AI Governance & Technology Risk Leader

Wendy's International; Dublin (OH); On-site; USD 105,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Wendy's International in Dublin, OH is seeking a Manager of AI Governance & Technology Risk Management to lead Wendy's AI governance, risk, and compliance programs within the Data Protection and AI Trust organization. You translate company strategy and regulatory requirements into proportionate, technology-enabled processes for AI systems and other technologies.

The role partners with Privacy, Security, Legal, Data Governance, Procurement, Internal Audit, and business leaders to integrate

Qualifications

• Experience applying technology and AI governance frameworks such as COBIT, the NIST AI RMF, and ISO 42001 to design risk processes.
• Translate risk requirements into operational workflows, evidence standards, decision records, metrics, and issue management.
• Familiarity with third-party/cloud AI, foundation models, and API-based services.

Responsibilities

• Design, operate, and improve AI governance and risk processes across intake, assessment, approval, deployment, monitoring, and retirement.
• Implement capabilities using OneTrust, GCP, Dataiku to automate AI GRC and IT risk management.
• Serve as a contact for IT and business partners, advising on AI risks and control implementation.
• Facilitate cross-functional AI Councils to support strategy, enablement, and adoption.
• Develop policies, standards, and training to align technology governance with corporate risk management.

Skills

GRC frameworks

AI governance

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

COBIT

NIST RMF

ISO 42001

Regulatory requirements

Cloud AI

OneTrust

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

OneTrust

GCP

Dataiku

Job description

Wendy's International in Dublin, OH is seeking a Manager of AI Governance & Technology Risk Management to lead Wendy's AI governance, risk, and compliance programs within the Data Protection and AI Trust organization. You translate company strategy and regulatory requirements into proportionate, technology-enabled processes for AI systems and other technologies.

The role partners with Privacy, Security, Legal, Data Governance, Procurement, Internal Audit, and business leaders to integrate