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AI Governance Manager UAE

We are seeking an AI Governance specialist to help a leading UAE enterprise build the frameworks, policies, and oversight mechanisms needed to deploy AI responsibly and at scale. This is a high-visibility role at the intersection of ethics, regulation, risk management, and emerging technology.

About the role

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and implement an enterprise AI governance framework covering the full AI lifecycle: development, validation, deployment, monitoring, and decommissioning.

• Define AI risk classification methodology (risk tiers) and establish corresponding oversight and approval processes.

• Develop policies for responsible AI: fairness, explainability, transparency, privacy preservation, and human oversight.

• Align the AI governance framework with emerging global and regional AI regulations (UAE AI Regulation, EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001).

• Build an AI model inventory / registry tracking all deployed models, risk levels, owners, and review schedules.

• Establish AI incident and bias monitoring processes; define escalation and remediation playbooks.

• Collaborate with data science, legal, compliance, and IT security teams to embed governance controls throughout the MLOps pipeline.

• Lead AI ethics and responsible AI training programmes for technology and business teams.

• Produce AI governance dashboards, risk reports, and board-level briefings on AI programme health.

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years (AM) / 8+ years (Manager–SM) in AI governance, responsible AI, risk management, or data ethics roles.

• Knowledge of global AI governance frameworks: NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, UAE National AI Strategy, ISO/IEC 42001.

• Understanding of AI/ML model lifecycle: training, validation, deployment, monitoring, and bias detection.

• Experience developing AI risk classification systems and model review processes.

• Strong policy writing and regulatory interpretation skills.

• Familiarity with MLOps platforms (MLflow, Azure ML, Vertex AI, SageMaker) for governance integration.

• Certification in AI ethics, risk management (FRM, PRM), or data governance (CDMP) is highly advantageous.