Risk Automation and AI Leader

Early Warning Services

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York City, NYScottsdale, AZ
Salary
$173,000–$202,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $188k
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This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $165,937–$246,150 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $188k versus about $206k for comparable roles.

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About Early Warning Services

Early Warning Services is a fintech company that operates the Zelle person-to-person payments network, the Paze digital checkout wallet, and Certos fraud prevention and identity risk solutions for financial institutions.

Early Warning Services currently has 76 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $145,000–$175,000 across 39 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Risk Automation and AI Leader

The Risk Automation and AI Leader is responsible for defining and executing the enterprise risk automation product strategy and roadmap. Working within the risk and technology landscape, this role involves translating complex risk and control requirements into scalable solutions that leverage artificial intelligence, automation, data, and other enabling technologies. The position requires providing hands-on product and technical leadership throughout the solution lifecycle, including discovery, solution design, prototyping, implementation, integration, and ongoing enhancement. Key responsibilities include building alignment across stakeholders on priorities and delivery plans while establishing sustainable internal capabilities. The role requires deep knowledge of enterprise architecture, information security, data governance, and technology governance. The primary objective is to improve efficiency and strengthen risk management and controls by driving adoption of automation-enabled solutions across the enterprise.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute the enterprise Risk Automation product strategy and roadmap.
  • Translate risk and control requirements into scalable solutions using AI, automation, and data.
  • Provide technical leadership throughout the solution lifecycle including discovery, design, prototyping, and implementation.
  • Partner with Technology, Data, and Risk teams to align solutions with enterprise architecture and security.
  • Build stakeholder alignment on priorities, dependencies, and delivery plans.
  • Establish success measures to monitor outcomes and drive adoption of risk automation capabilities.
  • Promote reusable and scalable approaches to improve efficiency and strengthen enterprise risk management.
  • Manage external professional services and specialized expertise to support incremental delivery capacity.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States at the date of hire.
  • Completion of a bachelor’s degree is typically required.
  • Typically, 12 or more years of related work experience is required.
  • Demonstrated experience defining and executing product strategies and roadmaps for automation, AI, data, or technology.
  • Demonstrated experience translating business, risk, or control requirements into scalable technology-enabled solutions.
  • Demonstrated technical depth in partnering with technology and data teams across solution design, prototyping, implementation, and integration.
  • Working knowledge of enterprise architecture, information security, data governance, and risk and control considerations for AI-enabled solutions.
  • Master’s degree (preferred).
  • Certifications in design thinking and/or agile (preferred).
  • Prior experience in payments, financial services, or a similar regulated industry (preferred).

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