AI Governance Specialist

Role Summary: Reporting to the Director, AI Architecture & Governance , this role executes and maintains the AI Standards and Processes , governance tooling, AI inventory, and compliance evidence that operationalize the team's AI governance framework. It provides the day-to-day, hands-on capacity behind the governance and compliance function. Responsibilities: Develops and maintains the AI Standards and Processes covering acceptable use, model risk management, third-party AI vendor assessment, and AI data governance Operationalizes AI data governance controls for AI-specific concerns: training data provenance and lineage, PII handling in training and inference pipelines, data bias and representativeness requirements, consent management, and right-to-erasure implications for trained models Tracks the evolving regulatory landscape and drafts updates to the AI standards and processes for review Maintains the AI inventory and model registry; audits entries for completeness and accuracy while project teams register and maintain their own Assembles and maintains compliance evidence (audit trails, control attestations, regulatory mappings) demonstrating adherence to AI regulations and internal standards Builds and operates governance tooling and automation (dashboards, audit trails, compliance checks) Background & Qualifications: Experience in AI/ML governance, compliance, technology risk, or a related regulatory function Working knowledge of AI-specific frameworks and legislation (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001 & 23053, EU AI Act, and the proliferating landscape of US state-level AI legislation) Experience with policy or standards development, regulatory tracking, and compliance evidence/documentation Experience with GRC processes, data governance, or audit methodology is a plus Skills: Authoring and maintaining standards, processes, and governance documentation Regulatory tracking and translation of requirements into actionable AI standards and processes AI data governance: data provenance and lineage, PII handling, bias and representativeness, consent management Compliance evidence and audit-trail management AI inventory and model registry maintenance Governance tooling and automation (dashboards, audit trails, compliance checks) Cross-functional collaboration with Legal and Engineering Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy. Base Salary: The anticipated base salary range for this position is CAD $95,000 to $135,000 annually. Final base salary will