Remote AI Risk & Governance Leader

Lincoln Electric; United States; Remote; USD 112,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AIP bonus plan

15% target bonus

Job summary

Lincoln Electric seeks an AI Risk and Governance Lead to establish and oversee an enterprise AI governance framework. You will bridge Legal, ERM, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Internal Audit, Technology, Data Science, and Business teams to ensure responsible AI adoption and regulatory compliance across the organization.

You will translate evolving AI regulations and risk requirements into scalable guardrails, operationalize controls, and monitor AI risk throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Law, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in risk management, governance, compliance, audit, cybersecurity, privacy, data governance, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of experience supporting AI governance programs.
• Experience designing enterprise governance frameworks and operating models.
• Demonstrated knowledge of AI concepts, responsible AI, risk management, privacy, cybersecurity, and model governance.

Responsibilities

• Translate AI regulations and risk management frameworks into governance controls, standards, and procedures.
• Lead governance committees and executive discussions on AI opportunities, risks, and compliance.
• Define roles, responsibilities, decision rights, and accountability for AI oversight.
• Operationalize AI regulations and frameworks (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF).
• Identify and mitigate biases, privacy risks, cybersecurity risks, and regulatory obligations.
• Develop and maintain an enterprise AI risk tiering model and inventories of AI systems and use cases.
• Establish standards for human-in-the-loop, transparency, explainability, and drift monitoring.

Job description

Lincoln Electric seeks an AI Risk and Governance Lead to establish and oversee an enterprise AI governance framework. You will bridge Legal, ERM, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Internal Audit, Technology, Data Science, and Business teams to ensure responsible AI adoption and regulatory compliance across the organization.

You will translate evolving AI regulations and risk requirements into scalable guardrails, operationalize controls, and monitor AI risk throughout the lifecycle.