Assistant Director for Operations, Artificial Intelligence Safety & Education; RAIS

The New York State Department of Financial Services seeks to build an equitable, transparent, and resilient financial system that benefits individuals and supports business. Through engagement, data‑driven regulation and policy, and operational excellence, the Department and its employees are responsible for empowering consumers and protecting them from financial harm; ensuring the health of the entities we regulate; driving economic growth in New York through responsible innovation;

and preserving the stability of the global financial system.

Assistant Director for Operations, Responsible Artificial Intelligence Safety and Education (RAISE)

• Serve as project lead for operations work streams related to Article 44‑B of the General Business Law, including implementation of requirements related to transparency, reporting, and disclosure; review of filed reports and disclosures; engagement with other governmental authorities; and preparation of annual reports.
• Develop and implement plans related to systems, staffing, budget, internal controls, and other operations, in coordination with staff in other Divisions including Operations.
• Manage operations staff and oversee contractors responsible for implementing Article 44‑B.
• Coordinate with the Assistant Policy Director to ensure harmonization of policy goals with systems, staffing, budgetary, internal controls, and other operational plans.
• Coordinate with Information Technology Services (NYS ITS) to oversee the development and maintenance of technology systems necessary to implement Article 44‑B.
• Manage day‑to‑day relationships with other governmental authorities regarding operations.
• Maintain a strong knowledge of frontier AI models and efforts to regulate them.
• Brief senior officials and the Superintendent on related matters as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

• A bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of relevant work experience, including 3 years in technology‑related roles.
• Substitutions:
  Associate degree may substitute for two years of specialized experience; bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years; master’s degree for five years; J.D. for six years;
  Ph.D. for seven years.
• Demonstrated knowledge of artificial intelligence systems.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong analytical and management skills.

This is an appointment to a position in the exempt jurisdictional class, served at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

Salary: $127,507 – $160,911 (salary commensurate with experience)

Positions located within the New York City metropolitan area, as well as Suffolk, Nassau, Rockland, and Westchester Counties, are eligible to receive an additional $4,000 annual downstate adjustment.

Appointment to this position is pending Governor Appointment’s Office and Division of Budget approval.