AI Governance Architect

mtb; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 124,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

M&T Bank in Buffalo, NY seeks an enterprise AI governance leader to own the design and execution of the organization’s AI governance program, building standards, policies, and procedures that move use cases from idea to production.

You will structure the governance roadmap across intake, classification, value assessment, and control design, stand up governance functions, define target state, and drive an implementation plan with clear monitoring, aligned with engineering delivery timelines.

Qualifications

• Combined minimum of 10 years' higher education and/or operational/business analytics/systems development experience
• Experience building a governance framework or program in a large or complex organization
• Working knowledge of model risk management practices (e.g., SR 11-7) and how they apply to AI/ML systems
• Experience designing intake, classification, and risk assessment processes for technology or data initiatives
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, legal, compliance, and business teams
• Strong written communication skills; able to produce policy documents, standards, and executive-level reporting
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; advanced degree a plus but not required in place of experience

Responsibilities

• Lead governance framework design covering AI use cases and models
• Develop the intake, classification, value assessment, and control design stages
• Define risk tiers and controls aligned to use case risk
• Establish governance processes for data, model validation, and monitoring

Skills

Policy writing

Risk classification

Control design

Program management

Stakeholder management

ML lifecycle knowledge

Data literacy

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

M&T Bank in Buffalo, NY seeks an enterprise AI governance leader to own the design and execution of the organization’s AI governance program, building standards, policies, and procedures that move use cases from idea to production.

You will structure the governance roadmap across intake, classification, value assessment, and control design, stand up governance functions, define target state, and drive an implementation plan with clear monitoring, aligned with engineering delivery timelines.