- Company Name
- Virgin Atlantic
- Job Title
- Manager - AI and Data Governance
- Job Description
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Job title: Manager – AI & Data Governance
Role Summary: Lead the development, implementation, and continuous refinement of an enterprise‑wide Data & AI Governance Framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards and ethical AI practices across the organization.
Expectations: Deliver a fully operational governance framework from concept to practice, drive cultural change, and influence stakeholders at senior leadership levels. Demonstrate deep expertise in data governance, AI governance, and compliance in fast‑paced, customer‑centric sectors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and evolve the Data & AI Governance Framework.
- Build and maintain the Enterprise Knowledge Graph.
- Define data access personas and governance policies.
- Roll out Responsible & Ethical AI standards, controls, and monitoring.
- Maintain metadata catalogue, lineage, and quality management.
- Partner with DPO, InfoSec, Engineering, and Platform teams.
- Resolve data quality issues and support data stewardship initiatives.
- Lead training, workshops, and communities of practice to embed governance culture.
- Provide governance expertise in working groups and committees.
Required Skills:
- Advanced knowledge of data governance, metadata, lineage, data lifecycle, and quality.
- Proven success scaling Data & AI governance frameworks in large organizations.
- Practical experience in Travel, Retail, Hospitality or similar sectors.
- Expertise in Responsible & Ethical AI standard development and implementation.
- Understanding of GDPR, EU AI Act, AI regulatory frameworks, and AI risk management.
- Strong stakeholder influence skills, capable of engaging VP level and above.
- Collaborative, cross‑functional teamwork.
- Familiarity with Databricks, Unity Catalog, Purview or Microsoft data ecosystem is a plus.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Management, or related field.
- Certifications in Data Governance (e.g., CDMP, CSG) or AI Ethics preferred.