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# Manager, Operations Strategy (Data and AI Governance)

- **Company:** Airwallex US, LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Security, Database Queries, Software Design Documents, Identity and Access Management, Information Lifecycle Management, Role-Based Access Control, Real-Time Operating Systems, SQL Databases, Data Classification, Okta, Information Technology, Databricks
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/manager-operations-strategy-data-and-ai-governance-san-francisco-ca--56c8b721-9809-49db-b436-31bc60489eea

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience, preferably in a fast-growing technology company, top-tier strategy or management consulting, or an equivalent environment.
 * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
 * Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, especially with Engineering, Legal, Security, and other senior stakeholders.
 * Experience with data governance initiatives, including data tagging, classification, ownership, or related governance frameworks.
 * Experience coordinating access-management initiatives, reviewing access to sensitive data, identifying risks, and driving remediation.
 * Demonstrated ability to run programs end to end, including sprint facilitation, dependency mapping, progress reporting, and cross-functional alignment.
 * Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information and communicate it clearly to technical and executive audiences.
 * A self-starter mindset, with the ability to identify and prioritise opportunities.
 * Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Preferred

 * Experience interpreting and operationalising requirements from regulators in a financial services or payments environment.
 * Experience with AI governance best practices and frameworks.
 * Experience operationalising privacy and AI regulations into actionable requirements, with related certifications such as CIPP or AIGP.
 * Familiarity with identity and access-management tools such as Okta and modern data platforms such as Databricks.
 * Experience in technology, financial services, or a high-growth environment.
 * Experience with access-control frameworks such as RBAC and ABAC, privacy operations, data lifecycle management, or SQL and data querying.
 * Comfort operating in environments with high standards, fast iteration cycles, and evolving priorities.

You'll thrive here if

 * You're comfortable owning the roadmap yourself.
 * You're comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and moving quickly anyway.
 * You connect dots across functions and hold the big picture without losing grip on the details.
 * You simplify complexity rather than hiding behind it.
 * You over-communicate by design. You'd rather flag something early than let it become a surprise.

## Description

Airwallex's Data Access Governance Program has significant deliverables planned for the end of 2026, and this role will be the operational engine that turns governance strategy into execution. You'll work at the intersection of program management and operations strategy, coordinating teams across Information Security, Engineering, IT, Legal, Data, and Operations.

 * Own end-to-end program management for cross-functional data and AI governance initiatives, running sprints, tracking deliverables, and reporting progress to steering committees through regular updates and calls.
 * Align stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams on governance strategy, priorities, sequencing, decisions, and dependencies.
 * Assess access-control models, data classification frameworks, tagging approaches, and governance standards to ensure they address the risks they are intended to manage without creating unnecessary friction for the business.
 * Translate data and AI governance requirements into operational processes, including access management, access reviews, technical hardening, approval flows, and ongoing compliance activities.
 * Drive requirements and design documents through development, review, and approval, while coordinating technical deep dives across systems such as Okta, Databricks, and back-office tools.
 * Define and track success metrics, maintain a living AI model and use-case inventory, and partner with Legal to translate regulatory requirements into actionable policy and process.