We are seeking to hire an AI Governance Manager to lead Informas Responsible AI efforts and contribute to the evolution of our AI Policy Framework for the Informa Group. Sitting withing Informas Privacy Team the role will involve working closely with our technology teams building and deploying leading AI technologies and our business teams using these tools. Additionally this role will work with the Privacy Team the Commercial Data Governance Team and our broader Legal & Governance colleagues. The key aim being to ensure that we make the most of our opportunities with AI whilst ensuring our development and uses of AI technologies are transparent ethical and compliant with relevant regulations and that colleagues across Informa understand their responsibilities when developing procuring and/or deploying AI-based solutions.
The role suits passionate proactive goal-oriented candidates who are intellectually curious and thrive in complicated but ambitious organisations. The role is well-suited to versatile candidates with a background in AI Governance Data Ethics Privacy Compliance & Operations Data Governance etc. People with heart and ambition and a strong mix of emotional and professional intelligence will be successful in the role. This role will also require strong collaboration and coordination skills with the ability to influence a broad set of senior stakeholders.
Your Role:
- Lead the evolution of Informas AI policies governance frameworks processes and methodologies for adoption across Informa drawing on relevant international standards as key inputs such as the NIST AI risk management framework. Its critical that solutions are pragmatic in what is an unclear space and off the shelf methodologies do not yet exist
- Manage and evolve our AI impact assessment workflow; reviewing assessments for compliance flagging risks and documenting mitigations
- Develop standard metrics and report on the operationalization of Informas AI Policy Framework
- Develop and maintain a master register of AI deployments across Informa documenting the use cases their risks reporting criteria etc.
- Actively participate in the AI Council to advise on policy and regulatory developments
- Prepare regular written reports on responsible AI implementation and risk management to senior management
- Lead the development and delivery of training & communication plan for roll-out of responsible AI in Informa focused on continually increasing AI maturity across the enterprise
- Lead the identification of AI use cases for the Legal & Governance (L&G) function and be the conduit to technical teams to ensure the L&G teams use cases are prioritized and delivered.
- Be the resident expert for the L&G team to help us make the most of AI tools
- Continually horizon scan for policy regulatory and legal developments in the field of Responsible AI ensuring that Informas AI implementations are compliant with internal AI policies as well as relevant laws and regulations. Attending events to represent Informa provide thought leadership and knowledge share.
- Be the internal expert advisor on the regulatory and policy requirements for Responsible AI to colleagues as well as legal senior management etc
- Work with the Global Privacy Counsel to advise the business on legal requirements relating to AI.
- Liaise closely with Privacy Team members on aspects of AI regulation that are interlinked with privacy compliance.
Qualifications :
Who were looking for:
Ideal candidates will be individuals whose qualities include:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in governance roles. Experience may not have been exclusively focused on AI governance but should have been in a related field requiring the consideration of technical legal and commercial factors to assess risk and advise business clients (e.g. privacy and data protection advisory work).
- Deep interest in and understanding AI capabilities: the technologies the emerging field and operationalising these in the enterprise
- Understanding Responsible AI challenges: the technical policy and regulatory risks that AI technologies raise for Informa customers and colleagues
- Get things done: highly organised resourceful and action-oriented with experience driving focus clarity and prioritisation in a fast-paced environment
- Decision-making: ability to work pragmatically having the confidence to make quick decisions based on the available data and move forward at pace in an environment of ambiguity
- Comms and visibility: effective at managing expectations and communications (written and verbal) to all levels and disciplines in the organisation.
- Organisational smarts: Experience working in a matrix-based organisation building relationships and trust across a range of teams and functions. Know and understand how to bring people with you
Helpful but not required qualities:
- AIGP certification
- Legal background
Additional Information :
This role will be unpublished on 8th August 2025.
We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Heres some of what you can expect when you join us. But dont just take our word for it see what our colleagues have to say at benefits include:
- Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us in the office three days per week week and working from home or remotely two days per week.
- Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks.
- Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer with charity match funding available too.
- Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When its time for the next step we encourage and support internal job moves.
- Time out: 25 days annual leave rising to 27 days after two years plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year.
- A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from plus company funded private medical cover.
- A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares.
- Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance mental health first aiders a healthy living subsidy access to health apps and more.
- Recognition for great work with global awards and kudos programmes.
- As an international company the chance to collaborate with teams around the world.
Were not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most although not all of the skills and experience listed we welcome your application.
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