Director - AI Risk Management

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity. 

Skills and Competencies

• Risk Management Expertise: 7–10+ years of experience in risk management, AI/ML development, audit, or compliance roles, ideally in technology-driven environments.
• AI/ML Technical Depth: Hands-on experience with AI/ML development, including LLMs, RAG architectures, and GenAI risk mitigation strategies.
• Engineering Collaboration: Ability to engage deeply with technical teams, ask probing questions, and embed governance checkpoints into CI/CD pipelines without slowing delivery.
• Governance Frameworks: Familiarity with NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and evolving regulatory landscapes (e.g., EU AI Act).
• Vendor AI Risk Assessment: Ability to understand risks and controls of vendor-provided AI tools and evaluate business use case risk assessments and integration into Moody’s products and process workflows.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to influence across Legal, Compliance, Cybersecurity, and Product teams.
• Analytical & Scenario Thinking: Ability to assess nuanced risks for AI integrations beyond basic cybersecurity and data residency concerns.
  Model Lifecycle Governance: Expertise in end-to-end model lifecycle management—development, validation, monitoring, and retirement—aligned with SR 11-7 and internal governance standards. 

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Risk Management, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Preferred certifications: CRISC, CGRC, AIGC, CIPP/US or CIPP/E, ISO/IEC 42001, PMP or equivalent project management certification.

Responsibilities
The Director of Risk Management – AI Governance is a senior member of the Moody’s Analytics Risk Management team, responsible for driving the governance and oversight of AI/ML technologies across a dynamic, development-focused organization. This role is tasked with ensuring that AI adoption within our products and operations is responsible and, safe, and aligned with best practice and enterprise risk standards.
The position will partner closely with engineering and product teams to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with AI/ML use cases, embedding governance checkpoints into agile development workflows without slowing innovation. The Director will operationalize AI risk frameworks, translate regulatory and internal requirements into actionable controls, and provide thought leadership on emerging risks in GenAI, LLM architectures, and model lifecycle governance.

• AI Risk Governance Execution:
• Oversee day-to-day governance of AI/ML risk across multiple business units.
• Maintain AI use case and model inventory, ensuring lifecycle compliance and risk determinations.
• Risk Assessment:
• Conduct and document risk assessments covering fairness, bias, explainability, security, and resilience.
• Translate enterprise AI risk policies into practical procedures, templates, and workflows.
• Engineering & Product Partnership:
• Collaborate with technical teams to embed governance checkpoints into development pipelines.
• Evaluate technical implementations (e.g., RAG architectures, prompt injection defenses, output monitoring).
• Vendor Tool Governance:
• Assess risks associated with vendor AI tools adopted by the organization, reviewing alignment with internal governance standards.
• Reporting & Metrics:
• Consolidate Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and governance metrics for senior leadership, audit, and regulators.
• Thought Leadership: 
  Stay ahead of emerging risks in GenAI, agentic architectures, and evolving regulatory landscapes.
  Act as a trusted advisor across Legal, Compliance, Cybersecurity, and Product teams.

About the team
Our Risk Management team is responsible for overseeing Moody’s Analytics’ enterprise risk framework and implementing risk management activities across the organization. By joining our team, you will be part of exciting work in enabling responsible AI adoption, supporting alignment with global regulatory frameworks, and driving innovation through proactive risk governance. 

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $143,800.00 - $208,600.00, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moody’s also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email accommodations@moodys.com. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications

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This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

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