LawZero
Responsible AI & Data Governance Lead
Montreal
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 50 days ago
Machine LearningAgentic AIResearchCollaboration
About the role
- The role is embedded within the Legal & Governance team but works closely with the research, data, product and evaluations team.
- Its scientific direction is based on new research and methods proposed by Professor Yoshua Bengio, the most cited AI researcher in the world.
- Such AI systems could be used to accelerate scientific discovery, to provide oversight for agentic AI systems, and to advance the understanding of AI risks and how to avoid them.
Responsibilities
- Data Governance: Design and implement, in collaboration with the Data and Legal teams, LawZero's data governance practices and policies, including on sourcing and acquisition
- and synthetic data governance.PII & Privacy Protection: In collaboration with the Data and Legal teams, develop and implement procedures for identifying, redacting, and securely handling Personally Identifiable Information in research datasets and product inputs.
- develop and implement the adequate controls and processes. Embed ethics and responsible AI considerations in the product development lifecycle and applied use case projects.
- Research and Development Integrity: Ensure research methodologies are documented to a standard that supports verification, replication, and audit
- maintain SOPs for publication, open source releases, and dataset sharing.
- coordinate comprehensive technical testing and safety evaluations, including bias and fairness review, and maintain documentation of testing methodologies and results for all research tools and products before external deployment.
- Internal AI Tool Governance: Establish and manage policies and controls for the responsible deployment of third-party and internal AI tools for use by LawZero employees, in coordination with the legal and IT teams.
- AI Policy: Support the VP Legal & Governance and broader team in AI governance and policy initiatives.
- Responsible AI: Monitor emerging AI governance frameworks; develop and implement the adequate controls and processes. Embed ethics and responsible AI considerations in the product development lifecycle and applied use case projects.
- Research and Development Integrity: Ensure research methodologies are documented to a standard that supports verification, replication, and audit; maintain SOPs for publication, open source releases, and dataset sharing.
Skills
- 5 to 7 years of experience in responsible AI, data governance, and/or technology legal/compliance roles.
- Demonstrated experience with data governance, data provenance systems, or AI governance in a technical context.
- Familiarity with AI governance frameworks including the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, and Canada's voluntary AI standards.
- The chance to contribute meaningfully to a globally critical initiative
- Comprehensive health benefits (including mental health and wellness management account)
- 20 days of vacation per year upon start
- Employer contribution of 4% to your retirement savings, with no required employee match
- A team of passionate world-class experts in their field
- Embed ethics and responsible AI considerations in the product development lifecycle and applied use case projects.
Compensation
- 20 days of vacation per year upon start
Benefits
- Additional compensation totaling 8% of your salary to apply towards additional retirement savings or bonuses (independent of group and individual performance)
Company info
- We are seeking a Responsible AI & Data Governance Lead to support in developing and implementing Law Zero's data governance and responsible AI practices.
- We welcome applications from highly qualified individuals interested in working towards our mission in a respectful, inclusive and collaborative setting.
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