AI Governance Engineer

Insight Global; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global, based in Vancouver, is looking for an AI Tooling Governance Engineer to support AI engineering tools adoption. This role emphasizes establishing governance frameworks, ensuring compliance and consistency across the organization.

The ideal candidate will have strong governance experience, skill in translating technical concepts for clear reporting, and coordination capabilities with cross-functional teams.

Strong written communication and a governance mindset are essential. Experience in budget oversight and vendor coordination will be beneficial.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years experience in enterprise governance or platform operations.
• 3-5 years experience with policy enforcement and usage compliance.
• 3+ years preparing risk or compliance reporting for leadership.
• 3-7 years cross-functional experience with engineering or security teams.

Responsibilities

• Define, document, and maintain governance frameworks for AI tooling.
• Operate workflows for license management and policy enforcement.
• Ensure responsible scaling of AI engineering tools.
• Develop repeatable reporting and documentation.
• Translate technical governance into updates for leadership.

Skills

Governance mindset

Vendor coordination

Budget oversight

Strong written communication

Job description

A leading Vancouver-based retail and apparel organization is seeking an AI Tooling Governance Engineer to support the responsible, secure, and scalable adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools across the technology organization. This role will establish and operate governance frameworks that ensure compliance, consistency, and operational excellence as AI developer tooling continues to expand.

The ideal candidate brings a strong governance mindset, experience working across distributed engineering teams, and the ability to translate complex technical considerations into clear, actionable policies and leadership-ready reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, document, and maintain governance frameworks for enterprise AI developer tooling
• Operate workflows for license management, policy enforcement, usage compliance, and exception handling
• Ensure responsible scaling of tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, and similar AI engineering platforms.
• Develop repeatable reporting, documentation, and operating rhythms to support sustainable governance
• Translate technical governance posture into risk, compliance, and operational updates for senior leadership and audit stakeholders
• Coordinate governance accountability across engineering, architecture, security, and other partner teams
• Support budget oversight, vendor coordination, and contract-performance monitoring
• Identify governance gaps, control weaknesses, and operational risks, and drive corrective actions

Required Experience

• 4-5 years experience in enterprise governance, technology compliance, or platform operations
• 3–5 years experience with policy enforcement, usage compliance, operational controls, or exception workflows
• 3+ years preparing risk, compliance, or audit-ready reporting for leadership
• 3–7 years cross-functional experience with engineering, architecture, or security teams
• 2–4 years vendor coordination, contract monitoring, or budget oversight in a technology environment
• Strong written communication and documentation skills
• Familiarity with developer platforms, internal engineering tooling, or AI-enabled engineering workflows

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong judgment around risk, controls, and operational tradeoffs
• Ability to influence outcomes without direct authority
• Skilled at organizing ambiguous work into clear workflows, policies, and accountabilities
• Comfortable balancing strategic governance with day-to-day operational execution