AI Governance Architect

Job Description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What you`ll do:

Summary: We are looking for an AI Governance Architect to design and evolve SAP’s internal AI governance architecture. This is an opportunity to shape responsible AI by embedding governance principles into scalable technical solutions, ensuring compliance, transparency, and trust across SAP’s AI portfolio.

The Role: As an AI Governance Architect, you will define and implement the technical architecture for SAP’s AI Governance Framework, ensuring alignment with global standards such as the EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and NIST RMF. You will architect and optimise a unified AI Governance Platform that spans the full AI lifecycle—from intake and risk assessment to monitoring, compliance tracking, and decommissioning. Collaborating with Development, Business, and Compliance teams, you will embed governance into day-to-day operations, configure platform integrations, define approval workflows, and streamline evidence management. You will also support onboarding, training, and platform adoption, ensuring transparent, auditable, and efficient governance that reinforces SAP’s leadership in responsible and innovative Enterprise AI.

What you bring:

You are passionate about AI governance and have a proven track record designing and operating responsible AI solutions in complex enterprise environments.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.

• Proven experience architecting governance frameworks and integrating governance platforms into enterprise environments.

• Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures, APIs, and workflow orchestration.

• Proven hands-on experience defining AI governance frameworks and configuring and operating AI governance platforms throughout all stages of the AI Lifecycle.

• Solid background in designing, developing, and operating enterprise-grade AI solutions.

• In-depth knowledge of key regulatory frameworks, including the EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and NIST RMF.

Additionally, you are an effective communicator and collaborator, able to work across technical and business teams. Your analytical mindset, proactive approach, and commitment to continuous learning help you enable others and drive adoption of best practices in AI governance.

Meet your team:

Join SAP’s Enterprise AI CoE—where innovators shape, govern, and scale AI. We drive the latest AI solutions, empower colleagues worldwide, and set the standard for responsible, enterprise-ready AI.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

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Requisition ID: 439567 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid