Director of AI Governance & Enterprise Data Strategy

USAA Life Insurance Company; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

USAA Life Insurance Company is seeking a Director of Business Data and Analytics - AI Governance to lead the enterprise AI governance, risk management, and monitoring program. You will synthesize analytics with regulatory requirements and drive responsible AI practices in a highly regulated environment.

You will oversee functional teams across areas like model governance, AI strategy, and technology governance, partnering with senior leaders to integrate governance into development lifecycles

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data, analytics, AI/ML, governance and risk management experience in a highly regulated environment.
• 3+ years of leading high-performing teams.
• Experience with AI lifecycle governance, including generative AI and agentic solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead enterprise AI governance strategy and risk management.
• Partner with senior leaders to integrate AI governance into product development.
• Direct AI risk identification, measurement, and monitoring plans.
• Advise executives with actionable governance recommendations.
• Develop and mature policies and controls for responsible AI use.
• Lead cross-functional governance forums and ensure data integrity and ethical AI deployment.

Skills

AI governance

Risk management

Data governance

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics/Math/OR/Engineering

Master's degree in quantitative field or related

Job description

USAA Life Insurance Company is seeking a Director of Business Data and Analytics - AI Governance to lead the enterprise AI governance, risk management, and monitoring program. You will synthesize analytics with regulatory requirements and drive responsible AI practices in a highly regulated environment.

You will oversee functional teams across areas like model governance, AI strategy, and technology governance, partnering with senior leaders to integrate governance into development lifecycles