AI Governance Lead: Enterprise Risk & Compliance

Guardian Life; Bethlehem (Northampton County); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life seeks an AI Governance Lead to drive the enterprise AI governance program, partnering with Data Science, AI Platforms, Data Management, and Risk teams to translate strategy into concrete processes and controls. You will manage risk, scale governance across models and RAG workflows, and embed controls into delivery pipelines.

The role requires cross-functional collaboration, strong communication, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while delivering repeatable, auditable

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in data, analytics, AI, technology risk, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience governing AI systems, including models and agentic workflows, at enterprise scale.
• Strong understanding of AI lifecycle considerations, data usage patterns, and risk management principles.
• Proven ability to develop and translate strategy into executable standards, workflows, and operating models.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders across business, technology, risk, and legal teams.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to operate through influence rather than direct control.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of Guardian’s AI governance program across analytics, AI, and agentic use cases.
• Implement enterprise AI governance policies, standards, and guardrails in alignment with defined risk appetite and regulatory expectations.
• Ensure governance processes are repeatable, risk-based, and scalable—not bespoke or ad hoc.
• Own the AI governance operating model, including intake, review, escalation, monitoring, and change management processes.
• Govern AI model lifecycles and AI system behaviors across models, copilots, agents, and RAG workflows, including retrieval strategies, tool use, actions, and human‑in‑the‑loop requirements.
• Embed AI governance controls into platforms and delivery workflows so controls are observable, durable, and auditable.
• Operationalize governance standards for AI development, deployment, monitoring, and retirement.
• Implement risk-based controls and escalation paths based on use case type, data sensitivity, and impact.
• Partner with Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Security teams to ensure AI governance execution meets internal and external requirements.
• Serve as the primary AI governance partner to data science, analytics, engineering, and product teams.
• Coordinate with Data Management and Data Governance leaders to ensure AI governance aligns with data controls, quality expectations, and AI-readiness requirements.
• Support enterprise governance forums by preparing materials, surfacing risks, and enabling timely decision-making.
• Define and track operational KPIs for AI governance execution, including coverage, exceptions, monitoring effectiveness, and remediation trends.
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and emerging risks; recommend adjustments to processes, controls, and tooling.
• Continuously improve governance mechanisms as AI capabilities and use cases evolve.
• Provide leadership to AI governance practitioners and analysts; set priorities, manage workload, and build governance expertise.
• Influence senior stakeholders across business, technology, risk through strong execution, transparency, and practical problem‑solving.

Skills

AI governance

Enterprise risk

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Guardian Life seeks an AI Governance Lead to drive the enterprise AI governance program, partnering with Data Science, AI Platforms, Data Management, and Risk teams to translate strategy into concrete processes and controls. You will manage risk, scale governance across models and RAG workflows, and embed controls into delivery pipelines.

The role requires cross-functional collaboration, strong communication, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while delivering repeatable, auditable