AI & Innovative Tech Governance Manager – FIFA

About the job

Department: Technology

Location: Zurich

Description

As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world, we lead the way in the sport and event industry.

As an AI & Innovative Product Manager, you will be responsible for establishing and enforcing governance frameworks that ensure secure, compliant, and standardized adoption of emerging technologies. This role will oversee lifecycle management, risk controls, and operational standards for AI models and agents, and blockchain platforms. You will enable innovation while safeguarding compliance, security, and transparency across all initiatives.

Join the team and support us on our mission.

THE POSITION

These are your key tasks:

• Define and maintain governance policies, standards, and procedures for AI, and blockchain.
• Accelerate AI-driven innovation by shaping a clear long-term vision, roadmap, and strategy for AI related products and emerging technologies in collaboration with executives, business stakeholders, and key partners.
• Establish and maintain trusted relationships with business stakeholders, foster cross-organizational alignment, and build internal and external ecosystems across AI products, vendors, research institutes, regulators, and industry bodies.
• Establish a world-class AI products strategy aligned with enterprise objectives, including product awareness, cross-product roadmap coordination, goal setting, and performance measurement.
• Define operating models and delivery capabilities to engineer, deliver, operate, and plan releases for AI initiatives and products, ensuring scalable and seamless integration across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements across all platforms (together with the data protection team).
• Oversee lifecycle management for AI models, AI agents, blockchain applications, and products in scope, including backlog prioritization, delivery, release planning, deployment, updates, operations, and retirement.
• Establish standardized frameworks for risk assessment and mitigation, identify product and emerging technology risks, and propose appropriate treatment strategies.
• Monitor and report on governance KPIs, compliance status, AI product performance, budget utilization, and technology adoption metrics.
• Facilitate governance forums, decision-making bodies, and the engagement of IT and non-IT capabilities involved throughout the AI products lifecycle, including architecture, security, legal, procurement, branding, and business teams.
• Lead AI training and governance ensuring continuous business engagement and acceptance throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Collaborate with IT security, legal, procurement, architecture, branding, and business units to understand requirements, propose innovative solutions, and ensure a high-quality user experience aligned with organizational objectives and regulatory obligations.
• Chair the AI Governance Board and support the definition and efficient management of product budgets while evolving responsible AI policies to address regulatory and ethical requirements such as data usage, model explainability, fairness, and privacy.
• Cultivate organization-wide literacy, change management, and transformation capabilities to support the adoption, governance, and long-term success of AI-enabled products and emerging technologies.
  

YOUR PROFILE

We work hard at FIFA.
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.

And we respect our values. Always.

For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.

The specific competencies we require for this position are:

• University degree or similar higher education in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Technology Product manager.
• Minimum of 3 year of experience in Technology governance.
• Strong understanding, experience and knowledge of AI technologies and blockchain platforms.
• Expertise in governance frameworks, risk management, and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, ISO, NIST, EU AI Act, etc).
• Experience in defining policies and operational standards for emerging technologies.
• Ability to manage cross-functional collaboration between technology, compliance, and business teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging with executives.
• Familiarity with lifecycle management tools and governance dashboards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to define strategic goals, give clear directions and drive standardization.
• Ability to manage different stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to change the status quo and defend the proposed changes.
• Ability to act as an effective facilitator.
• Good knowledge in PowerBI, Monday.com and ServiceNow are an advantag.
• Deep knowledge in AI and Blockchain technologies, others are an advantage (eg.Quantum).
  

PERKS & BENEFITS

The biggest benefit of a career at FIFA is the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters.

Alongside that privilege, we also offer some extra perks and benefits:

• Health and fitness: Regular football sessions for all abilities, plus on-site gym.
• Home office: Up to two days of home office per week if work permits and home office allowance for all.
• Language courses: Offered to all staff to aid personal and professional growth.
• Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.
• Pension: Flexible pension benefits with generous employer contributions.
• Relocation assistance: A dedicated team will be on hand to support your relocation.
• Sustainability: We support all employees using public transport.
• Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.
• Volunteering: Make an impact beyond your regular role and bond with colleagues by volunteering with one of our partners.

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