Strategic Data Governance & AI Enablement Lead

bankunitedexternal; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BankUnited is seeking a Data Governance & AI Enablement Manager to lead the design, implementation, and continuous maturity of data governance and AI governance programs. You will partner with Data Science, Analytics, and Technology teams to enable responsible AI adoption, maintain data quality, lineage, and controls, and ensure regulatory alignment across data and AI lifecycles.

The role emphasizes ownership and accountability for data as a strategic asset, with collaboration across risk,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in data governance, data management, or related disciplines.
• Experience with data governance frameworks (e.g., DCAM, DAMA-DMBOK).
• Experience conducting assessments, audits, or capability evaluations.
• Experience supporting risk, compliance, or regulatory-driven initiatives.
• Familiarity with data cataloging tools such as Alation, Collibra, Informatica, or similar.
• Experience supporting AI/ML initiatives or model governance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, maintain, and enforce data and AI governance policies, standards, and controls.
• Define governance controls to ensure consistency, effectiveness, and auditability.
• Develop and maintain governance KPIs, KRIs, and maturity scorecards.
• Conduct maturity assessments and communicate findings to leadership.
• Produce gap assessments and remediation roadmaps.
• Ensure alignment with lifecycle controls and regulatory expectations.
• Support audit and regulatory inquiries with governance evidence.

Skills

Data governance

AI enablement

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

DCAM knowledge

DAMA-DMBOK knowledge

Cloud data platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Alation

Collibra

Informatica

Jira

Confluence

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

BankUnited is seeking a Data Governance & AI Enablement Manager to lead the design, implementation, and continuous maturity of data governance and AI governance programs. You will partner with Data Science, Analytics, and Technology teams to enable responsible AI adoption, maintain data quality, lineage, and controls, and ensure regulatory alignment across data and AI lifecycles.

The role emphasizes ownership and accountability for data as a strategic asset, with collaboration across risk,