AI Safety and Responsible AI Lead

Req ID:379420NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.We are currently seeking a AI Safety and Responsible AI Lead to join our team in Jersey City, New Jersey (US-NJ), United States (US).AI Safety & Responsible AI LeadResponsible AI / AI Governance / Model Risk / Ethical AIRole purposeDefine and operationalize Responsible AI practices across the AI lifecycle. The role ensures AI systems are safe, fair, explainable, transparent, compliant, monitored, and aligned with enterprise values, model risk, legal, compliance, data governance, and audit expectations.Primary ownershipResponsible AI policy, control framework, risk taxonomy, governance workflows, and production-readiness criteria.AI risk assessments, impact assessments, safety evaluations, and post-production monitoring standards.Cross-functional alignment across engineering, product, legal, compliance, model risk, audit, cybersecurity, and data governance.Key responsibilitiesDefine Responsible AI standards, policies, procedures, risk-classification methods, and operating models for AI and GenAI initiatives.Establish governance processes for use-case intake, risk assessment, model review, approval workflows, deployment readiness, and ongoing monitoring.Develop safety and evaluation frameworks covering fairness, bias, explainability, transparency, robustness, privacy, hallucination, harmful outputs, and human oversight.Define guardrail requirements for LLMs, RAG systems, agentic workflows, and high-risk AI applications.Partner with model risk, legal, compliance, data governance, cybersecurity, and audit teams to align AI controls with enterprise expectations.Lead AI impact assessments, risk reviews, control assessments, readiness reviews, and remediation planning.Establish metrics and monitoring for bias indicators, safety violations, explainability gaps, harmful outputs, user feedback, and behavior drift.Must-have candidate profileDeep understanding of Responsible AI, AI ethics, model governance, model risk, explainability, fairness, privacy, safety, and enterprise risk management.Experience implementing AI governance or Responsible AI controls in production or enterprise environments.Understanding of LLM-specific risks such as hallucination, bias, toxicity, prompt injection, data leakage, overreliance, and unsafe automation.Ability to translate policy and regulatory expectations into practical product and engineering controls.Preferred experienceExperience in banking, insurance, fintech, consulting, regulatory risk, model risk management, technology governance, or data governance.Experience building AI risk taxonomies, control libraries, governance operating models, or Responsible AI playbooks.Familiarity with global AI governance frameworks, model validation practices, privacy regulation, and audit expectations.About NTT DATANTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.Whenever possible, we hire locally to NTT DATA offices or client sites. This ensures we can provide timely and effective support tailored to each client’s needs. While many positions offer remote or hybrid work options, these arrangements are subject to change based on client requirements. 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