Sr. Manager, AI Management

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

my529, a nonprofit state education savings program, seeks a Sr. Manager, AI Management to lead AI strategy across the organization from governance to implementation. You will partner with departments to embed AI into operations, develop training, and explainability practices.

You will advise on regulatory, security, and data privacy considerations, manage vendor relations, and guide pilot projects and multi-year roadmaps for AI-enabled capabilities in a risk-aware, compliant manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalency) + 8 years; or Master's degree (or equivalency) + 6 years.
• Experience with AI governance, risk, regulatory compliance.
• Hybrid work arrangement in Salt Lake City with downtown location.

Responsibilities

• Own and administer AI Governance framework, policies, standards, and controls.
• Advise on regulatory conformity and data privacy considerations.
• Evaluate AI capabilities within existing platforms and coordinate with IT, Security, Legal.
• Establish guardrails, explainability, and human oversight.
• Support audits and document responsible AI use.
• Drive KPIs, staff engagement, fraud reduction, and new product launches.
• Engage with vendors, regulators, industry groups, fintech orgs.
• Oversee ML models for risk, analytics, and automation.

Skills

AI governance

Regulatory compliance

Machine learning

Vendor management

Cybersecurity

Data privacy

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

AI platforms

Job description

Sr. Manager, AI Management

Job Summary

About Us

my529 is a nonprofit, self-supporting agency that administers apublic trust. my529 is the State of Utah's 529 education savingsplan and is consistently ranked as one of the best 529 plans in thenation. my529 mixes the stability of government with a goal-drivenbusiness environment. Sound financial management and expandedmarketing have created substantial growth over the last severalyears. Our team of over 90 employees has a clear vision of growthand the teamwork needed to support it. You can learn more about usat www.my529.org.

Senior Manager, Artificial Intelligence (AI)Management:

This position leads my529's AI strategy through partnering with alldepartments under the governance of the Executive Leadership Teamto integrate AI into daily operations. Cultivating an AI-drivenculture through training, education, and the identification ofemerging skills needed across the organization is critical. Theposition serves as a key advisor on AI-related technology,infrastructure, architecture, vendor selection, security, fraudprevention, and productivity initiatives, and develops multi-yearroadmaps, evaluates build-versus-buy decisions, and guides pilotand proof-of-concept efforts.

Responsibilities

• Own and administer my529's AI Governance framework, policies,standards, and controls. Ensure they remain current, effective, andaligned with business strategies, regulatory requirements, andindustry best practices. Advise and participate with Executiveleadership in their governance of policy development, oversight,compliance, ethical AI usage, including coordination with riskmanagement and Information Security.
• Advise on regulatory conformity and assist in navigatingfinancial regulations (e.g., data privacy, PII, AML/KYC, SECoversight, Industry Standards) with Compliance. Implementgovernance frameworks for AI (explainability, auditability).
• Serve as the lead for evaluating AI capabilities withinexisting technology platforms and tools, assessing new features forbusiness value, risk, and alignment with organizational objectives.Act as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders,providing guidance on new AI functionality within existingplatforms and tools, including coordinating with IT, Security,Legal, and other teams to oversee the review, configuration,implementation, and responsible use of new AI-enabledcapabilities.
• Ensure that AI initiatives are coordinated with cybersecurityand address data integrity, model risks, and operational resiliencepolicies. Advise in establishing guardrails, ethical guidelines,and human oversight.
• Support internal/external audits and maintain documentation forresponsible AI use.
• Drive measurable outcomes, identify and track KPIs, staffengagement and confidence, fraud reduction, and new productlaunches.
• Foster strategic engagement with vendors, regulators, industryconsortia, and fintech organizations to proactively assess andcapitalize on advancements in AI technologies, including agentic AIand model evolution.
• Oversee AI initiatives and lead development/deployment ofmachine learning models for risk assessment, predictive analytics,customer service (chatbots/agents), anomaly detection, and processautomation across the organization.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience(Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related workexperience). Senior Manager, Artificial Intelligence (AI)Management: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 8years or a master's (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly relatedwork experience.

Preferences

Experience with blockchain/distributed ledger technologyintegration.

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Work Schedule Summary: Monday – Friday with hybridflexibility.Business hours: 8am – 5pm

Department: 01396 - my529

Location: My529 Downtown SLC

Pay Rate Range: $148,533.97 - $189,380.81 Depending onexperience

Close Date: 11/16/2026