AI Governance & Risk Analyst

Crocs, Inc.; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 87,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Crocs, Inc. is building a centralized Enterprise AI function. The AI Governance & Risk Analyst will establish policies, controls, and oversight to enable rapid AI work while protecting the company.

The role partners with engineers, Legal, Information Security, IT, and auditors to manage risk and ensure responsible AI practices. The ideal candidate has governance, risk, or compliance experience, familiarity with AI/ML concepts, and the ability to translate requirements into practical workflows.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of governance, risk management, compliance, internal audit, information security, or related discipline.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and modern AI systems to evaluate risk and design controls.
• Strong enterprise risk frameworks and awareness of SOX and data privacy regulations.
• Translate policy and regulatory requirements into practical workflows and controls.
• Excellent written communication and audit-ready documentation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain enterprise AI governance framework, including policies on use, data handling, model risk, and audit trails.
• Translate governance requirements into practical workflows, templates, checklists, and review gates.
• Conduct risk assessments for new AI use cases, considering data sensitivity, regulatory exposure, business impact, and model behavior.
• Maintain the AI risk register with risks, mitigations, owners, and status.
• Design and integrate controls in AI solutions before launch, including human review checkpoints and monitoring.
• Support compliance for AI initiatives including SOX-related pricing and data privacy requirements.
• Create audit-ready documentation and evidence packages for internal and external audits.
• Partner with Legal, IT, engineering, and business stakeholders on AI risk and compliance.

Skills

Governance

Risk management

Compliance

Internal audit

Information security

AI familiarity

SOX knowledge

Policy development

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Information Systems, Risk Management, Legal Studies, or related field

Job description

At Crocs, Inc., every career offers a chance to make a real impact. No two journeys look the same. And that's exactly how we like it. Whether you’re welcoming customers into our stores, collaborating with global teams at our headquarters, or keeping operations moving at our distribution centers, your impact is real and valued. At Crocs, Inc. you’re not expected to fit a mold. You’re encouraged to break it and create something better.

Overview

Crocs, Inc. is building a centralized Enterprise AI function to drive responsible adoption of artificial intelligence across the organization. Reporting to the Sr Manager, AI Solutions & Delivery, the AI Governance & Risk Analyst will establish the policies, controls, risk assessments, and oversight processes that allow the team to move quickly while protecting the company. This role partners closely with engineers, analysts, business stakeholders, Legal, Information Security, IT, and auditors to build practical guardrails, evaluate AI risk, support compliance, and champion responsible AI practices. The ideal candidate brings strong governance, risk, or compliance fundamentals, along with enough familiarity with AI and modern model behavior to assess risk, design controls, and ask the right questions from day one.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain the enterprise AI governance framework, including policies for acceptable use, data handling, model risk, human-in-the-loop requirements, audit trails, and responsible AI principles.
• Translate governance requirements into practical workflows, templates, checklists, and review gates that teams can follow as part of day-to-day AI intake, delivery, and oversight.
• Conduct risk assessments for new AI use cases, evaluating data sensitivity, regulatory exposure, business impact, model behavior, and potential unintended consequences.
• Build and maintain the AI risk register, tracking identified risks, mitigation strategies, owners, and status across the Enterprise AI portfolio.
• Partner with engineering and solutions teams to design appropriate controls into AI solutions before launch, including human review checkpoints, escalation paths, fallback mechanisms, and monitoring requirements.
• Support compliance for AI initiatives, including SOX-relevant pricing, promotions, and financial processes, as well as applicable data privacy, consumer protection, and AI regulatory requirements.
• Build and maintain audit-ready documentation, evidence packages, and oversight processes that demonstrate compliance to internal audit, external auditors, and regulators as needed.
• Serve as a key partner to Legal, Information Security, IT, engineering, and business stakeholders on AI-related risk, compliance, responsible AI practices, incident response, and continuous process improvement.

What You'll Bring to the Table

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Information Systems, Risk Management, Legal Studies, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in governance, risk management, compliance, internal audit, information security, or a related discipline.
• Working familiarity with AI/ML concepts and how modern AI systems (including LLMs and generative AI) function — sufficient to evaluate risk, design appropriate controls, and ask the right questions of engineering teams. You don’t need to build models, but you need to understand them.
• Strong understanding of enterprise risk frameworks and compliance requirements — particularly SOX, with familiarity in data privacy and consumer protection regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to translate policy and regulatory requirements into practical workflows and controls that operational teams can follow.
• Excellent written communication skills — able to produce clear policies, risk assessments, and audit-ready documentation.
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail — you spot the issue others miss and ask the question others didn’t think to ask.
• Self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity — this is a new function, and you’ll be helping define how governance operates, not just following an established playbook.

#LI-AE1The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We accept applications on an ongoing basis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other classification protected by law.

Title: AI Governance & Risk Analyst

Salary or Pay Range: $87,000 - $97,000

Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.

At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team.