Associate Consultant - Digital Risk

EY; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

EY seeks an Associate Consultant for TMT-Business Consulting Risk-CNS focusing on Digital Risk, with opportunities across Gurgaon, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. You will help clients navigate AI governance, risk frameworks, and regulatory compliance in digital landscapes.

The role emphasizes collaboration across business, legal, privacy, risk, security, and technology teams, delivering governance documentation and practical risk solutions to stakeholders and executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or higher in CS/CA with relevant AI governance/risk experience.
• Experience in AI governance, risk reviews across design, deployment and operations.
• Certifications in AI governance/risk/audit preferred (ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer/Lead Auditor).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and implement digital risk frameworks including AI frameworks.
• Lead project teams to assess and implement CNS risk strategies for clients.
• Produce governance documentation and executive materials on AI risk and regulatory topics.

Skills

AI governance

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science

Bachelor of Computer Applications

Job description

Job Summary

The opportunity: Associate Consultant-TMT-Business Consulting Risk-CNS - Risk - Digital Risk - Gurgaon/Mumbai/Bangalore

Industry convergence offers TMT (Technology, Media & Entertainment, and Telecommunications) organizations the chance to evolve and transform, but it also presents challenges around competitiveness and delivering agile corporate strategies for growth. Content distributors are transforming into content producers, service providers are becoming tech companies, technology companies are the catalyst for dramatic change in every sector, and customers want the latest innovations now.

Industry focus in CNS - Risk - Digital Risk spans risk management in digital landscapes, including AI governance and related risk frameworks. The role involves assisting clients to identify and manage the interplay between upside and downside risk to support long-term business strategies and objectives. The three key fields of play are: Enterprise Risk - helps clients identify and address key risk areas, the Technology Risk - helps clients protect their business performance and provide trusted communications on internal control and regulatory compliance to investors, management, regulators, customers and other stakeholders, and Financial Services Risk - helps clients in the financial sector identify, manage and monitor the risks in their business. It is done through a transformative and agile approach including process and procedures, risk, data modeling and analytics, reporting to stakeholders and third parties, business requirements (for software selection and IT implementation), analysis of assets and liabilities, and capital and liquidity management.

Responsibilities Technical Excellence

• Proficient in evaluating and implementing digital risk frameworks including AI Frameworks. Strong understanding of risk management principles and regulatory requirements in the digital landscape. Experienced in leveraging technical expertise gained from a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science or Computer Applications to analyze complex risk scenarios. Ability to utilize analytical tools and methodologies to assess and mitigate digital risks effectively. Capability to lead project teams in assessing and implementing risk strategies for clients in the CNS domain.
• 2 plus years of professional experience in AI governance, technology risk, digital risk, compliance, or advisory roles, with direct exposure to AIenabled or datadriven initiatives in large enterprises or consulting environments.
• Handson delivery experience in AI governance, including AI governance framework development, AI risk policies, AI risk taxonomy, control definitions, governance operating models, and usecaselevel AI risk and Responsible AI impact assessments.
• Experience conducting AI governance and risk reviews across design, deployment, and operational phases, focused on governance oversight, assurance, and risk enablement, not deep technical testing or model development.
• Relevant professional certifications such as ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor, AIGP, or equivalent AI governance, risk, or audit credentials are strongly preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to produce clear governance documentation, client deliverables, and executivelevel materials on AI risk, governance, and regulatory topics.
• Proven stakeholdermanagement capability, with experience collaborating across business, legal, compliance, privacy, risk, security, and technology teams in a clientfacing consulting environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science
• Bachelor of Computer Applications

Experience

• Artificial Intelligence (1+ years)

What we look for

People with the ability to work in a collaborative manner to provide services across multiple client departments while following the commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions. We look for people who are agile, curious, mindful, and able to sustain positive energy, while being adaptable and creative in their approach.