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Senior Associate - Model Validation and AI Governance
Role at a glance
- Category
- Risk
- Work arrangement
- Hybrid
- Location
- New York, NY
- Salary range
- $124,000 to $177,000
- Posted
- Jun 13, 2026
New York Life Insurance Company is hiring a Senior Associate - Model Validation and AI Governance in New York, NY. This is a Risk role in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $124,000 to $177,000. Review the full details below and apply directly with New York Life Insurance Company.
New York Life is hiring a Senior Associate within its Artificial Intelligence & Data organization to validate AI and machine learning models. The role reviews model design decisions, conducts parallel validation testing, challenges developer assumptions, and builds alternative models when needed, working closely with the Model Risk Management team to translate regulatory requirements into practical testing protocols. Beyond initial validation, the role emphasizes post-deployment monitoring, establishing drift and bias detection criteria aligned with business KPIs and operationalizing alerts. The position also involves documenting findings in executive-friendly reports and contributing to organization-wide templates, playbooks, and test frameworks across predictive, generative, and agentic AI systems. This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week on-site in New
Full responsibilities and requirements are on New York Life Insurance Company's application page.
Apply for this role →Location and market context
This role is based in New York, NY on a hybrid schedule. Local candidates benefit from being close to New York Life Insurance Company's teams and regional hiring market, while the hybrid arrangement offers some flexibility. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.
About risk management roles
Risk roles own the methodology for identifying, assessing, and escalating enterprise, operational, and technology risk. Second-line teams set risk appetite and challenge the first line. Roles like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as enterprise and operational risk frameworks, NIST AI RMF, and risk-appetite and escalation practices.
How to position yourself for this risk management role
Strong candidates emphasize risk assessment methodology, appetite and escalation, cross-functional partnership, and clear reporting to senior leadership and the board. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how New York Life Insurance Company would apply enterprise and operational risk frameworks, NIST AI RMF, and risk-appetite and escalation practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.
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