Senior Remote AI Ethics & Compliance Leader

Placements24; Queenstown; Remote; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

Global project exposure

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Remote AI Ethics and Compliance Lead to establish and uphold high ethical standards across AI initiatives. You will guide responsible AI development, mitigate bias, privacy, and transparency risks, and work with globally dispersed teams.

The role focuses on embedding ethics into the AI lifecycle, collaborating with legal, engineering, product, and policy teams to ensure compliance with GDPR, CCPA, AI Act, and related standards.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a technology ethics or governance field.
• 7+ years in technology ethics, AI governance or related fields.
• Deep understanding of AI/ML and ethical challenges.
• Experience creating ethics frameworks, risk methods, compliance programs.
• In-depth knowledge of privacy regulations and AI laws.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve AI ethics policies, guidelines, and best practices.
• Carry out ethical risk assessments and impact analyses for AI projects.
• Ensure AI systems comply with regulations and ethical principles.
• Provide guidance and training on AI ethics and compliance.
• Monitor global AI ethics trends, regulations, and societal concerns.
• Establish processes for ethics review of high-impact AI systems.
• Engage with regulators, academics, and industry groups on governance.
• Maintain documentation related to AI ethics and compliance.
• Foster an organizational culture of ethical awareness and responsibility.

Skills

AI governance

Regulatory compliance

Ethics risk assessment

Policy training

Remote collaboration

Education

Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Law, Ethics, Public Policy, CS or related

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Remote AI Ethics and Compliance Lead to establish and uphold high ethical standards across AI initiatives. You will guide responsible AI development, mitigate bias, privacy, and transparency risks, and work with globally dispersed teams.

The role focuses on embedding ethics into the AI lifecycle, collaborating with legal, engineering, product, and policy teams to ensure compliance with GDPR, CCPA, AI Act, and related standards.