Sr. Model Governance Manager

Mitek(NASDAQ: MITK) is a global leader in digital & biometric identity authentication, fraud prevention, and mobile deposit solutions. Our verified identity platform and advanced image capture solutions are built on the latest advancements in biometric recognition, artificial intelligence, computer vision and machine learning, and trusted by over 7,500 organizations worldwide. We are headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Mexico, and the Netherlands.

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As Manager, Model Governance, you will lead a team responsible for ensuring AI/ML models are trained and evaluated in a controlled, transparent, and compliant manner. You will communicate with other teams to establish governance team priorities, oversee the quality and timeliness of governance activities, and develop team members. Partnering with engineering, data science, risk, compliance, and product teams, you will ensure we are properly evaluating our models, proceeding with reviews at a justifiable and predictable pace, and ensure that the information to understand risks and make good decisions is easily accessible to the appropriate owners.

What

You will do (essential responsibilities)

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

People leadership and team delivery

• Lead and develop a team of model governance professionals, including hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance reviews, and career development.
• Set clear goals, assign work, balance workloads, and manage team capacity to meet governance milestones and business priorities.
• Review team deliverables for accuracy, completeness, and consistency; provide technical guidance and resolve day-to-day delivery issues.
• Build a collaborative, accountable team culture that encourages sound judgment, continuous learning, and timely escalation of concerns.

Model governance oversight

• Oversee model governance documentation, ensuring model owners, purpose, and measurements remain accurate and current.
• Oversee standardized model documentation, including Model Cards, intended use, assumptions, limitations, known risks, explainability, and model evaluation metrics.
• Maintain a high-visibility process so that your team and other groups (management, engineering) can know the current state of model governance review at any time.
• Establish team metrics for completeness, review timeliness, documentation quality, and issue resolution; report progress, risks, and resource needs to leadership.
• Own the prioritization queue for model governance review, taking input from stakeholders on deadlines, from the team on time requirements, and communicate…