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Responsible AI Manager

Aggregate function:  Legal
Business Area:  Group Legal
Posting Country:  United Kingdom
Date Posted:  24 Apr 2024
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

What you’ll do

Working to protect the privacy of more than 500 million Vodafone customers and employees, Vodafone Group Privacy team, a function under Vodafone Group Legal, oversees Vodafone’s global Privacy Programme and ensures its implementation within Vodafone Group. We are seeking an exceptionally talented person with solid understanding of Artificial Intelligence from a Responsible AI and AI governance perspective to join our exciting, award winning, empowering privacy function, working on cutting edge privacy and AI matters. As Responsible AI Manager, you are driving AI compliance topics through company-wide AI governance in close collaboration with other stakeholders and overseeing that the AI systems and products which are either developed or sourced, are ethical, fair, accountable, and trustworthy

  • Create and maintain AI governance processes, procedures, guidelines and policies for the development and use of AI systems and products, including a framework for responsible AI reviews or assessments to identify and address potential concerns;
  • Work with engineering and development teams to ensure that AI systems, processes and products are designed and implemented in a transparent manner;
  • Collaborate with Data Governance function to integrate responsible AI practices into data governance context;
  • Identify opportunities for further collaboration between functions and create seamless workflows;
  • Develop guidance and training to employees on responsible AI and promote responsible AI on relevant communities;

Who you are

  • Relevant degree in computer science, social science, ethics, artificial intelligence, legal or related field
  • 2+ years of experience in AI governance, AI ethics, AI development, or related field
  • Strong understanding of responsible AI and ethical considerations related to AI technology
  • Good level of understanding of the EU AI Act proposal and willingness to follow the major legislative updates related to AI regulation in relevant markets
  • Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication and public speaking skills

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What's in it for you

We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.

  • Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
  • Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
  • Charity days: 5 days/year
  • Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
  • Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
  • Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
  • Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
  • Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.

As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.

Together we can.

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Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

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