Remote AI Model Risk Advisor

CSAA Insurance Group; Montana City (MT); Remote; USD 117,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

CSAA Insurance Group seeks a Model Risk Advisor to promote governance of AI policies, maintain model inventories, and assess risks across the enterprise. The role emphasizes collaboration with risk, compliance, and audit teams while advancing AI governance practices in a remote setting.

You will monitor KRIs, support validation activities, and help implement robust governance controls, policies, and standards to protect customers and the organization.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Model risk management related practices, risk, and audit.
• Knowledge of compliance monitoring and/or auditing principles.
• Knowledge of privacy, security, and AI Model governance standards.
• Capable of independently authoring and communicating technical and business information in a variety of formats and explaining complex and/or technical topics relating to AI Model governance.
• Good written and verbal skills, including an ability to translate technical information into concepts that are easily understood.
• Strong strategic, interpersonal, communication, and critical thinking skills required.
• Experience in deploying AI Model governance, Model Risk programs across a large enterprise.
• AI Model Governance policy, standard, controls establishment, enforcement, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Engage with the enterprise AI community to promote awareness, understanding, and adoption of AI governance policies, standards, and responsible AI practices.
• Establish and maintain a complete inventory of statistical, machine learning, AI, and GenAI models, including ownership, risk ratings, and required model metadata.
• Assess model risk based on complexity, regulatory requirements, business impact, and usage, and identify emerging risks associated with AI and model activities.
• Implement and maintain Model Risk Management frameworks, processes, controls, policies, standards, and procedures in partnership with key team members.
• Monitor model performance, governance controls, KRIs, and compliance with established policies and standards, calling out issues as appropriate.
• Support model validation and testing activities by defining scope, assessing results, documenting findings, and communicating recommendations to team members.
• Participate in AI Model Governance oversight activities, including audits, peer reviews, governance reviews, and risk assessments.
• Develop reporting, metrics, and executive-level insights that provide access to AI governance, model risk, control effectiveness, and areas of concern.
• Partner with internal teams, Enterprise Risk, auditors, and external suppliers to maintain accurate governance documentation and address identified risks.
• Monitor evolving regulatory and Department of Insurance expectations related to AI and model risk and incorporate requirements into governance practices.
• Find opportunities to improve, automate, and streamline AI governance processes, tools, and controls.
• Evaluate governance processes and tools, resolve issues, and recommend improvements when appropriate.

Skills

Model risk management

AI governance

Regulatory compliance

Data privacy & security

Technical communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Auditing principles

Risk assessment

Governance standards

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information management, data science or a related field

Job description

CSAA Insurance Group seeks a Model Risk Advisor to promote governance of AI policies, maintain model inventories, and assess risks across the enterprise. The role emphasizes collaboration with risk, compliance, and audit teams while advancing AI governance practices in a remote setting.

You will monitor KRIs, support validation activities, and help implement robust governance controls, policies, and standards to protect customers and the organization.