AI Governance Manager

Cushman & Wakefield; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking an AI Governance Manager in London to operationalize its enterprise AI governance framework and ensure AI systems comply with internal policies and regulatory expectations globally.

The role works with Privacy, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Information Security, IT, and business teams to translate policies into practical governance processes and to manage the AI Impact Assessment lifecycle across new and changed use cases.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in risk management, compliance, governance, privacy, technology risk, or internal audit.
• Familiarity with GDPR, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and emerging AI regulations.
• Strong understanding of risk-based governance and regulatory compliance concepts.
• Experience working in complex, regulated, global organizations.
• Ability to translate policy and regulatory requirements into operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize and continuously improve the enterprise AI governance framework, translating AI policies and regulatory requirements into practical, repeatable governance processes.
• Coordinate AI governance activities across Privacy, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Information Security, IT, and business teams to ensure consistent application.
• Manage the end‑to‑end AI Impact Assessment (AIIA) process for new and materially changed AI use cases, including facilitation, cross‑functional review, approval, and maintenance of the central AIIA repository.
• Ensure AI assessments address privacy, fairness/bias, explainability, security, and regulatory considerations.
• Support maintenance of the AI regulatory register, monitor emerging AI regulations, and assist with updates to AI policies, standards, and templates.
• Support AI‑specific third‑party due diligence, including coordination with Legal and Procurement and tracking of vendor AI systems.
• Support the Enterprise AI Council by preparing submissions and risk materials, and tracking decisions, conditions, and remediation actions.

Skills

AI governance

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Policy translation

Stakeholder management

Job description

Job Title

AI Governance Manager

Job Description Summary

Job Description

AI Governance Manager

London

The AI Governance Manager is responsible for operationalizing Cushman & Wakefield’s enterprise AI governance framework. Reporting to the Director, Global Data Privacy & AI Governance, this role ensures that AI systems are assessed, approved, tracked, and monitored in line with internal policies, regulatory expectations, and client requirements.

The role directly supports the firm enabling scalable, day-to-day governance of our responsible AI use globally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operationalize and continuously improve the enterprise AI governance framework, translating AI policies and regulatory requirements into practical, repeatable governance processes.

• Coordinate AI governance activities across Privacy, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Information Security, IT, and business teams to ensure consistent application.

• Manage the end‑to‑end AI Impact Assessment (AIIA) process for new and materially changed AI use cases, including facilitation, cross‑functional review, approval, and maintenance of the central AIIA repository.

• Ensure AI assessments address privacy, fairness/bias, explainability, security, and regulatory considerations.

• Support maintenance of the AI regulatory register, monitor emerging AI regulations, and assist with updates to AI policies, standards, and templates.

• Support AI‑specific third‑party due diligence, including coordination with Legal and Procurement and tracking of vendor AI systems.

• Support the Enterprise AI Council by preparing submissions and risk materials, and tracking decisions, conditions, and remediation actions.

Required Experience & Qualifications:

Essential

• 5+ years’ experience in risk management, compliance, governance, privacy, technology risk, or internal audit.

• Close familiarity with frameworks such as GDPR, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and emerging AI regulations.

• Strong understanding of risk-based governance and regulatory compliance concepts.

• Experience working in complex, regulated, global organizations.

• Ability to translate policy and regulatory requirements into operational processes.

Desirable

• Experience with AI, analytics, or automated decision‑making governance.

• Exposure to third‑party risk management or vendor due diligence.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills.

• Clear and confident written and verbal communication.

• Comfortable working independently and managing multiple governance processes.

• Pragmatic, risk‑aware, and able to engage credibly with senior stakeholders.

Cushman & Wakefield is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment, and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. If you are a person with a disability and need any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, you are invited to bring this to the Talent Acquisition Advisor’s attention once they have made contact.