About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an AI & Cloud Governance Lead based in Canada.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain an enterprise AI governance framework covering responsible and ethical AI principles, model lifecycle governance, agent monitoring, risk assessments, approvals, and accountability
- Develop and maintain AI policies, standards, and guidelines addressing acceptable use, transparency, explainability, risk classification, and related governance requirements
- Establish an engagement model and controls to ensure AI initiatives are identified, captured, assessed, and assigned appropriate risk ratings
- Identify and assess AI-related risks, including bias and fairness, privacy and data misuse, security vulnerabilities, hallucinations, and model drift
- Maintain an AI inventory or model register and map identified risks to appropriate controls, KRIs, remediation actions, and escalation requirements
- Monitor evolving AI regulations, standards, and industry frameworks, including OSFI Guidelines such as E-23, NIST, and CIS v8
- Ensure AI use cases and vendors align with applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, security, privacy, and risk obligations
- Support AI governance audit readiness through documentation, evidence collection, attestations, and ongoing control oversight
- Serve as a central coordination point across Legal, Enterprise Risk Management, Privacy, Security, Architecture, Data Science, Engineering, Product, and business stakeholders
- Embed governance checkpoints into existing SDLC and MLOps processes
- Define and maintain cloud governance standards covering account and subscription management, data residency and sovereignty, encryption, logging, monitoring, and key control alignment
- Promote consistent implementation of cloud guardrails across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments
- Oversee cloud control alignment with security and risk frameworks, including COBIT and CIS v8
- Partner with cloud security teams to ensure risks are identified, documented, assessed, and appropriately treated
- Support vendor due diligence, contractual requirements, and ongoing risk oversight for AI and cloud services
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, diploma, certificate, or equivalent combination of education and experience in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field
- 10+ years of professional experience working in a technology environment
- Strong understanding of the evolving AI landscape and modern cloud environments
- Demonstrated knowledge of AI governance, technology risk, cloud controls, cybersecurity, privacy, or related governance disciplines
- Ability to assess the risks and business impact associated with changes to mission-critical applications and technology environments
- Familiarity with relevant governance and security frameworks, such as NIST, CIS v8, and COBIT
- Understanding of regulatory considerations affecting AI, cloud, data, and technology risk; experience with OSFI guidance is an asset
- Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders
- Proficiency with information systems and software, combined with strong analytical, organizational, documentation, and communication skills
- Basic knowledge of insurance, business, and technical environments is an asset
Conditions
- Flexible hybrid working model, with the opportunity to work from home up to 2 days per week
- Competitive base salary of $128,000–$177,000 CAD
- Employee share purchase plan and pension plans
- RRSP support and employee discounts on staff insurance
- Flexible health benefits and wellness programs
- Early leave days, rewards, and recognition programs
- Education assistance for professional development and certifications such as CIP, FCIP, CRM
- Internal mobility opportunities, leadership development, training, and mentoring programs
- Donation matching and team volunteer days