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AI Governance & Risk Manager

Ottawa, ON, caFull-time2026-11-04 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the establishment and execution of the enterprise AI governance program to enable safe, responsible, and accelerated adoption of AI while reducing organizational, regulatory, security, privacy, and operational risk.

Role type

Manager, AI Governance & Risk

Builds

Enterprise AI governance frameworks, policies, standards, operating procedures, controls, oversight mechanisms, and scalable governance operating models for Generative AI, Agentic AI, and Machine Learning.

Domain

Defense/Aerospace, AI Governance, Risk Management, Compliance

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

AI governance strategy, risk management, regulatory compliance, stakeholder influence, framework development, risk assessment, policy creation, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Regulated industry experience, enterprise AI platform experience, cloud governance, security clearance

Technologies

Generative AI, Large Language Models, Agentic AI, Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google AI, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the enterprise AI Governance Framework; Conduct and oversee AI risk assessments for new and existing AI systems; Establish AI intake, review, approval, and monitoring processes; Monitor the evolving AI regulatory and compliance landscape; Produce executive-level reporting on governance effectiveness and emerging risks; Partner with leaders across IT, Cybersecurity, Legal, and Business Operations.

Seniority

Manager, strategic leadership