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PNC · 1 day ago

Risk & Control Advisor - Generative AI

DC - Washington

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$65K/yr - $157K/yr

5+ years exp

PNC is a leading financial services institution that values its people as its greatest asset. The Risk & Control Advisor will be responsible for developing and executing risk management strategies for the firm's artificial intelligence program, engaging with various teams to identify and assess risks associated with GenAI activities.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

No H1B

Responsibilities

Partner with the Data and Automation governance and engineering teams, legal, risk and compliance to support the development and execution of comprehensive risk management strategies for the firm's artificial intelligence program

Drive informed risk management decision making and practices for the firm's GenAI activities

Engage with first line of defense colleagues to identify risk areas, concerns, patterns and trends

Lead second line of defense identification, assessment, monitoring and reporting of risks relating to GenAI activities, (existing and emergent)

Provide effective and credible risk management challenge and oversight of GenAI governance framework and deployment

Engage deeply with technical teams to evaluate technical implementations (e.g. RAG architectures, prompt injection defenses, output monitoring) and embed governance checkpoints into CI/CD pipelines

Prepare concise executive level presentations and reports for governance and regulatory engagements

Partners within risk management to plan and execute the risk management program and corresponding communication strategies

Engages the lines of business to review and challenge compliance with programs

Coordinates and implements the risk management program to meet regulatory expectations

Coordinates the timely and proper execution of the risk management program within and across the lines of business. Includes consultation to execute the program components

Provides risk expertise while working with the businesses and other risk partners (e.g., Compliance, Technology Risk, etc.) to proactively identify risk exposures across PNC

Challenges business self assessment results (including new initiatives, business as usual activities, and risk management program) and reviews applicable independent analyses

Qualification

Risk managementAI/ML developmentGovernance frameworksVendor AI risk assessmentFinancial services experienceOperational riskExceptional communicationDecision makingProblem solving

Required

5+ years of experience in risk management, AI/ML development, audit or compliance roles, ideally in technology driven environments

Deep understanding of AI technologies, including machine learning, natural language processing and their associated risks

Experience in financial services industry or a highly regulated environment is strongly preferred

AI/ML Technical Depth: Hands-on experience with AI/ML development, including LLMs, RAG Architectures, and GenAI risk mitigation strategies

Governance Frameworks: Familiarity with NIST AI RMG, ISO IEC 42001, and evolving regulatory landscapes (e.g. EU AI Act)

Vendor AI Risk Assessment: Ability to understand risks and controls of vendor-provided AI tools and evaluate business use case risk assessments and integration into PNCs processes

Exceptional communication skills to effectively collaborate and influence across Lines of Business

Ability to assess nuanced risks for AI integrations beyond basic cybersecurity and data residency concerns

Expertise in end-to-end model lifecycle management-development validation, monitoring and retirement

Thought Leadership: stay ahead of emerging risks in GenAI agentic architectures and evolving regulatory landscapes

Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 5+ years of industry-relevant experience

Specific certifications are often required

In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered

Bachelors