Senior Consultant, AI Risk Management

CIBC•Toronto, ON

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Enterprise AI Governance Office (AIGO) within the Enterprise Advanced Analytics and AI Hub at CIBC is responsible for ensuring that all AI activities at CIBC are governed in accordance with the Enterprise AI Framework and its associated processes and standards. AIGO develops, operationalizes, and continuously improves AI governance practices to manage AI-related risks, ensure regulatory readiness, and enable responsible innovation across the bank. This Senior Consultant, AI Risk Management will support CIBC’s AI risk management practices by conducting and reviewing AI risk assessments, developing effective AI risk mitigation plans in partnership with business teams and other risk control groups, and by providing AI risk advisory services to the enterprise. The position will be responsible for ensuring that all AI solutions across the organization are appropriately risk-assessed, as required by the Enterprise AI Framework. The Sr. Consultant will work collaboratively with technology and business teams, control groups, audit, and oversight bodies to ensure that all CIBC AI Governance requirements are adhered to and are effective in managing AI-related risks.

Requirements

Demonstrate technical fluency in AI/ML.
Understand predictive modeling, NLP, computer vision, and generative AI, and have worked across the production lifecycle assessing controls and evidence in regulated environments.
Securely navigate AI risk frameworks and regulation.
Fluent with NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC AI risk standards (e.g., 23894, 42001), and model risk expectations in financial services, and translate them into pragmatic, auditable controls.
Uphold Trustworthy AI as a core principle.
Apply data protection, fairness and bias mitigation, explainability, security-by-design, and third‑party risk practices to safeguard clients and the bank, and to support positive outcomes for society.
Communicate with clarity and influence across diverse stakeholders.
Distill complex topics clearly for diverse audiences, build strong partnerships, and drive outcomes through stakeholder management and influence without formal authority.
Hold a degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Risk Management).
Bring your authentic self to work and live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

Nice To Haves

Certifications such as IAPP AIGP, ISO/IEC 42001, ISO/IEC 23894, CertNexus CEET, IEEE CertifAIEd, or IAPP CIPT are assets.

Responsibilities

Champion Trustworthy AI in solving business problems - Work with business units to understand their AI Governance needs, opportunities, and pain points.
Work with risk and control teams to ensure AI related risks are adequately managed.
Focus on relationship building and become a trusted partner for AI Governance within the bank.
Contribute to the development of AI risk management thought leadership and related educational resources both within the organization and externally.
Ensure AI Solutions are managed and delivered in a governed manner - Work with AI development, technology, and risk/control/compliance teams in identifying, assessing, and mitigating AI-related risks in accordance with AI risk management best practices, tools and techniques to comply with governance requirements and accelerate CIBC’s leadership in ethical and responsible use of AI.
Develop AI-related risk mitigation controls with key partners and assist with ongoing risk reporting and risk reviews for the Enterprise.
Translate Research into Actionable Insights - Monitor, research, and report on the latest trends and developments around AI risk management.
Help ensure that all AI risk management processes, tools, and techniques are inclusive of the requirements necessary to meet the growing demands and advancements in AI by suggesting and making changes to the current state.
Ignite Innovation, Drive Execution - Work as an internal consultant to drive results through the application of "governed" AI solutions.
Provide support and help drive adoption of AI Governance across the organization by developing strategy and success metrics.
Manage and participate in all AI Governance related bodies and committees.

Benefits

competitive salary
incentive pay
banking benefits
a benefits program
defined benefit pension plan
an employee share purchase plan
a vacation offering
wellbeing support
MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program
Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development