AI Risk Senior Specialist

Truist; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation holidays

Job summary

Truist is seeking an AI Risk Senior Specialist in the United States to oversee AI policies, risk tiering, and governance across Technology and Business Units. The role emphasizes independent oversight, SME leadership, and collaboration with risk teams to ensure compliant, scalable AI solutions.

Key duties include evaluating AI use cases, maturing controls, and driving improvements in risk assessment tools while aligning with regulatory expectations. Regular shift; strong communication required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience.
• 10+ years in banking, technology, operations, or risk management.
• Experience with AI lifecycle governance and risk assessment methods.
• Knowledge of AI regulatory frameworks and compliance standards.
• Strong business acumen and executive communication.
• Ability to operate independently and navigate ambiguity.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for credibility with leadership.
• Proven ability to manage complex initiatives and deliver executive work.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent risk oversight for AI across technology and business units.
• Serve as SME for AI risk framework, reporting and mitigation.
• Assess maturity and adequacy of AI controls to balance growth and risk.
• Promote proactive risk culture with risk teams and partners.
• Review first line risk program outcomes and challenge results.
• Monitor regulatory, compliance, and audit matters for AI risk areas.

Skills

Independent work

Risk management

AI governance

Regulatory knowledge

Problem solving

Strategic influence

Interpersonal skills

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Tableau

RSA Archer

Job description

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Regular or Temporary: Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

AI Risk Senior Specialist will be responsible for maintaining and monitoring adherence to AI policies and procedures, conducting risk tiering, ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks and providing independent risk oversight to one or more domains. This role involves collaborating with various departments to manage AI-related risks effectively and support the organization's AI governance initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide independent risk oversight (i.e. LOD2) for Truist Technology and Truist Business Units through the effective identification, mitigation, monitoring and reporting of transverse AI risk (e.g., technology, data, operational, compliance) within Enterprise Technology.
2. Serve as a subject matter expert and steward of the AI Risk Framework to identify, report and mitigate AI risks.
3. Execute independent assessment and oversight of the maturity and adequacy of AI controls to achieve business outcomes that balance business growth and risk management objectives.
4. Strengthen and sustain proactive risk culture through conducting effective risk focused management and partnership routines with risk teams and internal partners. Interface with senior leaders and key partners across the organization.
5. Review and challenge outcomes of first line-of-defense (i.e., LOD1) risk program execution.
6. Monitor legal, regulatory, compliance and audit matters for assigned risk oversight area(s) and ensure timely action; Embed AI-related risk considerations in policies and governance routines.
7. Lead complex efforts with broad people, process and technology impacts impact and implications. Provide informal leadership to others in a matrixed environment. Serves as an AI Risk SME on complex solutions.
8. Use acumen and skills to effectively bridge business, technology and control functions seamlessly. Pivot quickly between advisory consultant and effective challenge roles.
9. Monitor adherence to AI policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
10. Evaluate AI Use Cases in partnership with other risk SMEs, categorizing them based on their risk levels.
11. Drive improvement in assessment tools and approaches for measuring and monitoring AI-related risks.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 1. Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2. Ten+years of banking, technology, operations or risk management experience.
• 3. Experience with AI lifecycle governance and risk assessment methodologies.
• 4. Knowledge of AI regulatory frameworks and compliance standards.
• 5. Strong business acumen / knowledge, management experience, problem solving, critical thinking, influencing and decision-making skills.
• 6. Experience operating independently and navigating ambiguity to deliver value.
• 7. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills demonstrating the ability to establish credibility with all levels of management effectively.
• 8. Demonstrated ability to organize and manage complex initiatives and deliver high-quality, executive level work products.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1. Advanced degree in a related field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Risk Management).
• 2. Familiarity with financial services technology-related laws, rules, regulations, and risk management standards (e.g. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)).
• 3. Familiarity with risk measurement approaches including development of Key Risk Indicators and thresholds and associated reporting and analytics tools (e.g. Tableau).
• 4. Familiarity with enterprise Governance Risk and Compliance (eGRC) platforms and tools (e.g., RSA Archer) Professional certifications in AI or risk management (e.g., CRISC, CISM).

The annual base salary for this position is $180,000-$200,000.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation

All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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