Governance Analyst / Research Associate

NEXORA TECH | Board Ready Program Governance Analyst / Research Associate Full-Time Remote / Client Site 812 Lakh per Annum Immediate Hire

This is a high-potential entry role with direct exposure to board-level AI governance work. You will not be filing documents in the background you will be building the evidence architecture that boards, regulators, and investors rely on.

About the Role

Nexora Tech's Board Ready Program is a structured six-month AI governance advisory engagement, led by Aparna Kumar (Founder, Nexora Tech; former CIO at SBI and HSBC), that equips boards and senior leadership with the frameworks and oversight architecture to govern AI responsibly.

The Governance Analyst is the documentation and research backbone of every programme engagement. You design and populate AI Inventory templates, build gap assessment and risk classification frameworks, draft NIST AI RMF reports, and maintain the evidence trail constituting each client's AI governance record.

You also own Nexora Tech's regulatory intelligence function producing the quarterly horizon scan and issuing 48-hour alerts when material changes demand client attention.

This is a full-time role from day one. One Governance Analyst supports 46 simultaneous programme engagements. The documentation load begins in Month 1 and does not ease off.

Responsibility Clusters

01 Programme Documentation

• Design, maintain, and populate the AI Inventory template for each engagement conducting structured intake interviews, mapping AI systems to risk categories, and building the register that underpins all subsequent programme work.
• Build and populate all phase deliverables across the six-month programme: AI Inventory, Risk Classification Register, Human Override Controls documentation, Vendor AI Assessment, Regulatory Readiness Gap Assessment, AI Governance Dashboard metrics, and board briefing packs.
• Maintain the evidence trail for each engagement the structured documentation body constituting the client's AI governance record, capable of withstanding regulatory and audit scrutiny.
• Draft NIST AI RMF assessment reports translating working group outputs and structured interviews into board-readable governance documents aligned to the GOVERN, MAP, MEASURE, and MANAGE functions.
• Prepare all pre-read materials, session summaries, and action logs for working group sessions facilitated by the Engagement Delivery Lead and Aparna Kumar.
• Maintain Nexora Tech's internal programme templates and deliverable library, updating documents as methodology and regulatory frameworks evolve.

02 Regulatory Research

• Produce Nexora Tech's quarterly Regulatory Horizon Scan covering DPDP Act, RBI IT governance, SEBI algorithmic accountability, EU AI Act, DORA, NIST, ISO/IEC 42001, SEC AI washing enforcement, and OECD AI Principles.
• Issue 48-hour client alerts on material regulatory developments drafting clear summaries of the change, governance implications, and recommended client action.
• Monitor primary regulatory sources continuously: EUR-Lex, RBI, SEBI, MeitY, ICO, SEC, NIST, ISO, and OECD translating technical regulatory language into board-level briefing material.
• Maintain Nexora Tech's regulatory reference library keeping framework summaries, compliance checklists, and regulatory mapping documents current as guidance evolves.
• Support development of new programme frameworks and client-facing tools as regulatory requirements create demand for updated governance architecture.

03 Sales Support

• Customise programme proposals for specific prospect contexts researching the prospect's industry, regulatory exposure, AI deployments, and governance posture to produce targeted proposals.
• Conduct prospect and sector research to support business development including regulatory filings, annual report disclosures, AI incident press coverage, and governance gap analysis.
• Maintain the Board Insights article library and knowledge base coordinating publication-ready assets and ensuring regulatory references remain current.
• Support preparation of pitch materials, board briefing summaries, and programme information packs for prospective clients.

Essential Requirements

Experience & Background

• 35 years in risk management, compliance, legal, technology consulting, or a governance-adjacent function at a depth demonstrating disciplined professional practice, not general business experience.
• Demonstrable experience producing high-quality written governance documents risk assessments, compliance reports, regulatory summaries, or board papers used in professional or regulatory contexts.
• Track record of working with primary regulatory source documents directly reading and interpreting guidance, circulars, and legal frameworks, not secondary summaries.
• Experience in a structured professional environment Big Four consulting, a regulated financial institution, a law firm, or an in-house compliance/risk function where documentation quality is non-negotiable.

Knowledge & Skills

• Research discipline ability to locate, read, and synthesise primary regulatory documents (EUR-Lex, RBI circulars, SEBI guidance, MeitY advisories, NIST publications) into accurate, structured, board-readable outputs.
• Writing quality clear, precise professional English at the standard required for board papers and regulatory submissions; technically accurate and accessible to non-technical directors.
• Regulatory awareness working familiarity with at least two of: DPDP Act, RBI IT governance frameworks, EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, SEBI algorithmic accountability guidance.
• Structured methodology comfort working within defined templates and documentation standards; discipline to maintain evidence trails across multiple simultaneous engagements.
• AI governance literacy not a technical AI expert, but able to draft accurate governance documents covering risk classification, human oversight, model drift, AI washing, and agentic AI permissions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law, commerce, economics, computer applications, information systems, or a related discipline essential.
• Postgraduate qualification in risk management, compliance, information security, or law preferred.
• CISA, CRISC, ISO 27001 Foundation, or equivalent certification in progress or completed preferred.
• Formal coursework or certification in NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act compliance, or AI governance frameworks preferred; willingness to complete within the first six months of joining is expected.

This Role Will Not Work For You If

• Your writing is not yet at board-paper standard professional-grade output is required from day one; there is no review cycle long enough to compensate for weak writing.
• You are primarily interested in AI technology rather than AI governance this role is about building the oversight architecture for AI, not understanding how AI systems work technically.
• You rely on secondary summaries rather than reading primary regulatory sources directly the research function requires working with source documents.
• You are seeking significant client-facing or board-facing exposure from the outset client interaction is facilitated through the Engagement Delivery Lead and Aparna Kumar.
• You need a predictable, checklist-driven task list programme documentation requires judgment about completeness, accuracy, and regulatory alignment.

Engagement Terms

Type

Full-Time Employment

Location

Remote; client site and Mumbai office as required

Compensation

812 lakh per annum (commensurate with experience)

Scope

Supports 46 simultaneous Board Ready Program engagements

Reporting

Engagement Delivery Lead (day-to-day); Aparna Kumar, Founder

Start

Immediate

Growth Path

Direct exposure to board-level methodology; path to Engagement Delivery Lead for high performers

How to Apply

Email hr@nexoratechsolutions.com | Subject: Governance Analyst Board Ready Program

Your application must include:

1. A writing sample one governance document, regulatory summary, risk assessment, compliance report, or board paper (anonymised if necessary). If no professional sample is available, submit a 400-word structured summary of any publicly available regulatory document, as you would present it to a board committee.
2. A covering note (max 300 words) addressing: your current regulatory knowledge base, the governance function you are coming from, and why this role represents the direction you want to go.

We do not shortlist on CV alone. Writing quality and research discipline are the selection criteria. Show us both.

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