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Senior Director, Head of Data & AI Policy, Assurance, and Monitoring

Job in Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11, England, UK
Listing for: AstraZeneca GmbH
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Information Security & Data Protection, Data Analyst, AI Engineer (Applied/Software), IT Business Analyst
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 120000 - 190000 GBP Yearly GBP 120000.00 190000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

We'rebuilding a connected, end-to-end
Enterprise AI
engine - uniting data foundations, AI technology, process reinvention, and business-facing AI to accelerate results across the whole value chain.
Success depends on being exceptional connectors
:you'llactivelyleverageexisting capabilities, celebrate and promote reuse, export breakthrough ideas across geographies and functions, and obsess over scaling impact rather than building in isolation. If you thrive in high-collaboration environments where your role is to turn complex, cross-functional problems into reusable, enterprise-wide capabilities - and where the measure of success is adoption and scale, not just innovation - you'll have the platform (and sponsorship) to make it real.

Introduction

to role

The
Senior Director, Head of Data & AI Policy, Assurance, and Monitoring provides enterprise leadership for the definition, implementation, and assurance of Data and AI standards and controls, including ownership of monitoring, testing, and reporting on control effectiveness.

The role ensures that data and AI can be used safely, responsibly, and at scale by translating regulatory, ethical, and risk requirements into pragmatic, automated, and enterprise-wide policies and controls. The role drives policy-to-practice execution by converting standards into embedded controls and overseeing monitoring, assurance, and reporting to senior leadership.

Typical Accountabilities
  • Demonstrated leadership of diverse, global teams to achieve the following objectives, consistentlyexhibitingAZ values:

  • Own,maintain, and right size the enterprise Data & AI standards and control framework, ensuring alignment to business strategy, risk appetite, and external regulations (e.g., AI regulation, data privacy, etc.).

  • Translate regulatory and ethical requirements into clear, pragmatic, and scalable enterprise standards covering use cases for data and AI.

  • Design, build, or partner to successfully embed associated controls for Data & AI into business processes, platforms, and tooling, with a strong focus on automation and 'control-by-design'.

  • Drive enterprise-wide adoption of Data & AI standards and controls,operating effectively in a federated environment to influence stakeholders and shape change management plans that enable consistent, sustainable implementation.

  • Drive continuous improvement of standards and controls for Data & AI to reflect stakeholder feedback,emerging technologies, evolving risks, and regulatory change.

  • Serve as the enterprise authority on Data & AI control expectations, providing interpretation and guidance to senior stakeholders, technology teams, and business leaders.

  • Establish monitoring and assurance to evaluate Data and AI control effectiveness and sustain compliance, including reporting to senior leadership through KPIs and maturity measures.

  • Drive improvements in performance measures related to standards and controls.

  • Establish and lead the enterprise operating model for Data & AI Policy, Assurance, and Monitoring, defining clear accountabilities, decision rights, escalation paths, and governance forums, with well-defined stakeholder engagement across business units, regions, and functions.

  • Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with colleagues across functions and levels, actively listen, resolve conflicts constructively, and co-create solutions to achieve shared goals.

  • Demonstrated ability to synthesise complex issues into concise narratives,anticipating stakeholder concerns, navigating ambiguity, and driving alignment and decisions in high-stakes forums.

  • Executive presence with the ability to build credibility quickly, communicate with clarity and confidence, and influence senior executive leadership at forums such as Audit Committee, the Data…

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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