Sr. Director, Model & AI Risk Strategy

Equifax • Alpharetta, GA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Equifax is where you can power your possible. If you want to achieve your true potential, chart new paths, develop new skills, collaborate with bright minds, and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you. Equifax is looking for a Senior Director of Model & AI Risk Strategy to join our world-class Data and Analytics Center of Excellence (D&A COE). In this exciting role, you will have the opportunity to serve as a high-impact, versatile leader at the intersection of technology, risk, and business growth. You will be a strategic leader who builds the technical and operational infrastructure required to enable Equifax to build ML models safely and deploy Generative AI systems quickly and securely across the global enterprise. You will be partnering to ensure governance is embedded into the development lifecycle, allowing our teams to maintain high-quality oversight. Equifax has a hybrid work schedule that allows for 2 days of remote work (Monday and Friday), with 3 days onsite (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) every week. This role reports to our office in Alpharetta, Georgia or midtown ATL (OAC). This position does not offer immigration sponsorship (current or future) including F-1 STEM OPT extension support. This is a direct-hire role and is not open to C2C or vendors.

Requirements

• 7-10 years of overall experience in Product Management, Risk Management, or Model Analytics, preferably in high-growth, regulated environments.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience leading strategic initiatives in a technical area.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Dynamic Strategic Thinking: Exceptional ability to pivot between granular technical requirements (like Gen AI monitoring) and high-level enterprise strategy.
• Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of credit risk modeling and regulatory frameworks (e.g., SR 11-7). Familiarity with AI/ML ethics and evaluation requirements is highly desirable.
• Communication & Relationship Mastery: A master at building relationships across global teams and translating technical risk concepts for executive audiences.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or Master's are highly preferred.
• Relevant certifications (PMP, CSM, FRM, CRM) are highly desirable.
• Technical & Systems Proficiency: Expert command of digital productivity tools and experience with GRC software (Ex. Collibra) or model inventory platforms.
• A background in a bank model validation team and/or in management consulting.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Product Ownership: Serve as the Enterprise Product Owner for the Model System of Record, ensuring the platform evolves to handle the attestations, documentation and owners of ML and Gen AI systems models efficiently.
• ML & Gen AI Oversight: Manage the master model validation lifecycle for ML models while overseeing the Gen AI governance control framework, including requirements for evaluation, monitoring, and periodic validation reviews.
• Program Management: Coordinate routine activities performed by the MRM team, ownership of steering committee content, model validation intake and scheduling, day to day partnership with US and Canada Model Development teams.
• Tech-Enabled Risk Initiatives: Architect the global strategic roadmap for MRM, prioritizing technical initiatives that automate data integrity and transparency to prevent team burnout as system complexity increases.
• Cross-Functional AI Governance: Partner with Engineering, Legal, and Product teams to integrate governance requirements—such as evaluation and monitoring—directly into the Gen AI development flow.
• Strategic Execution: Lead project delivery by managing cross-functional dependencies, ensuring validation cycles are completed successfully and on time without sacrificing safety.
• Executive Influence: Translate complex risk and technical data into actionable insights for the Model Risk Steering Committee to empower high-level, rapid decision-making.
• Consulting & Collaboration: Act as a strategic consultant to regional leads to modernize validation practices and build a "risk-aware" culture that balances speed with enterprise standards.

Benefits

• comprehensive compensation and healthcare packages
• 401k matching
• paid time off
• organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees