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Become a AI Governance & Risk Director

High Growth

Develops and enforces responsible AI frameworks across an organization, managing risk assessment and regulatory compliance. Day-to-day involves creating AI governance policies, conducting risk assessments on AI projects, managing AI model inventory and documentation, coordinating with legal on regulatory compliance, presenting risk posture to board and executives, and overseeing AI incident response procedures.

$185K$140,000 - $280,000
4moAvg Transition
HighGrowth Rate

Skills Required

Risk management frameworks (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001)Regulatory knowledge (EU AI Act, state AI laws)AI/ML technology understandingPolicy development and governanceExecutive communicationAudit and compliance methodologyThird-party risk managementLegal and contractual understandingData protection regulations

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