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SUMMARY/OBJECTIVES

It is the responsibility of the Director of AIernance to take ownership of all tasks and challenges that they encounter in the operation of their assigned position. As an experienced and visionary Director of Artificial Intelligence (AI)ernance, this role will develop, lead, and scale our bank's enterprise AIernance framework. This role will be instrumental in establishing the policies, controls, and oversight mechanisms needed to safely and responsibly deploy AI technologies across the bank's operations. The ideal candidate will also play a strategic role in shaping the bank's AI roadmap, driving responsible use case evaluation, and guiding the onboarding of AI-enabling technologies in collaboration with key stakeholders.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

AIernance Framework Development Assist in the design and implementation of the bank's AIernance operating model aligned with regulatory expectations, internal policies, and ethical standards. Define roles and responsibilities across the first, and second lines of defense for AI lifecycle oversight. Establish risk-based policies, standards, and procedures for AI and machine learning (ML) model development, deployment, and monitoring.

AI Strategy & Use Case Oversight Provide guidance in the strategic planning process of the AI adoption across business units, ensuring alignment with the bank's digital transformation goals and risk appetite. Help create a structured use case intake and evaluation framework to assess potential AI projects for value, risk, feasibility, andpliance. Guide cross-functional reviews of AI use cases, ensuring appropriate second-line challenge and business case validation. Help define success criteria, KPIs, and risk acceptance conditions for experimental and production AI use cases.

Technology Enablement & Onboarding Partner with IT and Vendor Management to evaluate, select, and onboard AI-enabling technologies (, model development platforms,ernance tools, explainability and fairness testing tools). Ensure technology onboarding aligns withernance standards, cybersecurity requirements, and third-party risk policies. Maintain awareness of emerging AI vendors, platforms, and tools and their applicability to financial services operations.

Regulatorypliance & Risk Management Ensurepliance with evolving regulatory frameworks such as: OCC Bulletin 2011-12 / SR 11-7 (Model Risk Management), FFIEC AI & ML guidance, NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act (as applicable). Lead risk assessments for AI use, addressing model bias, explainability, data privacy, cyber risk, and operational impact. Control monitoring and testing

AI Ethics and Responsible Use Promote responsible AI principles: transparency, fairness, accountability, human-in-the-loop oversight. Develop methods to monitor AI model behavior over time, including bias detection, drift monitoring, and ethical safeguards.

Training & Awareness Work with corporate and cyber training to build an awareness of AIernance policies through enterprise-wide training andmunication programs. Educate stakeholders on the roles and expectations in AI adoption and oversight.

Reasonable amodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Strategic and pragmatic leader who can balance innovation with control. Ability to drive enterprise change while embedding trust and accountability in AI systems. Skilled at navigatingplex regulatory landscapes and managing emerging risks. Capable of translating technical AI concepts for executive and regulatory audiences.

Qualifications, Education, and Certification Requirements Education : Bachelor's degree in Data Science,puter Science, Risk Management, Law, or a related field. Master's degree (MBA, JD, or MS in AI/Data Science) is preferred Experience : 1-2 years developing an AI Program. 5+ years of experience spanning modelernance, technology risk, dataernance, orpliance within financial services. Certifications/Specific Knowledge: Certifications such as CRCM, CRISC, CDMC, AIGP or AI-specificernance credentials by leading credential bodies such as ISACA, ISC2, IAPP, SANS is preferred. Demonstrated experience designing or overseeing AI/ML use cases in an enterprise environment. Deep understanding of regulatory and ethical issues surrounding AI deployment. Proven ability to evaluate, adopt, or oversee AI tools and platforms, including experience in model validation and monitoring. Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to influence cross-functional decision-making. Familiarity with leading AI platforms (, DataRobot, , Azure ML, IBM Watson, ModelOp) is preferred Experience with technology onboarding, and integrationernance is preferred.

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS/CLASSES

Required annualpliance training, New Employee Orientation

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must be able to effectively access and interpret information onputer screens, documents, reports, and cash denominations, and identify customers. This position requires a large amount of time in front of aputer. This can be done sitting or standing with use of the right desk. This position may require bending and reaching.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

For telmuters or hybrid: Telmuting roles no matter if hybrid or 100% full time telmuting must have a secure home office environment that is free from background noise and distractions. They must also have a reliable private internet connection that is not supplied by use of cellular data (hot spot). Cable or fiber connections are preferred. Requirements are subject to change, as new systems and technology is delivered.

TRAVEL

Travel may be required toe to meetings as needed.

In accordance with Colorado law: Colorado pay for this position is anticipated to be between $130, - $208, , actual offers to be determined based on applicant's skills, experience and education.

While the anticipated deadline for the job posting is 08-02-2025, we encourage you to submit your application as we may still consider qualified candidates beyond this date.

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