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 global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video. 

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law.   In addition, we take affirmative action to employ disabled persons, disabled veterans, and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request  reasonable accommodations/modifications by contacting their recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not, now or in the future, require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

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We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

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Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: Wellbeing and Benefits Selector Page - Alight

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.