Senior Associate Model Validation & AI Governance

Hybrid – 3 days onsite A Fortune 100 organization is seeking a Senior Associate – Model Validation & AI Governance to join its growing AI & Data function. This is an excellent opportunity for a model risk or validation professional looking to work at the forefront of AI governance within a highly regulated environment. You’ll play a key role in validating predictive and AI/ML models, partnering with data science, model risk, and business stakeholders to ensure robust governance, regulatory compliance, and effective model controls across the model lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Review and challenge model methodologies, design choices, feature engineering, and evaluation metrics Conduct independent validation of predictive and AI/ML models, including challenger modelling where appropriate Translate governance and regulatory requirements into practical validation controls and frameworks Produce detailed validation reports and executive-ready summaries for senior stakeholders Define and enhance post-deployment monitoring frameworks covering drift, bias, stability, hallucinations, and model performance Support the development of AI governance standards, validation templates, and reusable frameworks across emerging AI use cases Required Experience Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or similar 4+ years’ experience in Model Validation, Model Risk, or Model Governance within a regulated environment Strong understanding of statistical modelling and machine learning techniques Hands-on experience with models such as regression, GBMs/XGBoost, GAMs, neural networks, and related ML approaches Proficiency in Python and SQL Preferred Experience Exposure to Generative AI / LLM evaluation, prompting, or RAG frameworks Why Join? Opportunity to shape AI governance within a major enterprise environment Exposure to cutting-edge AI / ML and Generative AI initiatives Strong internal progression and career development opportunities Collaborative, high-performing and innovation-focused culture If you’re interested in discussing this opportunity further, feel free to apply or message me directly. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apollo Solutions