Senior Risk Analytics and AI Governance Specialist

EY; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Risk Analytics professional to join the AI Governance practice. The role focuses on integrating technology with risk management, leveraging internal audit experience to assess AI risks across engagements in a globally connected environment.

Join EY's Enterprise Risk team to drive quality client services, manage scope and budgets, and communicate insights effectively to stakeholders while staying current with AI regulatory developments and risk controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree and approximately 3-6 years of related work experience.
• 2-4 years in Internal audit, risk, or compliance for IT audits with AI risk focus.
• IT pre-implementation and post-implementation reviews.
• Model Risk Management.
• AI Compliance and regulatory assessments for AI/ML.
• Risk assessment of internal processes to identify security findings and control gaps.
• Knowledge of EU AI Act, COBIT, ISO, NIST and ITIL Best Practice.
• Control monitoring and testing of cyber controls (PCI, ISO27001).
• Excellent communication, documentation and report writing skills.
• Foundational understanding of LLMs and Responsible AI.
• Awareness of the AI deployment lifecycle.
• Certifications such as AIGP, ISO 42001, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CCSK, ISO 27001.

Responsibilities

• Consistently deliver quality client services.
• Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget.
• Monitor progress, manage risk and inform stakeholders about progress and outcomes.
• Foster relationships with client personnel to analyze and enhance information systems for security.
• Use knowledge of AI models and industry trends to identify issues and communicate to the team.
• Stay abreast of business and industry trends relevant to the client.
• Demonstrate deep technical capabilities and professional knowledge.
• Demonstrate ability to quickly assimilate to new knowledge.

Skills

Internal audit experience

AI risk governance

Regulatory awareness

Communication skills

Model risk management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

Risk Analytics - AI Governance - Senior

At EY, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

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.

Key responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 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)

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