AI Governance Lead

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Team mission

AI adoption at GetYourGuide is growing fast, and the decisions made now — about what we build, what we allow, and how we govern it — will shape the company for years. This is a high-visibility, cross-functional role that sits at the intersection of AI strategy, security, legal, and product.

You’ll work directly with the AI Council, IT, Security, and Legal, and partner with AI-focused teams across the business. The role reports into SaaS Operations but operates with company-wide scope: you will define the governance framework, set the strategic direction for internal AI adoption, and own the decisions that determine how GetYourGuide moves forward responsibly in an era of fast-moving AI.

Your mission

Define and own GetYourGuide’s internal AI governance posture — from policy to practice. This means:

• Architect the AI governance framework: set the standards, policies, and decision-making structures that determine how AI tools are evaluated, adopted, and used across the company.
• Shape the multi-year AI enablement strategy, balancing innovation velocity with security, compliance, and operational integrity.
• Serve as the senior AI authority internally — the go-to decision-maker for teams navigating tooling choices, shadow AI risks, and governance requirements.
• Lead cross-functional alignment between AI, Security, Legal, and business stakeholders, translating complex trade-offs into clear, defensible decisions.
• Drive the reduction of shadow AI and fragmentation across the organization through governance structures that are practical enough to actually get adopted.
• Evaluate and select AI platforms and tools with attention to security posture, compliance requirements, and long-term operational fit — not just near-term capability.
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