Principal AI Governance Analyst

Novonesis; Hørsholm; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,150,000; Full time

Job summary

Novonesis is seeking a Principal AI Governance Analyst to lead and mature our AI governance. You will translate EU AI Act requirements into practical standards, coordinate risk and security assessments, and drive the operating rhythm of governance forums across our global organization.

This role collaborates with Legal, Cybersecurity, IT, and business stakeholders to enable responsible AI experimentation and adoption. Travel as needed to scale governance globally.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within governance, risk, compliance, quality management, data governance or another structured and process-driven discipline.
• Working knowledge of EU AI Act and relevant AI, risk or governance frameworks.
• Practical understanding of AI and enterprise IT to collaborate with engineers, architects and security specialists.
• Experience facilitating recurring governance forums or committees and turning discussions into clear decisions and follow-up.
• Experience maintaining controlled documentation, registries, inventories or similar governance structures over time.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously improve our AI governance framework, standards and supporting documentation.
• Translate regulatory requirements, particularly the EU AI Act, into practical internal standards and controls.
• Coordinate risk, security and compliance assessments for AI initiatives.
• Define governance approaches for AI platforms and tools and coordinate assessments with relevant functions.
• Run governance forums, decision-making, documentation and follow-up processes.
• Maintain an enterprise catalogue of AI systems and solutions with classification criteria and transparency requirements.
• Develop guidelines to enable scalable and responsible AI usage, including sharing, ownership and cost considerations.
• Own AI usage monitoring and reporting initiatives to provide insights for governance and prioritization.

Skills

Governance

Regulatory alignment

Risk management

Compliance

Education

Academic background in law/compliance/risk management/engineering or CS

Job description

Interested in a career that matters?Join Novonesis as our new Principal AI Governance AnalystAre you passionate about making responsible AI work in practice? At Novonesis, we use the power of biology to help solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges. As our new Principal AI Governance Analyst, you will take a leading role in shaping practical and scalable AI governance across our global organization.About the team:You will join Data & AI Enablement, part of the Data Office within Global IT. The team acts as a Centre of Excellence for enterprise-wide data and AI enablement, with colleagues in Denmark and India.We work closely with teams across the business to enable value creation with technologies such as Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Copilot and Copilot Studio. Our focus spans enablement, governance and community building, helping teams use data and AI responsibly and effectively.This is a highly collaborative environment where you will work across functions, geographies and areas of expertise, including Legal, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, IT Compliance and business teams.Your role:As Principal AI Governance Analyst, you will own and continuously mature the operational foundation for AI governance at Novonesis.You will connect regulatory expectations, technology and business needs, creating governance that is robust enough to manage risk while practical enough to support responsible experimentation and adoption.A key part of your impact will be bringing specialists and decision-makers together, creating clarity around complex questions and turning agreements into sustainable ways of working.Your responsibilities:Develop and continuously improve our AI governance framework, standards and supporting documentation.Translate regulatory requirements, particularly the EU AI Act, into practical internal standards, processes and controls in collaboration with Legal Compliance.Support the practical assessment of AI solutions and use cases, coordinating relevant risk, security and compliance assessments and helping teams navigate the governance process and requirements needed for initiatives to move forward.Define governance approaches for AI platforms and tools and coordinate risk and security assessments with relevant functions.Run the operating rhythm of AI governance, including governance forums, decision-making, documentation and structured follow-up.Drive and maintain an enterprise catalogue of AI systems and solutions including classification criteria and related transparency and documentation requirements.Develop practical guidelines that enable AI to scale responsibly, covering areas such as sharing and reuse of AI solutions and agents, access, ownership, cost considerations and other operational governance need as they emerge.Own AI usage monitoring and reporting initiatives, establishing transparency on AI adoption and usage and providing insights to support governance, prioritization and decision-making.Requirements:Significant experience within governance, risk, compliance, quality management, data governance or another structured and process-driven discipline.Working knowledge of the EU AI Act and relevant AI, risk or governance frameworks. Deep legal expertise is not required.A practical understanding of AI and enterprise IT enables you to collaborate effectively with engineers, architects, security specialists and business stakeholders.Experience facilitating recurring governance forums or committees and turning discussions into clear decisions and follow-up.Experience maintaining controlled documentation, registries, inventories or similar governance structures over time.An academic background in areas such as law, compliance, risk management, information management, engineering or computer science, or other experience that has provided you with relevant capabilities for the role.This position has no supervisory responsibility. Occasional travel is expected as we scale AI governance and enablement globally.Work location: Lyngby, Hørsholm, or Carlsberg ByenApplication deadline: November 13, 2026Contact information: Nikoline Hald Bredtoft, Head of Analytics & AI Adoption, [e-mail] purpose guides the wayIn Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.Opportunities for everyoneWe are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.Explore other openingsIf this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career