[Hiring] Principal, Enterprise Trust & AI Governance @Workiva Inc.

Role Description

The Principal, Enterprise Trust & AI Governance is a senior technical leader responsible for architecting the guardrails that protect our organization’s internal operations. This role blends advanced IT Governance with emerging AI risk management to engineer "compliance by design" across our global system landscape.

While initially focused on partnering with internal enterprise technology to automate financial controls and internal AI adoption, this role has a broad mandate to scale Trust initiatives across the entire enterprise. You will move the organization away from manual, reactive audits and toward a continuous, automated monitoring environment that supports business velocity.

What You’ll Do

• Strategic Trust Architecture: Architect and lead the implementation of automated control frameworks across all critical enterprise systems. Move beyond "checking boxes" to building the technical hooks required for real-time evidence collection and risk monitoring.
• Internal AI Governance Leader: Act as the enterprise authority on internal AI risk. Develop and operationalize the governance framework for internal AI usage and third-party AI integrations, ensuring data integrity, security, and ethical alignment without stifling innovation.
• Control Modernization & CCF Alignment: Transition fractured, manual ITGCs into the centralized Common Control Framework. Work with the GRC Operations team to ensure that a single automated "test" satisfies multiple compliance requirements (SOX, SOC2, ISO), maximizing evidence reuse.
• Audit Engineering & Defense: Serve as the technical lead for internal and external audits. By providing high-fidelity, automated evidence, act as a "shield" for engineering and operations teams, minimizing the time they spend on audit-related tasks.
• Cross-Functional Executive Advisor: Act as a trusted partner to the CIO, CISO, and other senior leaders. Translate complex regulatory requirements into technical roadmaps that allow departmental leaders to own their risk without the manual burden.
• Metrics-Driven Governance: Define and report on key risk indicators (KRIs) that provide a real-time view of the company’s compliance and AI risk posture. Use these insights to influence the enterprise-wide technology roadmap.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in GRC, IT Audit, or Trust Engineering, with a proven track record of scaling compliance programs in high-growth, tech-centric environments.

Requirements

• Technical Breadth: Deep understanding of modern SaaS architectures and the ability to leverage automation tools (APIs, Python, SQL, or iPaaS) to replace manual processes.
• AI Risk Fluency: Practical experience implementing AI governance frameworks (NIST, ISO 42001) in an internal corporate context.
• Communication Mastery: Proven experience influencing VP-level stakeholders and navigating complex organizational dynamics to drive technical change.
• Up to 20% travel for customer, partner, and internal meetings.
• Reliable internet access for periods of remote working.

Benefits

• Salary range in the US: $190,000.00 - $306,000.00
• A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
• Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
• 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package