AVP, Responsible AI & Governance

Lincoln Financial • Radnor, PA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

As AI technologies rapidly transform the insurance industry, responsible governance has never been more critical. The AVP, Responsible AI & Governance will serve as the enterprise’s strategic leader for AI governance—shaping frameworks, directing risk assessments, and ensuring safe, ethical, and compliant deployment of AI systems.

In this highly visible role, you’ll partner with senior leadership across Legal, Compliance, Risk, Data Science, Technology, and Product to oversee the full lifecycle of AI systems. You will help the organization navigate emerging regulations, industry expectations, and ethical considerations while fostering a culture of responsible AI.

This is an opportunity to build and mature an enterprise-wide capability foundational to our future.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 additional years of experience.
• 10+ years supporting technology systems management.
• 5+ years developing risk or governance frameworks.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence senior leadership.
• Experience interpreting regulatory frameworks.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in insurance, financial services, or regulated fields.
• Familiarity with NAIC, NIST AI RMF, LIMRA/LOMA AIRE, state specific AI regulations.
• Understanding of data science or AI model development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous refinement of Lincoln's AI risk and regulatory governance framework, serving as the enterprise subject matter authority on AI governance standards, controls, and compliance obligations.
• Own the governance integrity of the AI system lifecycle - ensuring AI use cases are properly inventoried, risk-tiered, vetted, and subject to appropriate ongoing oversight proportionate to their potential for consumer harm.
• Direct the development and maintenance of AI governance policies, standards, and guidelines that promote fairness, accountability, and transparency, ensuring alignment with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Conduct and oversee AI risk assessments and maintain a comprehensive inventory of AI systems.
• Identify mitigation strategies and present to senior leadership.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise risk management frameworks.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Ethics, and Risk teams.
• Lead regulatory examinations, inquiries, and AI-related requests.
• Translate emerging regulations into actionable changes.
• Collaborate with internal AI build teams across the AI development lifecycle, including data scientists and AI/ML engineers.
• Partner with AI System Owners and other key stakeholders across every line of business to responsibly develop and manage Lincoln’s use of AI.
• Promote responsible, ethical, and compliant AI use.
• Serve as enterprise AI governance expert.
• Advise senior leadership on industry trends.
• Identify and implement governance process improvements.

Benefits

• Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes
• Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
• PTO/parental leave
• Competitive 401K and employee benefits
• Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
• Tuition assistance program
• Work arrangements that work for you
• Effective productivity/technology tools and training

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees