Remote AVP, Model & AI Governance

Humana; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 189,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

PTO

Job summary

Humana, Inc. seeks an Associate Vice President for Model & AI Governance to establish and oversee the organization's AI governance, risk management, and responsible AI framework.

The role reports to the Chief Audit & Risk Officer and leads a hybrid team of internal associates and external partners. The candidate will drive governance across models, AI technologies, and third-party solutions while advising executive management on emerging AI risks.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in risk management, model risk management, AI governance, technology risk, data governance, analytics, compliance, internal audit or other disciplines.
• Significant experience leading enterprise‑wide model governance, AI governance, responsible AI, or technology risk programs.
• Demonstrated experience presenting complex risk, technology, analytics, and AI governance topics to executive leadership and Board audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously enhance the enterprise model governance framework, including model identification, inventory, classification, risk tiering, development, validation, approval, implementation, monitoring, change management, retirement and documentation.
• Define model risk appetite, risk taxonomy, minimum control standards, governance requirements and escalation thresholds.
• Provide effective challenge over model development, validation, implementation, monitoring and performance.
• Oversee the enterprise model inventory and ensure appropriate ownership, accountability, documentation, and risk classification.
• Establish standards for model validation, including conceptual soundness, performance, stability, data quality, bias, explainability and ongoing monitoring.
• Ensure appropriate governance over third-party and externally developed models.
• Develop and oversee the organization’s Responsible AI framework and principles.
• Establish governance standards addressing fairness, bias, transparency, explainability, accountability, privacy, human oversight, safety, security, and appropriate use of AI.
• Establish processes for AI use-case risk intake, risk assessment, approval, monitoring, and ongoing oversight, working closely with other AI governance functions to simplify and streamline processes.
• Develop standards for responsible use of generative AI, large language models, AI agents, automated decision-making and other emerging technologies, partnering with other stakeholders to ensure cross functional alignment.

Skills

AI governance

Risk management

Executive communication

Model governance

Regulatory awareness

Healthcare knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Humana, Inc. seeks an Associate Vice President for Model & AI Governance to establish and oversee the organization's AI governance, risk management, and responsible AI framework.

The role reports to the Chief Audit & Risk Officer and leads a hybrid team of internal associates and external partners. The candidate will drive governance across models, AI technologies, and third-party solutions while advising executive management on emerging AI risks.