AI Risk & Strategy Program Manager

velera; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Velera is seeking a Risk Intelligence Program Manager to partner with Risk Services, internal Data Science and Technology teams, and external AI vendor partners to translate business objectives into AI initiatives that deliver measurable value while meeting governance, risk, and regulatory requirements.

You will develop and maintain an AI opportunity roadmap for Risk Services, prioritize initiatives, establish success metrics, and coordinate cross‑functional teams to enable scalable, responsible

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Finance, Risk Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience leading or supporting analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, or related business transformation initiatives, including responsibility for stakeholder coordination, requirements development, prioritization, and solution delivery.
• 5+ years of experience working with AI governance, model risk management, responsible AI principles, AI regulatory considerations, explainability, auditability, or technology governance frameworks within a regulated industry or financial services environment.
• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative AI, and emerging AI technologies, including their business applications, capabilities, limitations, and risks.
• Understanding of fraud prevention, risk management, payments, lending, or related operational environments.
• Ability to

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an AI opportunity backlog and roadmap for Risk Services through the lens of AI.
• Partner with business leaders within and outside of Risk to identify opportunities where AI can improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, enhance decision-making, or generate new business value for Risk Services.
• Evaluate and prioritize AI initiatives based on business impact, feasibility, data availability, regulatory considerations, resource capacity, and probability of approval.
• Establish success metrics and performance indicators for AI initiatives.
• Coordinate delivery activities, requirements, testing, implementation planning, and ongoing performance reviews.
• Monitor vendor commitments, deliverables, project timelines, and expected business outcomes.
• Facilitate communication between external partners and internal stakeholders.
• Act as the primary business interface to internal Data Science and AI development teams.
• Translate business objectives into clear requirements, user stories, and use cases in cooperation with Data Science.
• Coordinate prioritization and scheduling of AI development efforts within Risk Services.
• Assist in validating that delivered solutions meet documented business requirements.
• Ensure AI initiatives follow established governance, compliance, risk management, and security requirements, as prescribed by the Velera AI Council.
• Participate in AI intake, review, and approval processes.
• Collaborate with Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Information Security teams as required.
• Support documentation gathering related to AI models, decisioning logic, and business processes to support Audit and explainability to clients.
• Research, evaluate, and pilot innovative AI, machine learning, and risk management technologies to identify opportunities for enhancing Risk Services capabilities, operational efficiency, and fraud prevention outcomes.
• Promote awareness and adoption of AI capabilities across Risk Services.
• Assist teams with identifying opportunities to improve existing AI solutions.
• Develop business cases, presentations, executive updates, and performance reporting.
• Monitor benefits realization and recommend enhancements to existing models and AI workflows.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Analytics leadership

Stakeholder coordination

AI governance experience

Regulatory awareness

AI/ML knowledge

Business case development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Velera is seeking a Risk Intelligence Program Manager to partner with Risk Services, internal Data Science and Technology teams, and external AI vendor partners to translate business objectives into AI initiatives that deliver measurable value while meeting governance, risk, and regulatory requirements.

You will develop and maintain an AI opportunity roadmap for Risk Services, prioritize initiatives, establish success metrics, and coordinate cross‑functional teams to enable scalable, responsible