Project Leader - III

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Project Leader III/ Governance Program Coordinator in New York, NY. This hybrid role blends governance operations with program execution for a two-month contract with potential extension.

Expect 40 hours per week, with a mix of virtual and onsite interviews. The role supports AI risk governance within Enterprise Risk Management, handling governance workflows, meeting logistics, action tracking, and executive briefing materials while balancing

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in governance, risk, or compliance; preferably financial services or insurance.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate programs and execute deliverables independently.
• Strong project coordination skills.
• Clear, concise written communication; drafting documents and executive-level materials.
• Working familiarity with AI governance concepts and regulatory expectations.
• Ability to shift between strategic coordination and ground execution.
• Comfort in a fast-moving program with shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the AI review team and lifecycle workflow.
• Coordinate meeting logistics: agenda, pre-reads, briefing docs, follow-up.
• Serve as a liaison between governance functions to ensure clean handoffs.
• Track and report open actions, escalations, and milestones across the program.
• Prepare status updates and briefing materials for senior leadership and committees.
• Review governance documents (policies, procedures, standards, templates) and keep them current.
• Develop and maintain project plans; drive execution of the program roadmap with cross-functional teams.
• Draft and execute governance communications, including notifications, training, and reference guides.

Skills

Governance experience

Project coordination

Executive communication

Independent execution

AI governance familiarity

Adaptability

Job description

Job Title: Project Leader III/ Governance Program Coordinator

Location: New York, NY

Hybrid: Mon/Fri Remote; Tues-Thurs Onsite

Hours: 40 hours per week

Interviews: 1 virtual Teams, 2nd onsite

Contract: 2 months - potential extension

Overview:

Client is seeking a skilled contractor to support the AI Risk Governance team within Enterprise Risk Management. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role that blends program coordination with direct task ownership. The ideal candidate knows how AI governance programs work, can operate independently, and thrives in an environment where the work spans both supporting an active governance program and enhancing it to make it more robust. This is not a strategy or advisory role.

This role covers two tracks of work simultaneously:

Governance Operations:

• Support the AI review team and lifecycle workflow.


• Coordinate working group meeting logistics: agenda development, pre-read preparation, briefing documents, and action item follow-up.


• Serve as a liaison between governance functions ensuring handoffs happen cleanly.


• Track and report on open action items, escalations, and milestone commitments across the governance program.


• Prepare status updates and briefing materials for senior leadership and committee-level audiences.

Program Execution:

• Review Governance program documents, including policies, procedures, standards, templates, based on guidance provided.


• Develop and maintain project plans; own execution of program roadmap deliverables from planning through delivery in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders


• Support the drafting and execution of governance program communications, including stakeholder notifications, training materials, and reference guides.

Required:

• 5 to 10 years of experience in a governance, risk, or compliance function; preferably in financial services or insurance.


• Demonstrated ability to both coordinate programs and execute deliverables independently.


• Strong project coordination skills.


• Clear, concise written communication; comfortable drafting documents, executive-level committee materials, and stakeholder-facing content.


• Working familiarity with AI governance concepts: use-case risk assessment, responsible AI principles, and relevant regulatory expectations.


• Able to shift between strategic coordination and ground-level execution.


• Comfortable operating in an active, fast-moving program where priorities can shift.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting a formal AI governance, model risk, or enterprise risk program.


• Familiarity with NIST AI RMF or similar frameworks.


• Prior exposure to executive committee governance (agendas, briefing materials, action tracking).


• Certifications such as PMP and AIGP are a plus.

Success in this role:

You need an understanding of how enterprise AI governance programs work and the discipline to drive execution across a multi-stakeholder environment. This is not an advisory, AI strategy, AI engineering, or model risk technical validation role. You will not build AI systems or conduct quantitative model testing.