VP, Compliance - AI & Innovation

Position Type :

Full time

Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Job Description

About FIS

FIS is a global leader in financial services technology, providing software, services, and data-driven solutions that power banks, capital markets firms, and businesses of all sizes around the world. The company's platforms span core banking, payments, capital markets, and banking-as-a-service, processing trillions of dollars in transactions annually and supporting thousands of financial institutions and businesses across more than 100 countries. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS is publicly traded and is regularly recognized as one of the largest fintech companies globally, combining deep financial services domain expertise with modern technology to help clients run mission-critical operations, manage risk, and grow in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

The Opportunity

FIS is seeking a Vice President, Compliance Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Innovation, to lead the function's oversight of AI, technology & data governance and transformation of compliance technology systems and processes across the enterprise. This is a newly defined leadership role reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), created as FIS continues embedding AI across its products, platforms, and internal operations while strengthening governance, validation, monitoring, and regulatory readiness. The successful candidate will be a hands-on, credible leader capable of building practical compliance oversight for AI and data-enabled capabilities for compliance and financial crime solutions while partnering closely with leaders across Product, Technology, Risk, Compliance and Legal to drive responsible innovation at enterprise scale.

This role is based at FIS's headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.

What You Will Do

• Lead the Compliance function’s AI technology and data strategy, including engagement with cross-functional FIS AI teams, and standards for Compliance department AI tools and data use.
• Work cross-functionally to develop and maintain compliance frameworks, policies, and standards specific to AI and data governance, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory guidance (e.g., EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, US federal and state AI regulations, and financial services regulatory expectations).
• Represent Compliance or act as the CCO’s delegate in enterprise-wide AI governance meetings, working groups, steering committees, and other forums that require Compliance input.
• Establish and operate ongoing AI compliance monitoring programs, including issue escalation, testing cadences, control monitoring, and reporting to enterprise risk and compliance committees, including working with other compliance leaders to ensure AI, data governance, and compliance technology requirements are integrated consistently across the broader compliance program.
• Serve as a subject-matter authority on AI governance for Compliance, regulatory developments, and industry best practices affecting financial technology providers.  
• Oversee AI enablement and automation within Compliance by partnering with compliance leaders to identify and implement opportunities that improve the function’s efficiency, consistence, and effectiveness.
• Advise business and technology leaders on the compliance implications of new AI-enabled products, internal tooling, and data-driven capabilities prior to launch.
• Build and lead a team of compliance technology and data professionals, developing the operating model, capabilities, and governance routines required to support a large, complex, highly regulated fintech.
• Coordinate and contribute to compliance thought leadership in priority and emerging areas, including AI, digital assets, and fraud, ensuring FIS maintains a forward-looking compliance posture, working with Policy and Regulatory Legal teams as appropriate.

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of progressive experience in compliance, risk management, technology and data governance, or related fields, ideally within financial services, payments, banking, or financial technology.
• Meaningful exposure to AI/ML systems, data governance, and compliance technology in a regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks governing AI, financial crimes compliance, regulatory compliance, or similar standards as applicable.
• Demonstrated experience building, scaling, or modernizing a compliance monitoring, validation, testing, or governance function within a large, matrixed organization.
• Strong ability to translate technical AI, data, and model governance concepts for non-technical executive, legal, compliance, and regulatory audiences.
• Proven people-leadership experience, with the credibility to operate as a trusted advisor to senior leadership across the business and corporate functions.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree such as a J.D., MBA, or other relevant graduate degree preferred.
• Willingness to be based in or relocate to Jacksonville, Florida.

What Sets a Strong Candidate Apart

FIS is particularly interested in candidates who combine regulatory and compliance discipline with practical experience governing technology-enabled business transformation. Strong candidates will bring hands-on experience with AI governance and compliance technology modernization, along with the ability to partner credibly with both technical teams and senior legal, compliance, risk, and business leaders.

Candidates who have built or evolved AI, data, model risk, or compliance technology oversight capabilities in a regulated financial services or fintech environment are especially encouraged to apply.

Privacy Statement

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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