Manager Senior Manager, AI Model Risk Governance, Standards & Enablement

Manulife is seeking an experienced Manager / Senior Manager AI Model Risk Governance Frameworks & Standards to lead the development and evolution of the enterprise AI Model Risk Management framework from an independent second-line perspective. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how AI Generative AI and Agentic AI are governed across the organization by translating emerging risks regulatory expectations and industry practices into practical and scalable requirements. The successful candidate will combine strong AI and data science knowledge with exceptional policy development stakeholder engagement training and communication skills to drive consistent and effective AI risk management. This role will play a key part in enabling the responsible adoption of AI while strengthening governance maturity across the enterprise.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead the development maintenance and enhancement of AI Model Risk Management policies standards procedures methodologies and governance guidance.
• Translate evolving regulatory requirements industry developments and emerging AI risks into practical risk-based governance requirements.
• Develop and maintain Line 2 oversight methodologies challenge frameworks assessment tools templates and governance playbooks.
• Establish governance requirements and risk management expectations for machine learning Generative AI foundation models retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and Agentic AI solutions.
• Provide authoritative interpretation of AI model risk policies standards and governance requirements across the enterprise.
• Design and deliver AI model risk training awareness programs job aids and stakeholder education materials.
• Develop executive presentations governance committee materials briefing notes and communications for senior leadership.
• Partner with business technology data science legal compliance privacy cybersecurity validation and risk teams to support consistent adoption of AI governance requirements.
• Support targeted oversight reviews thematic assessments and challenge activities requiring policy interpretation or technical expertise.
• Monitor emerging AI technologies regulatory developments and industry best practices to continuously enhance the framework.

Required Qualifications:

• 7 years of relevant experience for Manager-level candidates or 10 years for Senior Manager-level candidates.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data Science Artificial Intelligence Statistics Mathematics Engineering Risk Management Business or a related discipline.
• Experience in AI Governance Model Risk Management Data Science Machine Learning Technology Risk Policy Development Model Validation or related disciplines.
• Experience developing policies standards governance frameworks procedures methodologies or enterprise risk programs.
• Experience working with AI and machine learning solutions within financial services or another highly regulated industry.
• Proven ability to develop executive communications governance materials training content and stakeholder-facing guidance.
• Strong stakeholder management communication and influencing skills.
• Bilingualism (English and French) is a strong asset. If the successful candidate is in Québec proficiency in both languages will be required to support clients from various provinces outside of Quebec.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced understanding of AI Model Risk Management frameworks and model lifecycle governance.
• Experience designing governance requirements for Generative AI large language models foundation models RAG and Agentic AI.
• Practical familiarity with Python SQL R machine learning workflows or analytics environments.
• Experience translating regulatory requirements into enterprise-wide policies and governance standards.
• Experience developing training programs learning materials or organizational capability-building initiatives.
• Knowledge of AI-related regulatory expectations responsible AI principles technology risk privacy cybersecurity and data governance frameworks.
• Experience supporting executive committees governance forums or board-level reporting.

When you join our team:

• Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock

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Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits including health dental mental health vision short- and long-term disability life and AD&D insurance coverage adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays vacation personal and sick days and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S. please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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