Data and AI Governance Product Lead- Vice President
JPMorgan Chase · Jersey City, United States · 13h ago
Build and scale data and AI governance products that help teams make better decisions, strengthen controls, and improve data outcomes across a global financial institution. In this role, you will shape a modern product roadmap focused on automation, standardization, and measurable risk reduction. You will collaborate with partners across product, engineering, data science, legal, and risk to deliver tools that are easy to adopt and built for auditability. You will work on high-visibility priorities influenced by evolving regulatory expectations and complex stakeholder needs.
As a Data and AI Governance Product Lead, Vice President in Chief Data Office, Product Management, you own the end-to-end lifecycle of data and AI governance products from discovery through delivery and adoption.
You translate business needs into scalable product capabilities that reduce risk and increase business value. You drive prioritization through a clear roadmap and well-managed backlog, balancing control requirements, technical feasibility, and user outcomes. You influence across teams to modernize governance processes and deliver solutions that are embedded with strong controls and documentation.
Job responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end design and delivery of data and AI governance products that translate business needs into scalable capabilities.
- Own and continuously refine a prioritized product backlog aligned to the strategic roadmap.
- Prioritize high-impact features with an emphasis on automation, standardization, and innovation.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders in product, engineering, data science, legal, and risk to modernize governance processes and operating models.
- Drive execution from concept to delivery, including problem definition, requirements, planning, stakeholder alignment, and user adoption.
- Represent stakeholder needs by making transparent trade-offs across control obligations, technical feasibility, and business outcomes.
- Manage multiple concurrent initiatives by setting milestones, dependencies, and delivery cadence.
- Embed governance-by-design controls, documentation, auditability, and compliance protocols throughout delivery.
- Communicate complex technical and risk topics clearly to non-technical stakeholders and senior leaders.
- Monitor delivery health by reporting status, escalating issues, and recommending mitigation actions.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Seven or more years of relevant experience in product management, data strategy, program management, consulting, or internal strategy within financial services, fintech, or a similarly regulated industry.
- Demonstrated ability to independently identify opportunities, set direction in ambiguous environments, and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Advanced understanding of the product development lifecycle (discovery through delivery), including product design, agile delivery practices, analytics, and operating model considerations.
- Proven experience leading end-to-end product lifecycle activities, including discovery, ideation, roadmap development, requirements definition, prioritization, and value measurement.
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent practical experience) in a relevant discipline such as data, computer science, business analytics, or engineering.
- Working knowledge of data and AI governance concepts and the ability to translate technical topics into practical product solutions.
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, including comfort using quantitative methods and data-driven decisioning.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to synthesize complex information accurately and efficiently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience influencing senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners.
- High ownership and accountability with a track record of proactively managing risks and following through to completion.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Advanced degree in a quantitative or technical discipline.
- Experience building or enhancing data governance products, workflows, or controls in an enterprise environment.
- Experience delivering automation and standardization initiatives that improve data outcomes and reduce operational risk.
- Familiarity with governance patterns for analytics and artificial intelligence and machine learning use cases (for example, model controls, documentation, and monitoring expectations).
- Demonstrated experience leading change management and driving user adoption for new tools or processes.