AI Governance Engineer

Join the frontier of responsible AI innovation at Swiss Re! We're seeking a talented AI Governance Engineer to help shape how one of the world's leading reinsurance companies implements trustworthy, transparent, and effective artificial intelligence across our global operations.

About the Role

As an AI Governance Engineer, you'll be at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and ethical responsibility, developing the tools and systems that ensure our AI implementations meet the highest standards of governance, compliance, and trustworthiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and develop robust AI governance tooling with a focus on extensibility and automation
• Lead initiatives to introduce new governance functionalities (e.g., model lineage tracking, fairness audits, usage logging)
• Own the lifecycle of core tools like the AI Catalogue and the AI Red Teaming Toolkit
• Design and implement new features to scale our governance tools while improving usability for internal stakeholders
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including data scientists, AI/ML engineers, governance leads, risk experts, and developers
• Enhance automation capabilities through API integrations, self-service interfaces, and compliance checks
• Support AI risk assessments and documentation workflows through engineering innovation
• Translate evolving regulations (e.g., EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001) into technical requirements and features
• Ensure alignment with internal policies and external regulatory expectations
• Monitor and iterate on tools based on usage patterns and stakeholder feedback

About the Team

You'll join a diverse and impactful team that sits at the intersection of AI technology, policy, and engineering excellence. You'll shape how AI is governed across Swiss Re, ensuring our innovations remain safe, fair, and trusted. We support hybrid and international collaboration across teams located in Zurich, Bratislava, Bangalore, and beyond.

About You

We're looking for a driven, self-motivated professional who combines technical expertise with a passion for responsible AI practices. You thrive in collaborative environments, value shared learning, and can translate complex governance requirements into practical engineering solutions.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• A degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, AI, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of Python and/or TypeScript for backend and/or full-stack tool development
• Ambition to promote software engineering best practices in production grade data ingestion and transformation pipelines
• Commitment to staying updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and regulatory changes

These are additional nice to haves:

• Understanding of the AI/ML lifecycle, including model development, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring
• Interest in working closely with data engineers, data scientists and domain experts
• Experience in engaging with stakeholders at all levels, including senior management and external partners
• Drive to promote adherence to AI governance policies and actively participate in defining these policies
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerization technologies

For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between [EUR 2,400] and [EUR 4,100] per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:​

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role, ​
• the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.​

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.​

Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.​

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About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.