Senior AI Governance & Technology Risk Lead

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

Job summary

Wendy's in Dublin, OH, seeks a Manager for AI Governance & Technology Risk Management to lead risk-based governance, control implementation, and regulatory compliance across AI systems and tech. You will drive processes from intake to retirement, partner with Privacy, Security, Legal, and IT, and guide cross-functional councils to implement strategic technology governance.

The role requires translating complex regulatory requirements into actionable workflows, building automated capabilities

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience applying technology and AI governance frameworks and management-system standards, such as COBIT, the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, ISO/IEC 42001, and related control frameworks, to design risk-tiered processes, requirements, controls, evidence, and reporting.
• Working knowledge of relevant AI regulatory requirements and guidance, including the EU AI Act and emerging U.S. state requirements.
• Experience translating risk requirements into operational workflows, evidence standards, decision records, metrics, and issue-management processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, operate, and continuously improve risk-tiered AI governance and technology risk processes covering intake, inventory, classification, impact and risk assessment, approval, control assignment, evidence collection, deployment, material change, ongoing monitoring, incident escalation, remediation, exception management, and retirement.
• Design and implement technical capabilities utilizing GRC and data technologies to ensure that the AI GRC and IT Risk Management processes are operationally effective, highly automated, and end-user accessible.
• Point of contact for IT and business partners providing consultation and advisement on AI and IT risks, mitigation strategies, and control implementation completeness.
• Support cross-functional councils to support development and implementation of technology strategy, enablement, and adoption.
• Develop and maintain policies, standards, compliance training, and maturity assessments to monitor governance and risk management strategies for technology and AI deployment.

Skills

AI governance frameworks

Risk management

Regulatory requirements

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

OneTrust

GCP

Dataiku

Job description

Wendy's in Dublin, OH, seeks a Manager for AI Governance & Technology Risk Management to lead risk-based governance, control implementation, and regulatory compliance across AI systems and tech. You will drive processes from intake to retirement, partner with Privacy, Security, Legal, and IT, and guide cross-functional councils to implement strategic technology governance.

The role requires translating complex regulatory requirements into actionable workflows, building automated capabilities