Senior AI Risk & Governance Leader

MetLife; Bridgewater (MA); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Volunteer time off

Job summary

MetLife’s Global Risk Management Group is seeking a candidate for the AI Risk Management team to oversee RUAI governance and approval processes. You will engage with use case owners, vendors, and control partners to collect materials, set agendas, and escalate risks as needed.

You’ll bring project management, stakeholder engagement, and AI risk knowledge to challenge processes and strengthen controls across the enterprise in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or technical field (e.g., statistics, economics, computer science, data science, actuarial science, information systems)
• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries
• Knowledge of AI regulatory frameworks and control areas (e.g., 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

Strong communication

Synthesis

Issue management

Cross-functional coordination

AI/ML concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative/technical field

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Domino

Langchain

Job description

MetLife’s Global Risk Management Group is seeking a candidate for the AI Risk Management team to oversee RUAI governance and approval processes. You will engage with use case owners, vendors, and control partners to collect materials, set agendas, and escalate risks as needed.

You’ll bring project management, stakeholder engagement, and AI risk knowledge to challenge processes and strengthen controls across the enterprise in a hybrid work environment.