Senior AI Governance Consultant

EY; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

EY India in Chennai is seeking a tech-savvy risk professional to join our Enterprise Risk team, focusing on AI Risk Management and Governance—including AI auditing, risk controls, pre/post-implementation reviews, data privacy reviews, AI app security and BCP for AI applications.

In this client-facing role, you will build relationships with executives at global brands and communicate findings, risks, and recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree required.
• 3-6 years in internal audit, risk or compliance.
• Strong understanding of AI risk and governance practices.
• Experience with IT pre/post-implementation reviews and model risk management.
• Knowledge of AI compliance/regulatory frameworks and control testing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality client services within time and budget.
• Analyse, evaluate and enhance information systems for security at IT and process levels.
• Identify engagement issues and communicate to client management with clear reports.
• Demonstrate deep technical capabilities and ability to assimilate new knowledge.

Skills

Internal audit

Risk management

AI risk knowledge

Regulatory awareness

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

Job Summary

The opportunity: your next adventure awaits.

Are you a tech-savvy professional with a risk mindset who is passionate about building a better working world through the power of people, technology, and innovation? We have an incredible opportunity for you to join our dynamic Enterprise Risk team and make a real impact in the rapidly evolving world we live in. Within Risk Consulting, you will focus in the areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Risk Management and Governance which would cover AI Auditing techniques, AI Risk and Controls, Pre-Implementation reviews, Data Privacy reviews, AI application security and BCP review of AI Applications.

This is client-facing role in a rapidly growing practice, where you'll build client relationships with key stakeholders, including management executives for some of the most globally recognized brands. It makes this the perfect place to gain a deeper understanding of complex businesses transactions, all the while recommending solutions to some of the most pressing business challenges and process inefficiencies.

Key responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Consistently deliver quality client services. Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget. Monitor progress manage risk and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
• Foster relationships with client personnel to analyse, evaluate, and enhance information systems to develop and improve security at procedural and technology levels.
• Use knowledge of the current IT environment, AI models and applications and industry trends to identify engagement and client service issues and communicate this information to the engagement team and client management through written correspondence and verbal presentations. Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business.
• Demonstrate deep technical capabilities and professional knowledge. Demonstrate ability to quickly assimilate to new knowledge.

Skills and attributes for success

• You will leverage your proven track record of technology plus business process internal audit experience and strong personal skills, to effectively deliver quality results in the assessment, design, and support implementation of AI Risk solutions

To qualify for the role

• A bachelor's or master's degree and approximately 3-6 years of related work experience
• At least 2-4 years of working experience in Internal audit, risk, compliance for both business and IT audits, with a strong understands of AI related risks and governance practices.
• IT Pre-implementation and Post implementation reviews
• Model Risk Management
• AI Compliance and regulatory assessments Risk and Controls assessment of AI/ML applications in line with AI related regulations and frameworks
• Risk Assessment Assessment of internal processes to identify security findings, vulnerabilities, and control gaps/deviations identified on applications and infrastructure. Develop risk control matrix in line with EU AI Act, COBIT, ISO, NIST and ITIL Best Practice and recommendations.
• Control Monitoring / Testing - Understanding of Cyber and compliance standards like PCI, ISO27001, perform test the design and operational effectiveness of the cyber controls.
• Defect / Gap Identification: Identify the confidentiality, integrity and the availability related deficiencies in the client environment and evaluate against industry standards.
• IT Infrastructure and Architecture risk assessments including data quality and data migration reviews, data privacy reviews, OS DB reviews etc.
• Control Automation Identify controls automation opportunities through analytics platform to monitor the operational effectiveness on the regular basis.
• Excellent communication, documentation and report writing skills.
• Functional understanding of foundation models (LLMs) and associated risks. Awareness of the AI deployment lifecycle
• Knowledge of Responsible AI principles, AI Ethics and AI Assurance
• Ability to identify process level risk arising from the use of AI and develop mitigation strategies.
• Good to have relevant industry certifications such as AIGP, ISO 42001, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CCSK, ISO 27001, and others (as relevant)