AI Engineering Lead - Signals

Truist Bank • Charlotte, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The AI Engineering Lead – AI Safety is responsible for defining, implementing, and governing safety controls across AI-enabled systems. This role ensures systems operate within defined boundaries, minimizing operational, regulatory, and reputational risk. The role operates within an engineering and governance framework responsible for embedding safety into system design and delivery. The leader collaborates across engineering, QA, and risk functions to ensure safety is systematically enforced. This position delivers safety frameworks, evaluation mechanisms, and control systems governing AI behavior. Deliverables include safety standards, monitoring solutions, and validation processes. The AI Engineering Lead operates within the Forge model, ensuring rapid AI deployment is aligned with strict safety and governance standards. The technical scope includes safety validation systems, monitoring controls, and workflow governance mechanisms. This role influences the full lifecycle, from design through deployment and operation. Work expectations require strong cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

• 8–10 years of relevant experience
• Core Domain Experience: System safety or validation
• Implementing enterprise controls
• Understanding of risk management
• Working cross-functionally
• Lead technical initiatives
• Strong leadership skills
• Experience with governance frameworks
• Understanding of validation techniques
• Strong documentation ability
• Cross-team collaboration
• Risk management capability
• Operational awareness
• Mentorship experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI safety systems
• Familiarity with workflow governance
• Experience in regulated environments (preferred)
• Exposure to advanced validation methods
• Leadership in safety initiatives
• Strategic oversight capability

Responsibilities

• Define and implement AI safety frameworks
• Design system control and validation mechanisms
• Collaborate with engineering teams to embed safety controls
• Oversee testing and validation of AI behavior
• Monitor system performance and risk indicators
• Support incident response
• Document safety standards and frameworks
• Ensure compliance with governance requirements
• Guide engineering teams on safe practices
• Contribute reusable safety patterns
• Participate in system design reviews
• Drive continuous improvement

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• disability
• accidental death and dismemberment
• tax-preferred savings accounts
• 401k plan
• 10 days of vacation
• 10 sick days
• paid holidays
• defined benefit pension plan
• restricted stock units
• deferred compensation plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed