Faculty
AI
HeadofAIAssurance
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“Head of AI Assurance at Faculty. Skills: AI assurance, AI safety, model risk management, financial services AI adoption, AI validation, AI audit, AI risk management. Formulating a multifaceted AI assurance proposition. Generating incremental revenue by acquiring new clients and nurturing existing relationships”
What You'll Achieve.
develop a compelling assurance proposition for that sector; define a best-in-class AI safety proposition; Generating incremental revenue; successful delivery of high-quality client outcomes
Industry & Context.
AI impacts and mitigates these challenges; automate and improve second-line risk processes, audit workflows, and legal services
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
technical background in model risk management, validating AI and machine learning applications within financial services, deep understanding of financial risks, proven commercial acumen, entrepreneurial drive to craft new propositions in the growing AI governance market, excellent grasp of financial regulations, credibly engage with auditors, law firms, and regulators regarding global legislation, value proposition for AI to automate and improve second-line risk processes, audit workflows, and legal services, compelling communicator
Nice to Have
PhD preferred, specific ML framework experience, cloud platform certs
What You'll Do.
Formulating a multifaceted AI assurance proposition
Generating incremental revenue by acquiring new clients and nurturing existing relationships
Executing a commercial strategy that targets firms with the highest need for AI validation
and risk management reform
Elevating Faculty’s market profile by producing impactful thought leadership
Overseeing the successful delivery of high-quality client outcomes
trust-based relationships with senior stakeholders
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
building trust with senior stakeholders; navigating complex technical conversations with clarity
Communication Scope
compelling communicator; articulate how AI impacts and mitigates these challenges; credibly engage with auditors, law firms, and regulators; navigating complex technical conversations with clarity
Process & Methodology
development of reusable assets and robust delivery approaches
Full Job Description
WHY FACULTY? We established Faculty in 2014 because we thought that AI would be the most important technology of our time. Since then, we’ve worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI. You can read about our real-world impact here https://faculty.ai/impact. We don’t chase hype cycles. We innovate, build and deploy responsible AI which moves the needle - and we know a thing or two about doing it well. We bring an unparalleled depth of technical, product and delivery expertise to our clients who span government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence. Our business, and reputation, is growing fast and we’re always on the lookout for individuals who share our intellectual curiosity and desire to build a positive legacy through technology. AI is an epoch-defining technology, join a company where you’ll be empowered to envision its most powerful applications, and to make them happen. About the role AI is advancing fast, with agentic applications holding the promise of helping organisations make decisions faster and more effectively. In financial services, however, adoption is slowed by concerns about AI safety. Ensuring AI systems are auditable, interpretable, and aligned to regulatory expectations will be key. Faculty has long been a leader in AI safety and assurance. We're employed by the world's most elite AI labs, like OpenAI and Anthropic, to red-team their models prior to release. We've delivered pioneering work for the UK's AI Safety Institute and helped ensure the success of the Bletchley Summit - and we've been trusted by the FCA to help shape its AI Live Testing Initiative to accelerate safe AI adoption across the financial services sector. We're now looking for a Head of AI Assurance for our Professional and Financial Services unit to build on those credentials and develop a compelling assurance proposition for that sector. The Head will define the specifics of the proposition - it could include eve
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