AI Risk & Controls Analyst

Talent Smart; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Smart is seeking an AI Risk & Controls Analyst in Sheffield, working inside IR35 with a three-day-per-week on-site schedule. You will join a first-line-of-defence team focusing on controls within the AI space and develop into a subject-matter expert in AI controls while mitigating risks associated with autonomous AI systems.

You will review controls, support their maturation across the AI landscape, and collaborate with multiple stakeholders to drive control-related activities forward.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' experience in Risk & Controls, ideally in financial services
• Good understanding of controls and control frameworks
• Strong stakeholder management and coordination skills
• Ability to engage with controls across SDLC, Cryptography and IAM/IDAM
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Good understanding of AI and its impact on risk & controls

Responsibilities

• Review and assess controls against required metrics and standards.
• Support development and maturity of controls across the AI landscape.
• Assess the impact of AI on existing controls and identify potential gaps.
• Consider how controls mitigate risks when AI systems do not behave as expected.
• Coordinate across multiple stakeholders to drive control activities forward.
• Build expertise in AI Controls and become an SME over time.

Skills

Risk & Controls

Stakeholder management

SDLC

Cryptography

IAM/IDAM

AI risk

Job description

AI Risk & Controls Analyst

Contract: Inside IR35

Location: Sheffield - 3 days per week

We're looking for a Risk & Controls professional to join a first-line-of-defence team focused on controls within the AI space.

This is an opportunity to develop into an SME in AI Controls, assessing how AI impacts existing controls and how effective controls can help mitigate the risks associated with AI.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and assess controls against required metrics and standards.
• Support the development and maturity of controls across the AI landscape.
• Assess the impact of AI on existing controls and identify potential gaps.
• Consider how controls can mitigate risks when AI systems do not behave as expected.
• Coordinate across multiple stakeholders and teams to drive control-related activities forward.
• Build expertise in AI Controls and become a subject matter expert over time.

Essential Experience

• 3-5 years' experience in Risk & Controls, ideally within a financial services environment.
• Good understanding of controls and control frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management and coordination skills, with the ability to bring multiple teams together.
• Ability to understand and engage with controls across areas such as SDLC, Cryptography and IAM/IDAM.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Good understanding of AI and its potential impact on risk and controls.

Desirable

• Previous experience working with AI Controls or AI risk.
• Understanding of Agentic AI and the types of controls required around autonomous AI systems.
• Stronger background in IDAM/IAM with an interest in developing further within Risk & Controls.

You don't need to be an established Controls SME - this role is ideal for someone with a solid controls foundation who can grow into an SME position within the AI space