[Hiring] AI Governance Director @Cotiviti

Role Description

The Artificial Intelligence Governance, Director provides enterprise-wide oversight, coordination, and visibility for Cotiviti’s AI governance framework, ensuring consistent documentation, responsible AI use, regulatory readiness, and ongoing post-deployment compliance monitoring across all business units.

The position operates with significant autonomy at the Enterprise level to develop and oversee enterprise AI governance standards, compliance reporting mechanisms, and evidence collection processes, while ensuring business units retain ownership, accountability, and responsibility for implementation and operation of their AI initiatives. It exercises independent judgment to drive cross business unit alignment, proactive risk management, and leadership level visibility into AI use, compliance posture, AI risk tolerance, and governance maturity across the enterprise.

The AIG serves as the steward of the enterprise AI governance program but does not assume ownership of business-unit AI initiatives, operational decisions, or technology implementation responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise-wide oversight of AI governance by developing and recommending AI governance standards, reporting expectations, and evidence-collection processes.
• Maintain and periodically update AI governance policies, standards, procedures, and supporting documentation.
• Serve as the enterprise coordinator and governance lead for AI-related client, regulatory, and third-party inquiries.
• Coordinate and support executive and Board-level reporting regarding AI governance, risk management, regulatory developments, and program maturity.
• Chair or co-chair the AI governance committee and oversee AI intake and risk-tier review processes.
• Maintain a centralized, audit-ready inventory of AI use cases.
• Provide oversight of post-deployment monitoring by tracking required attestations, mitigation actions, and compliance status.
• Provide governance guidance on external demonstrations or disclosures of AI capabilities.
• Deliver regular leadership reporting on AI governance health.
• Coordinate enterprise AI governance training, awareness, and communications programs.
• Monitor emerging AI laws, regulations, enforcement actions, industry standards, and client expectations.
• Coordinate preparation for internal audits and external examinations related to AI.
• Partner with engineering and platform teams to embed governance requirements into development workflows.
• Publish governance templates, standards updates, and exemplars.
• Work closely with legal, compliance, privacy, information security, information governance, and business leaders.
• Review external AI governance frameworks and standards.
• Support improved AI delivery efficiency by helping streamline governance workflows.
• Complete all responsibilities as outlined in the annual performance review and/or goal setting.
• Complete all special projects and other duties as assigned.
• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher required in one of the following fields: Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Law, Public Policy, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
• Advanced degree strongly preferred, such as a Juris Doctor (JD), Master’s degree, or equivalent graduate education.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in technology governance, risk management, compliance, legal, product oversight, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in AI, data, or technology governance.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating across business, legal, compliance, and technical teams.
• Experience working in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, financial services, government contracting).
• Deep and proven experience with AI governance concepts, risk-tiering models, post-deployment monitoring, and audit-ready documentation.
• Experience engaging with external stakeholders, including clients, regulators, or auditors.
• Preferred Certifications: IAPP Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP), IAPP privacy certifications, ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor, ISACA certifications.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage.
• 401(k) savings plans.
• Paid family leave.
• 9 paid holidays per year.
• 17-27 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year, depending on specific level and length of service.