AI Governance, Lead Product Manager(Flex)
About The Position
The Lead Product Manager of AI Governance defines the strategy, roadmap, and platform vision for governing AI, generative AI, and intelligent agents at scale. The role owns the multi-year roadmap for governance capabilities, the evolution of the operating model, and executive relationships that align governance with enterprise priorities. Working across Legal, Privacy, Security, Compliance, Enterprise Architecture, and business and IT teams, the Lead Product Manager determines investment priorities for governance platforms, workflow automation, and lifecycle tooling. The role is the enterprise owner for AI governance platforms and automation, delivered through IBM watsonx.governance and the broader governance toolset. This is a hybrid position requiring work at a UPS IT office in New Jersey, Atlanta, Maryland, or Kentucky three days per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in AI/data governance, risk, product management for platforms and tooling, or technology strategy.
- Experience leading enterprise governance programs, platform initiatives, or automation efforts.
- Demonstrated experience setting strategy and roadmaps and influencing senior business and technical stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of AI, machine learning, and the AI lifecycle.
Nice To Haves
- Direct experience building or scaling governance platforms and automation, such as IBM watsonx.governance or equivalent.
- Working knowledge of AI governance frameworks, including NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act.
- Expertise in Agile and product/platform lifecycle management.
- Professional certifications such as IAPP AIGP, CIPP, or equivalent.
- Prior experience mentoring or leading teams in a governance or regulated environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead the AI governance strategy, roadmap, and KPIs, and set investment priorities for governance platforms, automation, and tooling.
- Drive the evolution of the governance operating model, including how governance operates at scale and where automation can replace manual work.
- Set direction for platform capabilities across the AI lifecycle, including intake, risk assessment, monitoring, drift, incident response, change control, and retirement, using watsonx.governance and integrated tooling.
- Define target-state workflows and automation that embed governance into AI development and deployment.
- Anticipate emerging AI risks and regulations and shape the roadmap accordingly.
- Govern the lifecycle model for AI agents, reusable assets, prompts, models, and inventories.
- Mentor Senior Product Managers and cross-functional contributors, improving governance platform and product maturity across the organization.
Benefits
- Medical/prescription drug coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Disability Income Protection Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) retirement program
- Vacation
- Paid Holidays and Personal time
- Paid Sick and Family and Medical Leave time as required by law
- Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs; payments are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
