Security & AI Governance Lead - Virtual!

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At Alight we believe a companys success starts with its people. At our core we Champion People help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to Be Alight.

Our Values:

Champion People be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight act with integrity be real and empower others.

Its why were so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health wealth wellbeing absence management and navigation.

With a comprehensive total rewards package continuing education and training and tremendous potential with a growing global organization Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

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This role supports services provided to the federal government or federal government contractor and therefore requires US Citizenship. Proof of citizenship status will be required at time of hire.

We are looking for a strategic and technically skilled Security & AI Governance Lead to establish and oversee enterprise-wide security practices and AI governance frameworks. This role will be instrumental in protecting our data systems and AI applications while ensuring responsible and compliant use of emerging technologies. The ideal candidate will be a trusted advisor across business and IT driving secure innovation and risk-aware decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

Security Leadership & Risk Management

• Serve as the primary security contact for business units balancing risk and reward in application development and third-party engagements.
• Develop and enforce security policies procedures and technical guidelines across systems and data environments.
• Overseeing security risk assessments threat modeling and vulnerability analysis for enterprise systems and AI platforms working with the applicable security and technology team.
• Oversee analysis on source system data and models to give visibility to hidden security risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Prepare and present dashboards and technical reports summarizing security trends incidents and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to plan deploy and execute the enterprise security strategies tied to AI development and usage.

AI Governance Development

• Lead the design and implementation of AI governance frameworks ensuring ethical secure and compliant use of AI technologies.
• Partner with legal compliance and data teams to align AI practices with regulatory requirements (e.g. GDPR CCPA NIST AI RMF).
• Define and operationalize AI risk management processes including model validation bias detection and data privacy controls.
• Support the development of AI usage policies model documentation standards and audit mechanisms.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a liaison between business IT and enterprise architecture teams ensuring alignment on security and governance priorities.
• Assist teams in implementing data security technologies compliance requirements and secure development practices.
• Partner with enterprise architects to design and evolve secure information and AI architectures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Cybersecurity Computer Science Information Systems or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in security risk management or governance roles ideally with exposure to AI/ML systems.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture data protection and AI governance principles.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001 NIST Cybersecurity Framework NIST AI RMF and privacy regulations.
• Excellent communication analytical and stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred Certifications:

• CISSP CISM CISA CIPP or equivalent

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video

Flexible Working

• So that you can be your best at work and home we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs 5 years in a row.

  Benefits

  We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind body wallet and life because its important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options wellbeing and support programs retirement vacation and sick leave maternity paternity & adoption leave continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options.

  By applying for a position with Alight you understand that should you be made an offer it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alights employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation education verification employment verification and criminal check search against global sanctions and government watch lists credit check and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

  Our commitment to Inclusion

  We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued respected and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger more innovative and more successful.

  At Alight we welcome and embrace all individuals regardless of their background and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter more inclusive future.

  As part of this commitment Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring reasonable accommodation is needed please contact .

  Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

  Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex race color religion creed national origin ancestry age physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy marital or domestic partner status citizenship military or veteran status sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression genetic information or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal state or local addition we take affirmative action to employ disabled persons disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

  Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs practices and observances unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting their recruiter.

  Authorization to work in the Employing Country

  Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

  Note this job description does not restrict managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries partners or purchasers of Alight business units.

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We offer you a competitive total rewards package continuing education & training and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

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Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level including but not limited to a candidates experience education certification/credentials market data internal equity and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package please visit: Wellbeing and Benefits Selector Page - Alight

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries partners or purchasers of Alight business units.