AI Enablement & Governance Lead – Policy, Controls & Compliance

Our story At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.”  We are passionate about connecting purpose with impact.  Alight empowers clients to build a healthier and more financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, navigation, and absence management. Our Benefits With a comprehensive total rewards package, Alight offers programs and plans that support your mind, body, wallet, and life. Benefits include health, dental and vision coverages starting Day One. Additionally, Alight colleagues enjoy wellbeing programs, retirement plans with contribution matching, generous time off, parental leave, continuing education, and career growth opportunities – all within a thriving global organization. Flexible Working So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 6 years in a row. Great Place to Work Thanks to the work of every colleague, Alight has received multiple awards of recognition including “Great Place to Work” for the past 7 years and Fortune’s “Best Companies to Work For.” To learn more about our company culture and awards Click Here. If you, Champion People, seek to Grow with Purpose, and embody the meaning of Be Alight – We invite you to join our team!  Learn more at careers.alight.com .  The Role The AI Enablement & Governance Lead – Policy, Controls & Compliance enables responsible and scalable AI adoption by defining clear AI governance policies, standards, and control requirements across the AI lifecycle. As the functional owner of AI governance policy and controls definition, this role translates regulatory expectations and industry frameworks into practical, enforceable requirements and documented control expectations. The role partners closely with AI Engineering, Legal, Privacy, Security, and Audit teams to define governance and compliance requirements that are embedded by design, ensuring AI solutions are auditable, sustainable, and aligned with enterprise risk and trust expectations. Responsibilities Policy, Standards & Guideline Ownership Owning, developing, and maintaining enterprise AI governance policies and standards, including Responsible AI principles, acceptable use, documentation requirements, and defined risk thresholds. Establishing and maintaining the AI policy hierarchy, ensuring clear alignment between enterprise policy, supporting standards, and control requirements. Translating external regulatory expectations and industry frameworks (e.g., NIST AI Risk Management Framework) into clear, enforceable enterprise policies and standards. Ensuring AI governance policies and standards remain current with evolving regulations, supervisory guidance, technology capabilities, and business use cases. Defining policy exception criteria and escalation pathways; exception approval is governed through established enterprise processes. AI Controls Definition & Documentation Identifying, define, and document AI governance controls that enable compliance with policy, regulatory, and risk management obligations. Developing clear control statements that articulate control intent, scope, applicability, and expected evidence artifacts across the AI lifecycle. Defining minimum control requirements based on AI risk tier, model characteristics, data sensitivity, and usage context. Partnering with engineering, security, and delivery teams to ensure AI controls are implementable, measurable, and embedded into SDLC and operational workflows. Maintaining authoritative documentation of AI controls to support audit, regulatory review, and internal assurance activities. Client AI Governance & Trust Support Supporting client‑facing teams by providing standardized, defensible AI governance policy and control content for inquiries, RFPs, and due diligence requests. Assisting in preparing clear, business friendly explanations of AI governance practices for clients and auditors. Providing guidance to ensure AI usage aligns with contractual, regulatory, and trust expectations. AI Compliance, Risk & Assurance Support Providing guidance on policy and control alignment to ensure AI usage meets contractual, regulatory, and trust expectations. Supporting AI risk classification, documentation traceability, and audit readiness across AI use cases, models, tools, and vendors. Assisting with preparation and maintenance of AI governance evidence for audits, regulatory reviews, and client inquiries (e.g., SOC 2, ISO, due diligence). Tracking AI‑related findings and remediation status to inform continuous improvement of governance policies, standards, and controls. Requirements  5–8+ years of experience in AI governance, model risk management, compliance, audit, privacy, or related risk functions. Industry certifications such as Certified AI Governance Professional (AIGP), Advanced in AI Audit (AAIA), Risk & AI Certificate (RAI), or similar credentials. Demonstrated ability to translate technical AI concepts into policies, standards, and control requirements. Practical, risk‑based mindset with the ability to balance compliance rigor with business adoption. Strong written communication skills, judgment, and attention to detail. Application and Interview By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against globa