AI Governance Lead

Job role : AI Governance Lead

Duration : 6 months Contract-to-hire

Location : After a 1-2 weeks of onboarding, they could work remote, with some travel to HQ, Poughkeepsie, NY

Establish and champion the AI Center of Excellence (AI COE) to lead the development, adoption, and governance of AI across the organization.

Working closely with selected partner to develop and uphold robust AI governance frameworks, policies, and standards-such as those set by NIST and ISO 27001-to ensure the responsible and ethical use of AI, supporting organization-wide adoption while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Collaborating closely with the Compliance Officer, risk management, and security leads to proactively managing risks arising from AI technologies, leveraging industry best practices and insights from the AI COE. Offer guidance, training, and support to all stakeholders to foster a culture of responsible AI adoption, accountability, and innovation throughout the enterprise.

Priorities for the client :

priorities we discussed for enhancing processes with AI, here are the key areas :

Operations : Landing (Consumer / Real Estate / Consumer) : Underwriting (top priority), Portfolio, Loan approval, etc. (RPA + AI / Agentic) and any other offerings you might suggest.

Operations : Contact / Call Center

Growth : Marketing / Personalization / others.

Risk : Fraud Detection.