Senior AI Risk & Governance Lead

MetLife; Bridgewater (MA); Hybrid; USD 128,800 - 171,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401(k) with employer matching

Life insurance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

MetLife is seeking to join the AI Risk Management team in Global Risk Management. You will help govern Responsible Use of AI, coordinate with controls, use case owners, vendors, and stakeholders to assemble materials, and raise risks for leadership decisioning as needed.

The role requires strong project and stakeholder management, fluency in AI concepts, and the ability to challenge processes while maintaining governance standards. Hybrid work model in the US is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or technical field (statistics, economics, CS, data science, actuarial science, information systems).
• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries.
• Knowledge of AI regulatory frameworks and control areas (privacy, AI ethics, model risk, data governance, information security).
• Proven ability to coordinate complex, cross‑functional initiatives and engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong communication, synthesis, and issue‑management skills, with familiarity in AI/ML concepts and risk/control frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day RUAI approval execution—intake, coordination, risk assessment, and documentation.
• Partner with use case owners to improve submission quality, ensuring completeness and alignment with governance standards.
• Coordinate cross-functional engagement with control partners, including scheduling, agendas, and follow‑ups.
• Conduct and review risk assessments, identifying issues and escalating as needed while ensuring clarity and consistency.
• Enhance governance processes by improving tools/workflows and identifying recurring risk patterns to support reporting and insights.

Skills

AI risk management

cross-functional coordination

stakeholder management

risk assessment

communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree (quantitative/technical)

Advanced degree or credential (quantitative field, law, risk, actuarial, security, or privacy)

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Domino

Langchain

Job description

MetLife is seeking to join the AI Risk Management team in Global Risk Management. You will help govern Responsible Use of AI, coordinate with controls, use case owners, vendors, and stakeholders to assemble materials, and raise risks for leadership decisioning as needed.

The role requires strong project and stakeholder management, fluency in AI concepts, and the ability to challenge processes while maintaining governance standards. Hybrid work model in the US is available.