Head of Data & AI Governance

Visa; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa seeks a Director of Data and AI Governance to act as the governance leader for data and AI initiatives, ensuring responsible use, risk awareness, and policy compliance across business functions.

You will standardize governance inputs, validate controls, and guide executives on governance options, with a focus on scalability and human oversight. This role requires extensive experience across governance domains and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance, AI governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to interpret policies and validate implementations across teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as accountable governance representative for assigned business functions; ensure data and AI activities meet governance requirements.
• Review initiatives for privacy, security, data quality, model risk, and regulatory compliance; coordinate reviews and escalation.

Skills

Data governance

AI governance

Risk management

Privacy

Compliance

Cybersecurity

Model risk

Technology governance

Product governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (Masters/MBA/JD/MD)

PhD

Job description

Visa seeks a Director of Data and AI Governance to act as the governance leader for data and AI initiatives, ensuring responsible use, risk awareness, and policy compliance across business functions.

You will standardize governance inputs, validate controls, and guide executives on governance options, with a focus on scalability and human oversight. This role requires extensive experience across governance domains and collaboration with cross-functional teams.