What the role owns
Budget, headcount, the relationship with legal and engineering, and the answer when a regulator or a board member asks how AI is controlled.
Who it reports to
A chief risk, privacy, legal or information officer.
A day in the job
Budget, headcount, the standing fight with engineering over timelines, and the answer when a board member or a regulator asks how AI is controlled here.
What employers test for
Executive communication. Knowing which battles decide the program and which only feel urgent. Enough technical depth to not be managed by your own team.
How people get in
Managers who built the function, or directors from privacy, audit or model risk who took the AI remit.
What it gets confused with
Not a compliance director who picked up AI. The seat exists because the AI questions did not fit the existing committees.
Director of AI Governance: tools, skills and workflows
What does a director of ai governance do all day?
Budget, headcount, the standing fight with engineering over timelines, and the answer when a board member or a regulator asks how AI is controlled here.
What skills do employers test for?
Executive communication. Knowing which battles decide the program and which only feel urgent. Enough technical depth to not be managed by your own team.
How do people get into this role?
Managers who built the function, or directors from privacy, audit or model risk who took the AI remit.
What is it often confused with?
Not a compliance director who picked up AI. The seat exists because the AI questions did not fit the existing committees.