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Governance and Operations Lead

McCain Foods


Job Location:

Gurgaon - India

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 25 August 2026 (16 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 22 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Title:Governance and Operations Lead

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:43985

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
The Governance & Operations Lead is accountable for establishing and maintaining McCains Responsible AI governance framework evaluation standards risk classification methodology portfolio reporting and stage-gate quality processes across the AI organization. Reporting to the VP Artificial Intelligence this role serves as the independent authority responsible for ensuring AI use cases are safe reliable compliant and ready to scale. The position partners closely with AI technology risk privacy and architecture stakeholders while maintaining clear separation from demand intake and prioritization activities to ensure objective governance and oversight.
What youll be doing.
  • Own and continuously evolve McCains Responsible AI standards across fairness accuracy reliability transparency privacy and accountability.
  • Define evaluation methodologies quality thresholds and stage-gate criteria for AI use cases throughout their lifecycle.
  • Lead and operate governance reviews from solution design through deployment and post-production monitoring.
  • Maintain evaluation frameworks red-teaming practices golden datasets and testing processes across the McCain AI technology stack.
  • Oversee the Green Yellow and Red (RAG) risk classification framework and ensure consistent application across the AI portfolio.
  • Partner with Enterprise Risk Privacy and Architecture teams to align governance standards policies and compliance requirements.
  • Provide portfolio-level reporting on AI use case status quality metrics value realization adoption model accuracy drift and incident trends.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen quality operational excellence and responsible AI practices.
  • Lead and develop governance team members including Responsible AI and evaluation specialists portfolio analysts and future governance resources.
  • Ensure audit readiness through comprehensive documentation model cards decision logs regulatory support and external assessment coordination.
What youll need to be successful.
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Risk Management or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 10 years of experience in AI/ML governance model risk management technology audit risk management or a closely related discipline.
  • 2 years of people leadership and team management experience.
  • Hands-on experience with AI/ML evaluation testing methodologies and performance validation practices.
  • Strong knowledge of Responsible AI frameworks such as NIST AI RMF EU AI Act ISO/IEC 42001 or equivalent standards.
  • Experience designing and operating risk classification frameworks model governance processes and stage-gate review methodologies.
  • Proven ability to establish rigorous quality standards while enabling delivery speed and business value.
  • Experience developing executive-level reporting portfolio analytics and governance dashboards.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior leaders auditors regulators and cross-functional teams.
  • Experience within consumer packaged goods (CPG) regulated industries or large enterprise environments is considered an asset.
  • Familiarity with modern AI ecosystems cloud platforms enterprise data environments and AI application governance practices.
About the team.
The Governance & Operations team serves as the independent quality risk and governance function within McCains Artificial Intelligence organization. Reporting to the VP Artificial Intelligence the team partners closely with AI Platform & Engineering Knowledge Engineering Forward Deployment Engineering Enterprise Risk Privacy and Architecture stakeholders. The team is responsible for defining governance standards conducting evaluations managing portfolio reporting and enabling responsible scalable AI adoption across the organization while maintaining clear separation from demand intake and prioritization activities.
About McCain.
Leadership principles.
At McCain our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
AI & Digital Capabilities.
At McCain AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.
Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. Were big believers in the power of working together in personit helps us stay connected collaborate more effectively and grow as a team. At the same time we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us knowand we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCains Global Privacy Policyand Global Employee Privacy Policy as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here.

Job Family:Information Technology

Location(s): IN - India : Haryana : Gurgaon

Company:McCain Foods(India) P Ltd


Required Experience:

Manager


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McCain Foods | Our purpose - 'Celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food'. We supply delicious frozen French fries, potato specialties, and appetizers to retail and foodservice customers around the globe.

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