Senior Manager, AI Advisory and Open Source Program Office

APTIV INDIA; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Wind River is seeking a Senior Manager, Open Source & AI Governance to lead the OSPO and AI governance program across the enterprise. You will provide strategic direction, policy development, and risk management for OSS and AI adoption, partnering with Legal, Engineering, Security, Privacy, Product, and Sales.

The role oversees a multidisciplinary team of analysts and engineers, drives governance frameworks, and reports on governance effectiveness to executives, while aligning with regulatory

Qualifications

• Experience leading Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and AI governance initiatives.
• Ability to develop governance policies, standards, and procedures.
• Strong collaboration with Legal, Security, Privacy, Product and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead OSPO governance for thousands of OSS components across product lines.
• Develop AI governance frameworks, controls, and operational processes.
• Manage teams of governance analysts and platform engineers.
• Establish metrics and reporting for governance effectiveness.

Skills

Leadership

OSS governance

AI governance

Job description

Senior Manager, AI Advisory and Open Source Program Office

Hybrid On-Site: Walnut Creek, CA; Austin, TX; Troy, MI; Boston, MA; Kanata, Ontario, Canada

Citizenship: USA National or Canada Citizen, without citizenship of another country.

ABOUT WIND RIVER

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability.

Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company's software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We've achieved recent 5G milestones including the world's first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a "Top Workplace" for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Senior Manager, Open Source & AI Governance Program Office is responsible for leading and scaling the company's Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and AI Governance Program. This role provides strategic direction, operational oversight, and technical leadership to ensure compliant, responsible, and effective use of Open Source Software (OSS), third-party components, and Artificial Intelligence technologies across the enterprise.

The position leads a multidisciplinary team of program analysts and software engineers responsible for governance, compliance, policy development, infrastructure, and developer enablement. The Senior Manager serves as a trusted advisor to Legal, Engineering, Product Management, Security, and Sales organizations, helping maximize business value while managing risk associated with Open Source and AI adoption.

YOUR ROLE

Open Source Program Office Leadership

• Lead the company's Open Source Program Office (OSPO), governing the use of thousands of Open Source and third-party software components across multiple product lines.
• Establish and maintain processes to ensure compliance with Open Source licenses and third-party software obligations.
• Develop and manage Open Source governance policies, standards, and operational procedures.
• Oversee Open Source review, approval, and audit processes for product development teams.
• Enable and support employee participation in Open Source communities, including contribution reviews and approvals.
• Drive adoption of Open Source best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Monitor evolving Open Source licensing trends, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

AI Governance Leadership

• Lead the company's AI Governance Program, ensuring the responsible development, deployment, and use of AI technologies.
• Develop AI governance frameworks, policies, standards, controls, and operational processes.
• Partner with Legal, Security, Privacy, Product, and Engineering teams to establish AI risk management practices.
• Create oversight mechanisms for AI models, data usage, transparency, accountability, and compliance requirements.
• Define governance approaches for generative AI, machine learning, and emerging AI technologies.
• Establish metrics and reporting to measure AI governance effectiveness and organizational compliance.

Team Leadership & Management

• Lead and develop a team of governance analysts responsible for Open Source compliance, software composition analysis, policy administration, and program operations.
• Manage an engineering team responsible for developing and maintaining platforms, automation, and infrastructure supporting Open Source and AI governance initiatives.
• Establish team goals, performance expectations, and career development plans.
• Build a high-performing organization focused on operational excellence, scalability, and continuous improvement.

Technical & Strategic Leadership

• Define the long-term strategy and roadmap for Open Source and AI governance capabilities.
• Drive automation and tooling initiatives to improve compliance, reporting, risk assessment, and operational efficiency.
• Establish enterprise-wide governance frameworks aligned with business objectives and industry best practices.
• Provide executive-level reporting on governance pr