Senior AI Governance Advisor

Job Description

Senior AI Governance Advisor- Remote or Hybrid

Nice to meet you!

We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers.

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you'll find it here.

About the job:

The AI Governance Advisory group, part of the Data Ethics Practice, is hiring a Senior AI Governance Advisor. We're fielding increasing demand from customers around the world interested in straight-forward perspectives on using and commercializing Al responsibly. Our customers have routinely inquired about our Al governance journey, and we've launched a service to address this demand. As we build the AI Governance Advisory team, you will play a critical function for customers in the Europe and North America.

You will engage with colleagues, account teams, and customers to advise customers looking to implement AI Governance. This role will report to the Global Head of AI Governance Advisory and will be accountable for providing the highest levels of customer satisfaction.

As Senior AI Governance Advisor, you will:

• Work with and advise customers on AI Governance and how it can accelerate their innovation journey
• Lead engagements that require strategic thinking
• Support executive advisory sessions and workshops
• Refine AI Governance frameworks that apply across industries
• Guide organizations through implementation of AI Governance frameworks, translating strategy into actionable roadmaps
• Showcase thought leadership and best practices internally and externally through publications, speaking engagements, and participation in industry initiatives
• Assess policies, controls, and leading practices to advance continuous innovation
• Shape industry dialogue through research and expertise in existing and emerging technologies, regulations, and best practices
• Build and study ways to integrate responsible innovation into existing business and innovation processes
• Clearly communicate complex concepts with technical and non-technical audiences

Required qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant business experience
• Related Bachelor’s degree required, advance degree preferred
• Familiarity with Responsible Innovation, Trustworthy AI, and associated disciplines
• Knowledge and experience with AI Governance
• Ability to design bespoke processes, controls, and systems to include responsibility in the product/model development lifecycle.
• Good problem solving, organizational, decision-making, oral, and interpersonal skills.
• Evidence of confident and polished public speaking skills
• Strong writing, slide creation, and analytic skills
• Collaborates effectively with a diversity of global stakeholders
• Professional expertise across the AI and analytics lifecycle, encompassing model governance, data governance, evaluation techniques, and socio-technical systems
• Ability to travel up to 35%
• Flexible to occassionally work European Union standard business hours

World-Class Benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include...
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

Additional Information:

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. 

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