Associate Director, Responsible AI

Associate Director, Responsible AI

About the Role

You are curious about emerging technologies and motivated by using them responsibly in complex, highstakes environments. You enjoy working where innovation, risk management, and professional responsibility intersect and you re comfortable translating evolving legal and ethical considerations into practical guidance that people can actually use.

This role is wellsuited for someone who brings sound professional judgment, collaborates naturally across disciplines, and is energized by helping shape how AI is responsibly adopted in a professional services organization.

Your Impact

Reporting to the leader of the Responsible AI function, you will work closely with innovation leaders, legal stakeholders, technology teams, risk management, information security, and compliance partners. You will play a key role in advancing and operationalizing the organization s Responsible AI program, supporting the ethical, compliant, and sustainable use of generative AI tools across the enterprise.

You ll develop trusted relationships with attorneys and business professionals, helping align responsible AI practices with innovation initiatives, client expectations, and regulatory obligations.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible AI Governance & Enablement

• Help design, implement, and evolve responsible AI frameworks, policies, and processes that support the use of generative AI in alignment with ethical principles, professional obligations, client commitments, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Partner with legal, risk, security, IT, procurement, and other stakeholders to support organizationwide engagement with AI governance requirements and responsible use standards.

Governance Operations & Documentation

• Coordinate internal AI governance and oversight meetings, including intake reviews, agenda development, stakeholder coordination, and followup on action items.
• Maintain and organize Responsible AI documentation, including committee records, assessment materials, intake workflows, and governance trackers to ensure transparency and consistency.

Attorney & Professional Enablement

• Contribute to education and changemanagement efforts by supporting training, guidance, and communications related to AI policies, approved tools, and responsible usage practices.
• Act as a resource for professionals navigating policy interpretation or responsible AI questions in daytoday work.

Client & External Engagement

• Support responses to client inquiries regarding the organization s approach to ethical and responsible AI use, working in partnership with innovation, risk, and legal stakeholders.
• Assist in shaping clear, consistent messaging regarding AI governance practices and safeguards.

Monitoring & Continuous Improvement

• Track developments in AI regulation, risk trends, and industry practices.
• Help identify and implement updates to policies, training, governance structures, and leadership reporting as the regulatory and technology landscape evolves.

What You Bring

Education

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school strongly preferred.
• Comparable experience in AI governance, technology risk, or emergingtechnology oversight will also be considered.

Experience

• 10+ years of relevant experience in legal, risk management, compliance, or AI governance roles within a law firm, professional services organization, or other clientfacing environment
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• 7+ years of experience with deep specialization in emerging technology risk, AI governance, or responsible innovation.

AI & Innovation Perspective

• Demonstrated interest in how AI is transforming professional services, with particular attention to governance, ethics, and policy development.

Analytical Thinking & Adaptability

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, address complex issues, and help build scalable solutions in a fastchanging environment.

Collaboration & Communication

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the credibility and confidence to work effectively with attorneys, technologists, risk professionals, and senior leaders.

Judgment & Ownership

• High degree of discretion, accountability, and independent judgment, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and quality.