Job Title: AI Governance Coordinator
Location: Reston, VA (Remote Job)
Duration: 6-12 Months+
Role Summary
The AI Governance Coordinator supports the AI Governance Lead in operationalizing the enterprise AI governance program — managing the use case registry, executing risk assessments, coordinating mitigation follow-ups, and supporting audit and regulatory readiness. This role is the operational engine of the governance function, ensuring that AI use cases are properly intake, risk-rated, documented, and tracked through their lifecycle. The Coordinator will play a central role in supporting the AI governance platform and executing gap closure activities identified through internal and third-party assessments.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Risk Management, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 3–5 years of experience as a business analyst, governance analyst, or risk/compliance analyst in a regulated industry.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and supporting one or more of the following: AI use cases, risk assessments, incident reporting, third-party risk assessments, information security assessments, risk and control self-assessments (RCSAs), or privacy risk assessments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with proven experience working alongside control function partners (Risk, Compliance, Privacy, Information Security).
• Excellent writing skills — able to draft clear, audit-ready communications, mitigation plans, follow-ups, and process documentation.
Preferred Qualifications
• Direct AI governance or AI risk management experience highly desirable.
• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001) and healthcare regulatory requirements (HIPAA, CMS).
• Experience with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) tooling — AI governance platform experience (e.g., AlignmtAI) a strong plus.
• Healthcare payer or other highly regulated industry experience preferred.
• Experience supporting audit, regulator, or third-party assurance engagements.