Staff AI Model Risk & GenAI Specialist

OhioX; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health insurance

Remote work

Job summary

Upstart is seeking a Staff Model Risk Specialist to independently drive core components of the model risk management program for Upstart Bank. You will oversee risk across a diverse set of models and GenAI applications, including lending, fraud, compliance, and operations, collaborating with ML, risk, and business teams.

You will translate complex technical concepts for stakeholders and help shape governance for evolving GenAI technologies, with opportunities to influence risk posture across the

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in quantitative field such as finance, mathematics, economics, statistics or related discipline.
• 4+ years in model risk management, validation, governance, machine learning, data science, AI governance, or related technical risk function.
• Internship or project experience related to model risk management, ML, or data science.
• Basic understanding of AI/ML methodologies such as tree-based models and neural networks.
• General familiarity with GenAI applications.
• Experience coding in R, Python, or Matlab

Responsibilities

• Partner with ML teams and stakeholders to maintain model inventories, risk assessments, and governance materials.
• Review methodologies, data inputs, designs, performance measures, and limitations for risk identification.
• Apply risk-based evaluation of quantitative methods and GenAI technologies.
• Conduct model risk assessments, monitoring reviews, and analyses to support policies and regulator expectations.
• Help develop governance approaches for new AI/ML technologies and GenAI.
• Respond to model- and GenAI-related questions from regulators and partners.
• Track risk issues, remediation plans, and program goals as inventory grows.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Git

Machine learning

GenAI

Education

Master’s degree in quantitative field

PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Matlab

Git

Job description

Upstart is seeking a Staff Model Risk Specialist to independently drive core components of the model risk management program for Upstart Bank. You will oversee risk across a diverse set of models and GenAI applications, including lending, fraud, compliance, and operations, collaborating with ML, risk, and business teams.

You will translate complex technical concepts for stakeholders and help shape governance for evolving GenAI technologies, with opportunities to influence risk posture across the