Director, AI Risk and Governance

Yum!Louisville, KY
$218,600 - $273,100

About The Position

The Director, AI and Risk Governance is responsible for designing, operationalizing, and scaling an enterprise-grade governance framework that ensures the responsible, secure, and high-performing use of data and AI across the organization. This role owns the end-to-end governance model spanning data, machine learning, generative AI, and agentic systems, balancing speed of innovation with risk management, compliance, and platform standardization. Operating within a federated model and centralized guardrails, this leader will partner across AIDA, GETS, Cybersecurity, Legal, Brands, and Product teams to embed governance directly into platforms, workflows, and AI lifecycles, ensuring governance is built-in, not bolted on.

Requirements

  • Experience in designing and implementing enterprise-grade governance frameworks.
  • Knowledge of data, machine learning, generative AI, and agentic systems governance.
  • Experience in balancing innovation with risk management and compliance.
  • Familiarity with federated models and centralized guardrails.
  • Ability to partner with cross-functional teams including AIDA, GETS, Cybersecurity, Legal, Brands, and Product.

Responsibilities

  • Design, operationalize, and scale an enterprise-grade governance framework for responsible, secure, and high-performing use of data and AI.
  • Own the end-to-end governance model for data, machine learning, generative AI, and agentic systems.
  • Balance speed of innovation with risk management, compliance, and platform standardization.
  • Partner with AIDA, GETS, Cybersecurity, Legal, Brands, and Product teams to embed governance into platforms, workflows, and AI lifecycles.
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