Unilever—AI Governance Product Lead

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Description: Job Title: AI Governance Product Lead Function: AI Governance Location: Bangalore ABOUT UNILEVER: Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future. Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you. About the Role Unilever is scaling the responsible use of AI across its global enterprise. This role is responsible for supporting the development, operationalisation, and adoption of AI governance capabilities that enable teams to register, assess, and monitor use cases with appropriate oversight and accountability. The successful candidate will be a structured and analytically rigorous professional with the ability to work effectively across technology, product, business, and governance functions. The role is core to Unilever AI strategy will involve direct engagement with AI governance areas (legal, cyber, privacy, finance & procurement), GRC platforms and workflows, encompassing use case intake, risk triage, assessment, assurance tracking, evidence capture, and adoption metrics. Prior experience in AI risk, responsible AI, assurance, technology controls, or regulatory compliance would be advantageous. Key Responsibilities - Support the product roadmap for Unilever's AI governance platform, ensuring that platform capabilities remain practical, scalable, and aligned to evolving business requirements. - Translate business and user requirements into structured platform improvements, workflow enhancements, user stories, and adoption priorities. - Collaborate with product, technology, privacy, legal, cybersecurity, and business teams to embed AI governance into relevant processes and decision points across the organisation. - Drive improvements across AI use case intake, risk triage, assessment, assurance workflow, evidence capture, and lifecycle monitoring. - Identify and implement opportunities to simplify and automate governance processes, enabling teams to progress AI initiatives efficiently while maintaining appropriate oversight and institutional trust. - Monitor platform adoption, usage patterns, cycle time, throughput, and first-time-right indicators, and translate data-driven insights into actionable improvement recommendations. - Develop and maintain clear communications, guidance materials, training resources, and stakeholder updates to support consistent and effective platform usage. - Maintain current knowledge of AI trends, AI/ML delivery practices, responsible AI standards, and emerging regulatory developments, and translate relevant implications into business-aligned recommendations. Candidate Profile - A strong academic background with 5+ years of relevant professional experience in product management, consulting, technology delivery, transformation, risk, or governance-related disciplines. - Well versed with the latest technologies in AI with working knowledge of AI and the AI/ML delivery lifecycle, including the development, deployment, risk assessment, and monitoring of AI solutions within an enterprise context. - Experience in building & deploying agents to solve business problems. - Familiarity with product management practices, including requirements definition, workflow design, backlog prioritisation, user story development, adoption planning, and continuous improvement methodologies. - Ability to work with platform data and operational metrics to identify adoption gaps, process inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities. - Strong problem-solving capability, a high degree of personal ownership, attention to detail, and the ability to convert ambiguity into structured and actionable outcomes. - Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and engage credibly with senior stakeholders. - Proven ability to operate across functions and influence stakeholders effectively without direct line authority. - Prior experience in responsible AI, AI risk, technology risk, assurance, privacy, cybersecurity, audit, or regulatory compliance would be considered an advantage. - Experience in Technology or Cyber Risk management would be a preferred and added advantage. Why This Role Matters - This role contributes directly to Unilever's broader AI transformation agenda by making responsible AI governance practical, scalable, and aligned to the pace of business delivery. It offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, product, governance, and enterprise transformation, with direct exposure to senior leadership and high-impact strategic initiatives across a global organisation. - Note: All official offers from Unilever are issued only via our Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Offers from individuals or unofficial sources may be fraudulent—please verify before proceeding.