AI Risk & Governance Lead

MetLife; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 128,800 - 171,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Paid time off

Job summary

MetLife's AI Risk Management team is seeking a qualified professional to support Responsible Use of AI governance. You will coordinate with use case owners, control partners, and vendors to assemble materials, run meetings, and escalate risks as needed.

You’ll apply risk concepts across business processes, provide thoughtful challenge, and help strengthen governance with robust controls. This hybrid role offers strong growth and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or technical field (e.g., statistics, economics, computer science, data science, actuarial science, information systems)
• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries
• Knowledge of AI regulatory frameworks and control areas (e.g., privacy, AI ethics, model risk, data governance, information security)
• Proven ability to coordinate complex, cross‑functional initiatives and engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Strong communication, synthesis, and issue‑management skills, with familiarity in AI/ML concepts and risk/control frameworks

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day RUAI approval execution—intake, coordination, risk assessment, and documentation
• Partner with use case owners to improve submission quality, ensuring completeness and alignment with governance standards
• Coordinate cross-functional engagement with control partners, including scheduling, agendas, and follow‑ups
• Conduct and review risk assessments, identifying issues and escalating as needed while ensuring clarity and consistency
• Enhance governance processes by improving tools/workflows and identifying recurring risk patterns to support reporting and insights

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

AI/ML concepts

Regulatory risk knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quantitative or technical field

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Domino

Langchain

Job description

MetLife's AI Risk Management team is seeking a qualified professional to support Responsible Use of AI governance. You will coordinate with use case owners, control partners, and vendors to assemble materials, run meetings, and escalate risks as needed.

You’ll apply risk concepts across business processes, provide thoughtful challenge, and help strengthen governance with robust controls. This hybrid role offers strong growth and competitive benefits.