AI Portfolio & Governance Leader

Associated Bank - Corp; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 145,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Associated Bank is building the future of banking through responsible AI governance. As the AI Portfolio, Adoption & Governance Senior Principal, you will shape how AI investments are prioritized, governed, adopted, and measured across the enterprise, partnering with senior leaders to drive meaningful business outcomes.

This highly visible role leads portfolio governance, cross-functional collaboration, and executive reporting, with opportunities to influence enterprise strategy and accelerate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Technology, Information Systems, Data & Analytics, Risk Management, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in portfolio management, governance, strategic planning, business transformation, program management, consulting, product management, technology management, financial analysis, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide initiatives involving executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience developing business cases, governance frameworks, operating models, investment recommendations, and executive presentations.
• Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence decisions and drive outcomes across complex organizations without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise AI portfolio, including use-case intake, evaluation, prioritization, and investment governance.
• Drive executive-level portfolio reviews, decision-making forums, and strategic planning discussions.
• Develop and enhance AI governance frameworks, operating models, policies, and accountability processes.
• Partner with business, technology, finance, risk, legal, compliance, and security teams to align AI initiatives with enterprise priorities.
• Establish methods to measure AI adoption, business value, ROI, and benefits realization.
• Lead enterprise AI literacy, training, communications, and change enablement programs.
• Build and support the AI Champion network to accelerate responsible AI adoption across the organization.
• Deliver executive reporting and insights on portfolio performance, investments, adoption, and business outcomes.

Skills

Portfolio management

Governance

Strategic planning

Business transformation

Program management

Consulting

Product management

Technology management

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Technology, Information Systems, Data & Analytics, Risk Management, or related field

Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Technology Management, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field

Tools

PMP

Agile

Scrum

Change Management

Portfolio Management

AI Governance

Data Governance

Risk Management

Job description

Associated Bank is building the future of banking through responsible AI governance. As the AI Portfolio, Adoption & Governance Senior Principal, you will shape how AI investments are prioritized, governed, adopted, and measured across the enterprise, partnering with senior leaders to drive meaningful business outcomes.

This highly visible role leads portfolio governance, cross-functional collaboration, and executive reporting, with opportunities to influence enterprise strategy and accelerate