Director, Banking Risk & AI Governance

West Monroe; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k plan

Unlimited PTO

Ten paid holidays

Job summary

West Monroe seeks a Director to build and lead our Risk & Regulatory capabilities within the Banking practice. You will advise financial institutions on technology and data risk, including AI considerations, and shape market offerings while growing the discipline.

This leadership role requires 12+ years of relevant experience and a proven ability to originate opportunities and develop teams. The role emphasizes executive relationship management, complex engagements, and the ability to translate

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant consulting, banking, risk, or regulatory experience.
• Deep expertise in enterprise technology risk and/or data risk within banking or financial services.
• Strong understanding of banking risk management, governance, controls, regulatory expectations, and the three lines model.
• Experience addressing emerging risks associated with AI, data, technology transformation, cloud, automation, or other evolving technologies.

Responsibilities

• Advise banking executives and risk leaders on enterprise technology and data risk, including governance, controls, risk assessment, regulatory expectations, and transformation.
• Help clients identify and manage emerging risks associated with AI, data, technology modernization, third-party ecosystems, automation, and evolving digital capabilities.
• Connect technology and data risks to broader enterprise and operational risk frameworks, translating complex issues into practical actions for business, risk, and technology leaders.
• Lead complex risk and regulatory engagements, overseeing strategy, approach, teams, quality, financial performance, and executive stakeholder relationships.
• Apply knowledge of traditional banking risk and regulatory expectations to develop pragmatic solutions that balance risk management, compliance, and business objectives.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients, exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs.
• Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes.

Skills

AI risk

Regulatory risk

Executive leadership

Banking risk

Technology risk

Job description

West Monroe seeks a Director to build and lead our Risk & Regulatory capabilities within the Banking practice. You will advise financial institutions on technology and data risk, including AI considerations, and shape market offerings while growing the discipline.

This leadership role requires 12+ years of relevant experience and a proven ability to originate opportunities and develop teams. The role emphasizes executive relationship management, complex engagements, and the ability to translate