Senior Responsible AI Manager

BBC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading broadcasting organization is seeking a Senior Responsible AI Manager to operationalize AI governance frameworks. Responsibilities include conducting AI Impact Assessments and coordinating with internal stakeholders. Ideal candidates should have experience in managing AI risks and strong stakeholder management skills. The role offers a flexible hybrid working environment with a competitive salary based on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience carrying out AI Impact Assessments or similar risk assessments.
• Experience managing a pipeline of work requests and prioritizing tasks.
• Ability to manage stakeholders at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Act as first point of contact for internal stakeholders seeking responsible AI advice.
• Conduct AI Impact Assessments and document risks and mitigations.
• Coordinate risk input from compliance and risk management partners.

Skills

AI Impact Assessments

Stakeholder management

Project management

Clear communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Job description

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent full time
DEPARTMENT: Data Governance Product group
LOCATION: Flexible Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to 60000 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Please note: This role will be listed as>%a Senior Data Manager on our career path framework.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. If you’d like to, please indicate your preference in the application, though there’s no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The BBC is making the shift from being a broadcaster that speaks to our audiences to being a service that is shaped by them and designed around their wants and needs while stimulating and delighting audiences around the world. To achieve this mission of being a Digital First BBC we are building a data organisation which will lead cultural and organisational change. This includes lots of exciting work on AI.

We’re actively exploring the opportunities and challenges of generative AI through a series of pilots building on a long history of AIוואַלdevelopment at the BBC. We are firmly committed to doing this in a responsible way that puts our values first, benefits all audiences and helps us deliver our public service mission in new and exciting ways.

apses as the vision: create a growing Reithian media organisation that offers exceptional value to its owners, the UK public, all based on building long‑term trust. A creative organisation delivering world‑class content and services underpinned by our values. At the cutting‑edge of innovation, rapidly deploying AI for good. A global centre of excellence.

In the Responsible AI team it’s our job to help make that happen by building a culture where everyone at the BBC is empowered to use AI responsibly. We sit within the BBC’s Product Group as part of the Data Governance function and work across the organisation from News and Content to HR, Finance and Operations to make sure everyone is equipped to use AI in a way that maximises the benefits while minimising the potential harms. It’s all about ensuring that our use of AI is aligned with our public service values, the BBC AI Principles and compliant with our legal and regulatory obligations.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

At this exciting time we’re looking for a Senior Responsible AI Manager to help us continue to operationalise our governance framework, particularly our risk assessment process.pass a crucial role in building out our AI Governance and Risk pillar within the team.

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YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

The BBC’s AI risk management process helps turn our BBC AI Principles into practice. This ensures that the development, procurement and use of AI by and for the BBC is aligned with our values, policies and legal/regulatory obligations and that risks are identified and managed effectively.

You will take ownership of significant aspects of these processes using your strong stakeholder‑management skills to work with business areas to assess AI risk and recommend mitigations in support of their proposed use cases, enabling decision‑making through an innovation‑friendly, risk‑based approach.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Act as first point of contact to internal stakeholders seeking responsible AI advice, triaging and escalating requests as needed.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise to procurement and tool authorisation processes.
• Coordinate risk input from partners in compliance and risk management (i.e. Data Protection, Information Security, BBC Legal, Editorial Policy, etc.).
• Conduct AI Impact Assessments and document resulting risks and mitigations to support senior decision‑making.
• Monitor higher‑risk AI use cases throughout their lifecycle.

Collaborate with the BBC’s Responsible AI Lead and Senior Responsible AI Managers (Governance & Risk) to iterate and operate the pan‑BBC governance framework for AI, enhancing our AI risk‑assessment reporting and compliance practice and processes.

Support ongoing horizon‑scanning and awareness of relevant internal and external developments in AI, consulting with internal stakeholders and partners to ensure the process is user‑friendly and embedded across divisions.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Experience carrying out AI Impact Assessments or similar risk assessments (e.g., audits, risk reviews, maturity assessments, DPIAs, or third‑party risk assessments).
• Experience managing a pipeline of work requests, triaging and prioritising items, and escalating as needed.
• Ability to manage and deliver a service across complex projects, working in a structured manner to ensure timely delivery to multiple stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Ability to manage stakeholders, including at senior levels, and work with partners across the business.
• Ability to clearly communicate to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to contribute effectively in a cross‑functional team and, where necessary, guide and coach less experienced team members.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Familiarity with_Normal external AI regulatory landscape and an understanding of responsible AI issues and concerns, and how they might apply atfragment the BBC.
• Familiarity with current AI use cases and toolsets across both the media industry and other industries, including their relative benefits and risks.
• Good data and AI literacy, specifically the ability to understand and discuss key topics; technical AI or data‑science skills are a bonus but not necessary.
• Advocate and evangelist for a responsible approach to data and AI at the BBC.
• Excitement about personal development and learning.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences readings, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.