VP, AI Risk & Governance

LPL Financial; New York (NY); On-site; USD 137,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial seeks a Vice President II, AI Risk and Governance, to lead the firm’s AI risk and governance program in a strategic, enterprise-wide capacity. You will shape risk standards, collaborate with technology, compliance, and audit, and drive governance efforts across lines of business to balance innovation with regulatory expectations.

The role demands senior-level leadership, deep regulatory understanding, and the ability to translate complex AI and regulatory risk concepts into

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Risk Management, Economics, Finance, Data Science, Information Systems, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of risk management, technology risk, model risk, compliance, data governance, or related control discipline, preferably in a regulated financial institution.
• 5+ years of AI, machine learning, model risk, data governance, technology governance, or AI-related risk and compliance.
• Experience establishing and executing multi-year strategies, operating models, risk frameworks, or enterprise governance programs.

Responsibilities

• Establish and execute the firm’s multi-year AI risk and governance strategy across business, technology, and control functions.
• Lead an integrated enterprise function spanning AI governance, models and monitoring, model risk management, control testing, and governance programs.
• Develop and maintain the enterprise AI governance framework, including policies, standards, risk-classification methodologies, approval requirements, and governance forums.
• Advise executive leadership and shape firm-wide decisions regarding AI risk, adoption, deployment readiness, investment, prioritization, and risk acceptance.

Skills

AI governance

risk management

regulatory knowledge

leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Job description

LPL Financial seeks a Vice President II, AI Risk and Governance, to lead the firm’s AI risk and governance program in a strategic, enterprise-wide capacity. You will shape risk standards, collaborate with technology, compliance, and audit, and drive governance efforts across lines of business to balance innovation with regulatory expectations.

The role demands senior-level leadership, deep regulatory understanding, and the ability to translate complex AI and regulatory risk concepts into