AI Risk & Compliance Analyst

AI Risk & Compliance Analyst

Location: New York, NY or Charlotte, NC
Duration: 6-Month Contract

We are seeking an experienced AI Risk & Compliance Analyst to support the governance, risk assessment, and compliance review of AI initiatives across the organization. This is a hands‑on role focused on AI governance, responsible AI practices, regulatory compliance, and risk management. The ideal candidate will help improve AI intake and review processes, assess AI‑related risks, maintain governance documentation, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure AI activities align with legal, privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.

• Manage and enhance AI use case intake, triage, risk classification, approvals, and tracking processes.
• Perform risk and compliance assessments for AI and Generative AI use cases.
• Evaluate AI tools, platforms, vendors, and processes for privacy, security, regulatory, intellectual property, bias, transparency, and operational risks.
• Maintain AI governance inventories, including use cases, vendors, risk ratings, approvals, and control requirements.
• Translate regulatory and governance requirements into practical risk assessment criteria and control frameworks.
• Partner with Legal, Privacy, Security, Procurement, Technology, and business teams on reviews, approvals, remediation plans, and ongoing monitoring.
• Support third‑party AI risk assessments and vendor governance reviews.
• Develop and maintain AI governance artifacts, workflows, documentation, reporting, and metrics.
• Track and report on AI governance activities, risk trends, remediation efforts, and compliance status.

• 5+ years of experience in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Information Security, Privacy, Technology Risk, Audit, Third‑Party Risk, Model Risk, or related fields.
• 2+ years of hands‑on experience in AI Governance, Responsible AI, AI Risk Management, AI Compliance, Machine Learning Governance, or Emerging Technology Risk.
• Experience reviewing Generative AI, Machine Learning, SaaS‑based AI solutions, automated workflows, and analytics platforms.
• Strong understanding of AI‑related risks including:
  • Data leakage and confidential data exposure
  • Privacy and regulatory compliance
  • Intellectual property concerns
  • Hallucination and accuracy risks
  • Bias and fairness considerations
  • Automated decision‑making and transparency
  • Vendor and third‑party AI risks
  • Human oversight and governance controls

• Experience establishing or improving AI governance and review frameworks.
• Experience managing AI use case, model, or automated decisioning inventories.
• Experience working in large, matrixed enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with GRC and workflow tools such as Jira, SharePoint, One Trust, Archer, Metric Stream, or similar platforms.
• Experience creating governance dashboards, executive reporting, KPIs, and operational metrics.
• Relevant certifications preferred: AIGP, CISA, CRISC, CISM, CISSP, CDPSE, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, or equivalent.