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Head of Responsible AI & Governance
Vertex Inc. is hiring for the role of Head of Responsible AI & Governance, Remote. This is an AI Governance role in the governance, risk, and compliance field. Review the full details below and apply directly with Vertex Inc..
Vertex Inc., a tax technology company, is hiring a Head of Responsible AI & Governance to lead the development and implementation of ethical, transparent, and accountable AI practices across the enterprise. The role is responsible for establishing governance frameworks, risk mitigation strategies, and compliance standards that ensure AI systems are aligned with legal, regulatory, and societal expectations.
As a core pillar of the centralized AI Hub, this leader partners with Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Technology teams to embed responsible AI principles into the full AI lifecycle, from design and development through deployment and monitoring. A key function is defining and operationalizing the enterprise-wide Responsible AI framework, grounded in the principles of fairness, transparency, and privacy.
The position is remote (PA-based) and calls for a leader who can drive enterprise-wide trust in AI.
Qualifications
- Strong foundation in AI ethics, governance, and responsible AI practices
- Experience establishing enterprise governance frameworks and compliance standards
- Cross-functional leadership across Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Technology
- Knowledge of AI risk mitigation and regulatory expectations (e.g., EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF)
- Ability to operationalize responsible AI across the full AI lifecycle
Location and market context
This is a remote AI governance role, so it draws from a national talent pool rather than a single metro. Remote governance and compliance roles reward candidates who can show they work effectively across time zones and distributed legal, security, and product teams. Confirm any residency, travel, or occasional-onsite expectations directly with Vertex Inc..
About AI governance roles
AI governance sits at the intersection of policy, risk, and engineering. Teams are standing up model inventories, use-case intake and review, risk classification, and control monitoring as regulation and board scrutiny of AI intensify. Roles like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, the EU AI Act, and internal model-risk and privacy practices.
How to position yourself for this AI governance role
Strong candidates emphasize experience translating policy into operational controls, working across legal, compliance, security, product, and data teams, documenting AI system risks, and supporting governance processes. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how Vertex Inc. would apply NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, the EU AI Act, and internal model-risk and privacy practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.
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