AI Governance and Risk Lead

About the Role

Here at EDF, we're looking for a AI Governance and Risk Lead to join our team!

The Opportunity

As the AI Governance and Risk Lead, you will support the implementation of EDF UK's AI Digital Playbook and ensure that AI systems are developed and deployed in line with ethical, regulatory, and internal governance standards.

You'll work closely with the AI and Automation Governance and Delivery Manager and the AI Manager to embed robust governance practices across the AI lifecycle, supporting federated teams and ensuring compliance with evolving UK and EU AI regulations.

This role is critical to ensuring that EDF's AI and Automation Centre of Excellence (CoE) operates responsibly, transparently, and in alignment with our strategic goals and regulatory obligations.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a salary starting from £44,000 (negotiable depending on experience), potential to earn 5% bonus, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We're talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone's welcome. We're on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility. The team usually meet up at the office in Hove once a month, the rest of the time you can work remotely or go into the office as you wish.

We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we support you to pursue a career that's unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you'll be doing

Governance & Compliance

• Act as an advisor to the AI & Automation Governance and Delivery Manager in the development and refinement of AI governance policies and risk management frameworks.
• Contribute to the design and continuous improvement of enterprise-wide AI governance processes, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and ethical standards.
• Provide expert input into the creation and maintenance of the AI Digital Playbook, ensuring it reflects current best practices and organisational needs.
• Support the implementation of governance and risk controls across federated AI teams, advising on appropriate mechanisms for compliance and oversight.
• Conduct governance reviews and risk assessments of AI use cases, offering recommendations to enhance policy adherence and mitigate potential risks.
• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, IT Security, and Data Science teams to ensure governance frameworks are practical, enforceable, and aligned with broader organisational policies.
• Own the enterprise AI governance policy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory landscapes and EDF's strategic objectives.
• Represent EDF in external AI governance forums and regulatory consultations, contributing to the development of industry standards.

Risk Management

• Identify and assess AI-related risks across the lifecycle, including model bias, data privacy, and operational failure.
• Maintain the enterprise AI risk register and lead the AI risk committee, ensuring visibility and mitigation of systemic risks.
• Support integration of AI incidents into the wider Information Security Incident Response Plan.

Audit & Assurance

• Prepare documentation and evidence for internal audits and third-party assurance reviews.
• Monitor compliance metrics and support continuous improvement of governance controls.

Training & Awareness

• Deliver training and awareness sessions on AI ethics, compliance, and governance best practices.
• Provide guidance and templates to federated teams to support consistent implementation of governance standards.

Tooling & Implementation

• Oversee the implementation and day-to-day use of AI governance tooling (e.g. model explainability, bias detection, audit logging).
• Ensure tools are integrated into the enterprise MLOps pipeline in collaboration with engineering and delivery teams.

Who you are

We're looking for a detail-oriented and principled professional with a solid understanding of governance, risk, and compliance.

You'll be comfortable collaborating across both technical and non-technical teams and have a passion for driving responsible innovation. While you don't need to be an AI expert yet, you should be eager to develop expertise in this rapidly evolving field. This role is perfect for someone with a background in legal, compliance, cybersecurity, or data protection who is ready to apply their skills to the dynamic world of AI.

The ideal candidate will have experience in governance, risk management, compliance, or data ethics, along with a strong grasp of key regulatory frameworks such as UK GDPR, the EU AI Act, Ofgem/ONR guidance, ISO/IEC 42001, or NIST AI RMF.

You'll be skilled at interpreting complex regulatory and ethical requirements and translating them into clear, actionable guidance. Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement abilities are essential, enabling you to influence and collaborate effectively across diverse teams and disciplines. Additionally, you should feel confident advising on policy development and contributing to enterprise-wide governance processes.

Closing date for applications: 23.09.2025
Location: Flexible/Home working- occasional travel to either Hove or London

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