listing · Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Director, AI Governance & Risk

Professional services · New York, NY · posted Aug 25, 2026 · status open (checked Oct 5, 2026)

“The Director, AI Governance & Risk will play a key role in maturing, implementing, and overseeing Simpson Thacher’s AI governance framework, policies and controls to ensure responsible, ethical, secure and compliant use of artificial intelligence.”

Posting scorecard

2 of 5 checks stated · peers: 49 listings on the board

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Reporting line
Stated This role will report to the Chief Risk Officer
stated in 15 of 49 listings
Scope (pilots / production)
Not stated
stated in 14 of 49 listings
Budget ownership
Not stated
stated in 3 of 49 listings
Team / direct reports
Not stated
stated in 23 of 49 listings
Pay
Stated The estimated base salary range for this position is $325,000 to $375,000 at the time of posting.
stated in 30 of 49 listings

Pay position

$325,000–$375,000 · midpoint $350,000 · rank 4 of 30 listings with stated USD pay (1 = highest) · median of stated midpoints $231,874, so this one sits above the median.

Our read Opinion

About as forthcoming as the typical listing (2 of 5 checks stated; peer average 1.7). Pro: states the reporting line and pay; pay midpoint above the peer median. Con: silent on scope, budget ownership and the team.

How this is built: each check is “stated” only when the source says it. Reporting line, scope, budget and pay are the record’s own fields; team means the source says the role leads a team or has no direct reports (quoted above when found). Peer rates compare like with like across the board. Pay midpoint is halfway between the lowest and highest stated amount. “Our read” is generated from these checks by a fixed template, not written by hand.