VP, AI Risk & Governance — Strategic Risk Leader

MetLife; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 239,000 - 318,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan and medical insurance

Retirement and 401(k) with match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Tuition assistance

Job summary

MetLife is seeking a Vice President to lead AI risk and governance within Global Risk Management. The role defines governance requirements for AI, translates regulatory expectations into controls, and ensures AI activities align with risk appetite.

Collaboration across GRM, Data & Analytics, Legal, Privacy, Information Security, and Business stakeholders is essential. The position balances AI development with disciplined risk oversight, driving scalable governance, control effectiveness, and

Qualifications

• 12+ years’ risk management experience within financial services or regulated industry.
• Deep understanding of AI technologies and associated risks, including ML, generative AI, agentic AI, model risk, and data risk.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and enhancing enterprise governance frameworks, policies, standards, and approval processes.
• Demonstrated success operating within complex, matrixed organizations and influencing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of the AI governance approval process, including risk-based review, challenge, escalation, and alignment to enterprise risk appetite and responsible AI principles.
• Provide credible second-line challenge and leadership to senior stakeholders on acceptable use, control requirements, and mitigation strategies for AI risks.
• Translate risk appetite and regulatory expectations into actionable governance requirements and control expectations.
• Identify and assess novel, emerging, and cross-cutting risks arising from AI.
• Drive strategic improvements to AI risk and governance processes, including transparency, efficiency, operating model design, and reporting.
• Help implement the strategic vision for AI risk management, including scalable governance and monitoring capabilities.
• Partner with control functions and business teams to embed effective controls across the AI lifecycle.
• Operationalize risk-based integration across governance processes at the workflow and control level.

Skills

Risk governance

AI risk literacy

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree required

Advanced degree in AI/data science/ML (preferred)

Job description

MetLife is seeking a Vice President to lead AI risk and governance within Global Risk Management. The role defines governance requirements for AI, translates regulatory expectations into controls, and ensures AI activities align with risk appetite.

Collaboration across GRM, Data & Analytics, Legal, Privacy, Information Security, and Business stakeholders is essential. The position balances AI development with disciplined risk oversight, driving scalable governance, control effectiveness, and