Babel Street · 12 hours ago
Sr. Architect, AI Governance & Risk
Somerville, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $180K/yr
8+ years expBabel Street is the trusted technology partner for advanced identity intelligence and risk operations. As the Senior Architect of AI Governance & Risk, you will lead the design and operationalization of AI trust frameworks, ensuring that AI-enabled products are built and deployed with measurable controls and compliance with governance requirements.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataEnterprise SoftwareLocation Based ServicesReal TimeSoftware
Responsibilities
Create and operationalize Babel Street’s AI principles into enforceable engineering and product standards (e.g., secure-by-design patterns, privacy boundaries, oversight requirements, transparency expectations)
Monitor emerging AI policy, regulatory, and standards developments relevant to Babel Street markets and customer segments
Partner with leadership to chart a pragmatic AI compliance and assurance strategy that supports growth and reduces friction in procurement cycles
Define and maintain Babel Street’s AI governance framework by embedding AI principles into delivery workflows across the development lifecycle
Partner with Engineering to maintain an AI model/system inventory, including third-party AI providers (e.g., GPT-4, Gemini, Claude), integrations, data touchpoints, and output constraints
Define documentation standards for traceability: model lineage, evaluation results, monitoring plans, limitations, and intended/prohibited use
Ensure Babel Street AI Principles are reflected consistently in customer-facing commitments, product documentation, training materials, and reporting artifacts
Lead the company’s responsible AI posture in AI-focused RFI/RFP responses, audit support, and customer due diligence—ensuring responses are consistent, evidence-backed, and defensible
Create a repeatable evidence program (what we collect, how we maintain it, and how we produce it quickly and consistently)
Partner with Engineering to define safety metrics (reliability, robustness, response times, bias correction, etc..) and ensure these are tracked and measured in production
Coordinate with Product to establish policies and procedures for AI safety, including documented response times for system failures
Lead the development of AI-specific Incident Response Procedures (IRPs) in partnership with Security and Engineering teams, ensuring readiness to address AI safety-related issues
Partner with Legal/Privacy to define and enforce AI privacy requirements including data minimization, retention boundaries, and third-party data protection
Coordinate customer data usage positions: whether customer data is used for AI model training/improvement, and ensure opt-out mechanisms are clearly documented and enforceable
Lead privacy risk assessments for AI features and ensure data handling practices with third-party AI providers are documented and compliant (CCPA, ISO 42001, relevant regulations)
Partner with Security (CISO) to establish AI security requirements, including access controls and employee/third-party access management to customer data
Coordinate internal and external AI security audits that address AI-specific vulnerabilities (prompt injection, jailbreaking, etc.) with clear remediation processes
Ensure output validation processes are in place to identify risks of unreliable or harmful content
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience across governance, risk, security, privacy, compliance, or systems architecture, including 3+ years supporting AI/ML-enabled systems in production
Demonstrated ability to translate governance requirements into implementable controls and engineering practices (not policy-only work)
Strong understanding of AI governance frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, ISO/IEC 23894) and ability to translate requirements into organizational processes
Experience producing customer-facing and audit-ready content: RFI/RFP responses, control narratives, assurance artifacts, and executive-ready summaries
Strong stakeholder management and influence skills; able to drive decisions, build consensus, and maintain accountability across multiple teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to craft clear, defensible positions for customers, executives, and internal teams
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Assurance, Data Science, Public Policy (with technical depth), or a related field required
Preferred
Advanced degree or certifications in governance, risk, privacy, or AI policy is a plus but not required
Benefits
Health Benefits: Babel Street covers 85-100% monthly premium costs for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability insurances – for you and your family!
Retirement Plans: Babel Street offers both a Traditional and Roth 401(K) with a very competitive match.
Unlimited Flexible Leave: We trust our employees to manage their own time and balance their personal and work lives.
Holidays: Babel Street provides employees with 12 paid Federal Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement: We are committed to investing in our employees. One way we do that is with our Tuition Reimbursement Program for continuing education.
Company
Babel Street
Babel Street provides real-time situational awareness and intelligence on global topics of interest.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$3.23M2016-08-05Debt Financing· $0.3M
2014-12-31Series Unknown· $0.93M
2014-03-02Angel· $2M
Leadership Team
Benji Hutchinson
Chief Executive Officer
Brain Daum
CFO
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