Director, Data & AI Governance
About The Position
The Director, Data & AI Governance leads enterprise governance for data and AI across Yusen Logistics Americas. The role establishes policies, standards, ownership, decision rights, lifecycle controls, and risk guardrails in partnership with business leaders and functions including IT, Cybersecurity, Legal, Compliance, HR, Procurement, and Internal Audit. The Director owns governance requirements and oversight; business leaders own outcomes and data accountability; IT and Cybersecurity own technical delivery; and Legal, Compliance, and Internal Audit retain interpretation and independent assurance. Initial priorities include data classification, retention, stewardship, quality, lifecycle governance, and Copilot readiness. As the program matures, the role focuses on AI portfolio governance, responsible AI, trusted data products, adoption, value realization, and continuous improvement. The Director works with executive sponsors, the Data & AI Governance Council, business leaders, data owners and stewards, technical and control functions, and relevant external partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- 8+ years in data or AI governance, data management, analytics, digital transformation, enterprise architecture, or information governance.
- Proven success building cross-functional governance programs and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.
- Working knowledge of data lifecycle, responsible AI, Microsoft 365, Purview, Copilot, cloud and data platforms, cybersecurity, and privacy controls.
- Strong judgment, integrity, communication, facilitation, and change leadership.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree preferred.
- Logistics experience preferred.
- CDMP/DCAM, AIGP/CIPM, relevant Microsoft certifications, or comparable change, risk, privacy, or security credentials.
Responsibilities
- Set the enterprise data governance strategy, policies, operating model, roadmap, ownership, stewardship, and decision rights.
- Define standards for data classification, access, sharing, retention, disposal, metadata, lineage, and quality.
- Lead the Data & AI Governance Council, maintain the data catalog and glossary, coordinate governance for new solutions, and report metrics, risks, and decisions.
- Establish the AI governance framework, acceptable-use standards, decision rights, and lifecycle controls.
- Operate a single intake and risk-tiering process for AI ideas, pilots, embedded capabilities, and third-party tools.
- Coordinate AI reviews, maintain the AI inventory, define responsible-AI requirements, and help approved use cases move safely from pilot to production.
- Ensure each initiative has a clear business problem, sponsor, users, value case, KPIs, adoption plan, and risk owner.
- Drive data and AI literacy, communications, and champion networks with HR and business leaders.
- Track adoption, value, quality, risk, and scalability; recommend whether initiatives should scale, change, or stop.
- Define protection requirements for sensitive company, customer, employee, carrier, and partner information.
- Partner with IT and Cybersecurity to translate requirements into access, labeling, DLP, encryption, logging, and monitoring controls.
- Review control coverage, coordinate exceptions and escalations, and represent data governance during material data or AI incidents.
- Monitor relevant legal, regulatory, privacy, contractual, and governance developments and communicate material impacts.
- Translate Legal and Compliance guidance into operating standards and coordinate privacy, data protection, and AI impact assessments.
- Maintain evidence for audits and customer reviews; independent assurance remains with Internal Audit and Compliance.
- Set data and AI requirements for vendors, platforms, models, consultants, and embedded capabilities.
- Coordinate cross-functional assessments of data use, access, residency, retention, model training, auditability, incident duties, portability, and exit risk.
- Track material third-party risks, exceptions, remediation, and periodic reassessments.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning the first of the month following start date.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Standard 10 days PTO.
- Eligible for bonus plan.
- 7 paid holidays.
- Eligible for overtime pay if applicable.
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Tuition Assistance Program.
- Commuter Benefits.
- Vacation and other benefits, subject to eligibility requirements and plan terms.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
