AO / AI Governance Coordinator

AllianceBernstein L.P.; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AllianceBernstein L.P. seeks an AI Governance Coordinator to manage day-to-day AI governance operations, serving as the central administrator for use-case intake, approvals, and committee oversight.

You will work with senior leadership across Compliance, Privacy and Risk to ensure policies and regulatory requirements are met while promoting ethical standards and transparency in the evolving AI landscape of financial services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• B2-5 years in compliance, risk management, or governance roles.
• Experience supporting governance committees and program management.

Responsibilities

• Manages AI use case intake process, verifying completeness and communications with submitters.
• Coordinates approval workflows across stakeholders and documents rationale.
• Prepares agendas/minutes for biweekly and quarterly meetings and manages logistics.
• Maintains use case inventory and compliance metrics, serves as main contact for inquiries.
• Ensures processes align with policies and emerging regulations with audit trails.

Skills

AI governance

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Policy implementation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Compliance, Risk Management, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Position Summary

The AI Governance Coordinator manages the day-to-day operations of the organization's AI governance program. This role involves working closely with the Head of Agentic AI Development / Operations and serves as the central administrator for AI use case intake, approval workflows, and governance committee oversight. The coordinator ensures compliance with organizational AI policies, regulatory requirements, and ethical standards while supporting senior leadership and cross-functional governance committees. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity that will give qualified candidates exposure to the emerging world of AI within the financial services space and allows exposure to other areas such as Privacy, Compliance and Risk.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manages AI use case intake process, including verification of completeness and any communication with submitters.
• Coordinates approval workflows across multiple stakeholders, approval tracking and documenting all decisions and rationale.
• Prepares agendas and materials for biweekly and quarterly meetings, manages meeting logistics for virtual/hybrid attendance, documents minutes and decisions, and coordinates with committee members and stakeholders.
• Maintains use case inventory, creates status reports on intake volume and compliance metrics, and serves as the primary point of contact for governance process inquiries and issue escalation.
• Ensures all governance processes comply with organizational policies and emerging regulations while maintaining comprehensive audit trails and communicating updates across the organization.

Required Skills & Knowledge

Foundational understanding of AI governance frameworks, responsible AI principles (transparency, fairness, accountability, security). Familiarity with bias evaluation, testing, validation requirements, data privacy, security principles, and integration of AI governance within enterprise risk management. Understanding of emerging AI regulations and compliance frameworks with ability to translate regulatory requirements into operational processes. Experience with compliance monitoring, documentation practices, and knowledge of governance committee structures. Collaborative thinking, stakeholder management, proactive communication, attention to detail, ability to work effectively with senior leadership, ethical awareness, strong written and verbal communication, problem-solving orientation, and commitment to continuous learning.

2-5 years in compliance, risk management, or governance roles, preferably in regulated industries, with prior experience supporting governance committees. Background in program or project management in complex environments.

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Business, Compliance, Risk Management, Computer Science, or related field OR equivalent professional experience in compliance, governance, or risk management roles.

Work Shift

1 PM - 9 PM IST Pune, India

About Us

We are a leading global investment management firm offering high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private-wealth clients in major markets around the globe. With over 4,000 employees across 51 locations operating in 25 countries and jurisdictions, our ambition is simple: to be the most trusted investment firm in the world. We realize that it's our people who give us a competitive advantage and drive success in the market, and our goal is to create an inclusive culture that rewards hard work. Our culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration creates an environment where you can thrive and do your best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business or providing thoughtful advice to our clients, we are fully invested in you. If you're ready to challenge your limits and empower your career, join us!

Equality and Diversity

AB does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status or any other basis that is prohibited by applicable law. AB's policies, as well as practices, seek to ensure that employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants, based solely on job-related criteria.

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