Vice President (AI Platform Governance)

Golub Capital • Chicago, IL

3d • $115,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, AI Platform Governance will oversee Golub Capital’s enterprise AI platforms and related collaboration technologies, enabling secure, responsible, scalable and cost-effective adoption of AI. As a key member of the Firm’s AI operating model, this role owns governance and operational management of the AI platform environment, including establishing and evolving the guardrails, controls and operating practices needed as the Firm’s AI capabilities grow. The role leads a small team of platform engineers and sets priorities and manages workloads across administration, monitoring, reporting, support and platform change.

The position is part of the Technology Solutions Department, which designs and delivers technology solutions to create efficiency, mitigate risk and grow revenue. The department also manages the Firm’s cybersecurity program following the NIST Cyber Security Framework and collaborates with Firm leadership and business unit heads to develop plans aligned with business objectives.

The role requires deep expertise in Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform administration and governance, and related Microsoft 365 technologies. It translates cybersecurity, identity, privacy, data governance, legal and compliance requirements into practical platform configurations and controls, while coordinating with responsible control functions. The position also manages platform lifecycle governance, integrations, reporting, licensing, consumption, budgets, forecasting, cost controls and vendor relationships. The role is intended for an experienced technology governance leader who can balance governance requirements with evolving business and technology needs and contribute to the Firm’s Gold Standard hybrid work culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Technology Management, Risk Management or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in enterprise platform management, technology governance, cloud operations or related disciplines, preferably in regulated environments, including ownership of complex enterprise platform or control environments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise and AI platform governance, including control frameworks, cybersecurity, privacy, data governance, agent and model lifecycle governance, environment strategy, publishing controls, audit readiness and continuous compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to translate control requirements into practical platform configurations and operating controls.
• Deep expertise with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform administration and governance, and related Microsoft 365 technologies.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise integrations, APIs, connectors, Azure API Management, identity and access controls, and agent connectivity patterns, including practical experience with access, monitoring, throttling and consumption controls.
• Experience administering enterprise collaboration platforms, including Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
• Experience managing platform reporting, software licensing, consumption forecasting, capacity planning and cost optimization.
• Familiarity with enterprise service-management processes and platforms, including incident, request, problem and change management.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate platform enhancements and business requests, assess operational and control implications, and drive effective cross-functional decision-making.
• Experience leading technical teams, managing priorities, establishing operating procedures and driving service delivery excellence.
• Strong vendor-management skills, including oversight of strategic partners, deliverables and product roadmaps.
• Exceptional analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence technical, business and control-function audiences.
• Pragmatic, service-oriented and adaptable, with the ability to balance governance requirements with evolving business and technology needs.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage AI tools in day-to-day work, with strong critical thinking skills to assess the accuracy, limitations and appropriate use of AI-generated outputs.
• Enthusiasm for working in the office and contributing to a Gold Standard hybrid work culture.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree or relevant certifications.
• Familiarity with Agent 365.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, administration and operational oversight of the Firm’s enterprise AI platforms, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform and related collaboration services.
• Establish and maintain platform governance frameworks, standards, controls, guardrails, escalation processes and operating procedures that support secure and responsible AI adoption.
• Translate cybersecurity, identity, privacy, data governance, legal and compliance requirements into platform configurations and controls, coordinating with responsible control functions when requirements cannot be implemented as designed.
• Govern AI and agent lifecycles, including registration, classification, approval, deployment, monitoring, recertification and retirement; ensure ownership, support, access, monitoring, cost and audit controls are established before production release.
• Oversee platform environments, approved models, APIs, connectors, integrations, permissions and inventories, including access, consumption and lifecycle controls across the AI environment.
• Evaluate new capabilities, business requests and platform changes, balancing innovation, risk, security, cost and operational considerations, and coordinate approved changes through established change-management processes.
• Maintain auditability through logging, monitoring, evidence retention and control-performance oversight.
• Manage AI platform licensing, consumption, budgets, forecasting and cost controls.
• Oversee platform usage, adoption and operational reporting, and communicate governance, risk and performance insights to stakeholders.
• Lead platform-governance engineers and governance-related vendors, establishing priorities, service expectations and operational accountability.

Benefits

• A full range of medical, financial and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered.
• 401(k) eligibility.
• Paid time off benefits, including vacation and sick time.
• Parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior