AI Governance Expert

Company Description

Work smart, have fun and make an impact!

Our purpose is to guide all companies toward a sustainable world.

EcoVadis is the leading provider of business sustainability ratings. Our solutions are backed by an international team of experts and powerful technology.

We analyze data and build sustainability scorecards that give companies actionable insights into their environmental, social and ethical risks.

Why apply to EcoVadis? Be a part of the global sustainability change in business. Grow your career. Work with extraordinary people.

Feel valued for your contribution. Learn more about our team and culture on EcoVadis careers page. 

Job Description

We are looking for a highly motivated AI governance expert to join our growing AI Center of Excellence, responsible for using machine learning to drive innovation across the organization. We welcome applications from Spain (office: Barcelona) with an option of remote work.  Join us! 

Your global responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to):

• Ensure the responsible use of AI in EcoVadis products and AI-assisted automation initiatives and its alignment with regulatory and legal requirements

• Support the implementation of AI governance frameworks and relevant policies

• Conduct risk assessments and develop risk management strategies for AI systems

• Support reporting on AI governance signals and implementation activities in public disclosures and beyond

• Coordinate work across ML engineers and scientists with respect to AI asset repository

• Collaborate with external and internal stakeholders including legal teams, procurement, enterprise architecture and other stakeholders

• Stay up-to-date with the latest research and technology advancements in the field of AI governance and ethics

Qualifications

You have an outgoing personality along with an exceptional level of drive and a desire to pursue a career in an international and dynamic environment. You also possess excellent verbal and written communication, critical thinking and analytical skills. 

• M.S. degree in a relevant quantitative subject area

• Knowledge of legal and regulatory frameworks related to AI and data protection (e.g., NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, and others)

• Solid understanding of AI and machine learning lifecycle, principles and tooling including MLOps

• Strong business acumen and understanding of how AI initiatives drives value in organisations

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Experience of cross-functional collaboration in the development of AI products and services (e.g., Engineers, Product Managers) is a plus

Additional Information

Everyone at EcoVadis contributes to a culture of trust, respect and empowerment. Our growing team in Germany is full of talented professionals from various sectors who all share a desire to make an impact.

We offer competitive salaries and support personal growth from day one with extensive onboarding, mentoring and a brand new e-learning platform bursting with courses and modules so you can learn new skills and fine-tune old ones.

Benefits:

• International and very friendly work environment
• Hybrid for colleagues who live near our offices (4 days per month) otherwise remote in the country you were hired in
• Flexible working hours
• Home office allowance program
• IT equipment allowance
• 90 days Working from anywhere policy
• Meals and Transportation Vouchers (Cobee card)
• Health, Wellness, and Dental Benefits
• Unlimited and completely confidential sessions with psychologists and online well-being programs.
• Employee referral bonus policy
• Paid employee volunteer day
• Paid moving day ( 1/year)
• Access to online learning library
• Virtual and in-person team building events

Our hiring team looks forward to reviewing your CV, in English, with a guaranteed response to every application. A new job with purpose awaits you! 

Don’t fit all the criteria but still think you’d be a good candidate? Please apply anyway to give our hiring team the opportunity to assess your skills and to learn more about what you could bring to EcoVadis. We’re interested in hiring from a diverse and skilled talent pool, regardless of professional and educational background.

Can the hiring process be adjusted to suit my needs? Yes. We want everyone going through the hiring process with EcoVadis to feel confident that you are able to demonstrate your full potential. We welcome applications from disabled people, people with long-term health conditions, and neurodiverse candidates. If you need any adjustments, including the provision of interview questions, please let the hiring team know.

Our team’s strength comes from everyone’s uniqueness and is founded upon mutual respect. EcoVadis commits to equity, inclusion and reducing bias in our hiring processes. EcoVadis does not accept any form of discrimination based on color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, parental status, or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique. In your application, we encourage you to remove personal information such as: photographs, marital status, number of children, religion, gender, residential postal code, university graduation date, past medical or parental leave(s) taken, nationality (instead, please state if you are legally eligible to work in the job region/country), university name (instead, please state any degrees obtained and the study major).