Senior GenAI Model Risk Validator & AI Validation Lead

The Hartford; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford seeks a Senior Analyst in Model Risk Management to lead validation of GenAI and agentic AI models across the enterprise. You will independently review, challenge, and validate models to meet internal standards, regulatory expectations, and ethical AI principles.

Responsibilities include designing testing approaches, evaluating inputs and prompts, and producing clear validation reports while partnering with Data Science and governance teams.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in AI/ML or related field with strong math foundations.
• 3+ years in machine learning or data science, 1+ years on GenAI/agentic AI.
• Solid programming, testing, and model validation experience.
• Experience with cloud AI tools and responsible AI practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform model validations on GenAI and agentic AI use cases across The Hartford to ensure models perform effectively.
• Review and assess testing techniques to ensure accuracy, robustness, and reliability.
• Assess data inputs, prompt and context engineering for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Design/testing approaches for non-deterministic AI systems, including variability analysis.
• Identify findings and recommendations to mitigate model risk and prepare validation reports.
• Governance accountability for findings tracking, remediation testing, and validation.
• Enhance GenAI validation framework with standardized metrics and tooling.
• Strengthen partnerships with Data Science to align risk practices with evolving modeling.
• Stay informed on AI advancements and regulatory expectations; report progress.
• Evaluate tools like VertexAI, LangChain, HuggingFace, and OpenAI APIs for validation use.

Skills

Python

SQL

Git

GenAI concepts

Education

Master's degree (MS) or PhD in Artificial Intelligence / ML / CS / Statistics

Tools

GCP Vertex AI

Google ADK

AWS SageMaker

LangChain / LangGraph

HuggingFace

OpenAI APIs

Job description

The Hartford seeks a Senior Analyst in Model Risk Management to lead validation of GenAI and agentic AI models across the enterprise. You will independently review, challenge, and validate models to meet internal standards, regulatory expectations, and ethical AI principles.

Responsibilities include designing testing approaches, evaluating inputs and prompts, and producing clear validation reports while partnering with Data Science and governance teams.