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Title and Summary

Manager, AI Governance

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.

Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Overview

The Data Strategy and Management team is looking for a Manager, AI Governance to drive our Responsible AI strategy forward by taking ownership of governance processes. The successful candidate will report to the Vice President, Data Strategy, in the office of the Chief Data Officer. This role is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with a background in Data Science and an interest in structural leadership and orchestration. The ideal candidate is passionate about Responsible Tech, intellectually curious, analytical, highly organized and collaborative.

Role

In this impactful role, you will:

Implement and manage AI Governance processes, including analyzing the risk associated with use of AI across the global enteprise, measuring organizational progress, and evaluating opportunities, including data assets and externally-developed tools.

Work with data science leaders, engineering, legal and risk management partners, as well as external and internal researchers, to implement improvements to AI Governance processes, making them clearer, faster to work with and more comprehensive.

Collaborate with your AI/Model Governance colleagues and partners to assess and mitigate project risk, by reviewing data science projects for risk (e.g. bias risk), analyzing artifacts including model evaluation results, and recommending risk mitigation strategies.

Realize your personal values and Mastercard’s AI and Data-related ethical principles, by contributing to strategic objectives, developing standards and guidance, producing external communications and participating in the Responsible Tech community.

All About You

Ideally, you:

Have a background in working with (or supporting teams who work with) data assets. Experience developing machine learning or statistical model-based solutions as part of a team is a plus!

Are highly organized and have an affinity for making structural and process improvements in a team environment. An awareness of Agile working practices is helpful.

Possess the emotional intelligence and negotiation skills required to productively work with a diverse range of technical and business-focused partners.

The following is also desirable:

Awareness of and interest in trends in Artificial Intelligence, as well as a view on their legislative and ethical import.

Confidence and a desire to express your views as part of a diverse and collaborative team.

Data analytical skills and expertise with SQL and Python.

Corporate Security Responsibility

Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position must:

Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.