AI Quality, Risk & Governance Lead

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Poland; On-site; PLN 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative environment

Professional development opportunities

Impactful AI & digital initiatives

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a senior leader to unify quality assurance, risk assurance, and governance across its Digital & AI initiatives.

You will direct teams, set an overarching assurance framework, and review critical deliverables to ensure governance and compliance in a complex multinational context. You will drive AI governance alignment with Legal and Compliance, produce executive-level reports, and escalate issues to enable informed leadership decisions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading assurance, audit, risk and compliance functions.
• Experience building and managing program-level assurance across multinational programs.
• Knowledge of AI governance frameworks and EU AI Act compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Quality Assurance and Risk Assurance teams, fostering continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Establish and maintain a consistent assurance framework across the Digital & AI portfolio.
• Conduct independent reviews of project deliverables, business cases, and PMO artifacts for compliance.
• Own and maintain the portfolio risk register with independent view of risks and dependencies.
• Lead stage-gate reviews, portfolio health assessments and assurance activities for sound decisions.
• Drive AI governance and regulatory readiness with Legal and Compliance teams.
• Prepare executive assurance reports highlighting trends, risks and findings.
• Escalate significant quality concerns and risk exposures for timely resolution.
• Collaborate with PMO, delivery, Internal Audit, Compliance and stakeholders to strengthen governance.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Risk Management

Portfolio Governance

Stakeholder Management

Audits & Compliance

AI Governance

Regulatory Awareness

Data Analytics

Communication Skills

Multinational Experience

Education

Master's in Quality Management

MBA / Business Administration

Engineering

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a senior leader to unify quality assurance, risk assurance, and governance across its Digital & AI initiatives.

You will direct teams, set an overarching assurance framework, and review critical deliverables to ensure governance and compliance in a complex multinational context. You will drive AI governance alignment with Legal and Compliance, produce executive-level reports, and escalate issues to enable informed leadership decisions.