AI Governance Program Manager -REMOTE

About Velera

Velera is a premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated fintech solutions provider serving more than 4,000 financial institutions across North America. Our purpose is to accelerate partners’ success through innovative financial technology solutions and inspired service.

The AI Governance Program Manager owns the day‑to‑day operation of the enterprise AI governance program, ensuring AI initiatives are governed consistently, transparently, and in alignment with enterprise guardrails, risk management expectations, and policy requirements. The role translates responsible AI principles, risk guidance, and governance standards into executable processes, documentation requirements, and checkpoints that scale with AI adoption.

• Coordinate structured governance intake processes and ensure documentation standards are applied consistently.
• Own and coordinate structured AI governance intake workflows once AI use cases are formally proposed.
• Ensure required governance documentation is complete, accurate, and aligned to enterprise standards.
• Apply consistent documentation templates, evidence requirements, and artifact expectations.
• Ensure governance checkpoints are completed prior to key delivery milestones.
• Clarify governance requirements, timelines, and responsibilities for delivery teams and sponsors.
• Define and maintain the end‑to‑end governance lifecycle for AI initiatives, from intake through production use and eventual decommissioning.
• Act as the primary orchestration point between Enterprise Data & AI teams and risk‑related stakeholders (Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Model Risk, etc.).

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Operations, Risk, or related fields.
• Current AIGP or similar certification preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in business process, compliance, legal, privacy, or program coordination.
• Recent GenAI and Agentic AI‑related certifications and education preferred.
• Experience operating structured AI governance, policy oversight, risk, compliance, or business processes.
• Experience working across business, technology, and risk stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Pay Equity: $95,800.00 - $ (actual pay adjusted based on experience and other job‑related factors permitted by law). Competitive wages, medical with telemedicine, dental and vision. Basic and optional life insurance. Paid time off (PTO), maternity and parental leave, family care, community volunteer time off, 12 paid holidays, company‑paid disability insurance, 401(k) with employer match, Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), supplemental insurance, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, wellness program.

Velera is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law. Velera complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following "EEO is the Law" poster.

Velera will not discriminate against employees or applicants based on inquiries about pay. Velera is an E‑Verify Employer.