Senior AI Governance Engineer

We are looking for an experienced AI Governance Engineer to own the technical governance of generative AI and machine learning tools across the enterprise. This is a high-impact, hands-on role that sits at the intersection of software engineering, security, compliance, and AI. You will translate complex policies into practical guardrails, evaluate and onboard new AI capabilities safely, and ensure our developers can move fast without breaking things (or regulations).  You are the bridge between “AI looks cool” and “AI is safe, compliant, and cost-effective at enterprise scale.” We are looking for an experienced AI Governance Engineer to own the technical governance of generative AI and machine learning tools across the enterprise. This is a high-impact, hands-on role that sits at the intersection of software engineering, security, compliance, and AI. You will translate complex policies into practical guardrails, evaluate and onboard new AI capabilities safely, and ensure our developers can move fast without breaking things (or regulations).  You are the bridge between “AI looks cool” and “AI is safe, compliant, and cost-effective at enterprise scale.”

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and maintain the technical governance framework for all GenAI/LLM tools and integrations. 
• Evaluate, approve, onboard, monitor, and retire third-party and open-source AI tools (LLMs, vector databases, agents, orchestration platforms, etc.). 
• Build and operate usage monitoring, cost tracking, compliance dashboards, and automated audit trails. 
• Create lightweight, developer-friendly processes for tool requests, risk assessments, exceptions, and approvals. 
• Partner with Legal, Security, Compliance, Procurement, and Engineering to translate policies into enforceable technical controls. 
• Identify and mitigate AI-specific risks: prompt injection, data leakage, model misuse, training-data exposure, etc. 
• Develop and deliver training, playbooks, workshops, and documentation that get used. 
• Stay ahead of evolving regulations, new attack vectors, and model capabilities. 
• Continuously optimize the balance between innovation velocity, risk, cost, and compliance. 

What you'll need

• Strong software engineering background with deep understanding of development lifecycles, CI/CD, APIs, integrations, and versioning. 
• Hands-on knowledge of modern GenAI/ML stack: LLMs, embeddings, vector stores, RAG, model endpoints, agents, and orchestration tools. 
• Solid experience with at least one major cloud provider (Azure or AWS) – especially AI/ML services, networking, IAM, and governance features. 
• Proven ability to interpret security, privacy, data-classification, and responsible AI policies and turn them into practical technical controls. 
• Strong grasp of AI-specific security risks (prompt injection, jailbreaks, data exfiltration, inversion attacks, etc.) and mitigation patterns. 
• Experience implementing identity & access governance (RBAC/ABAC, least privilege, audit logging) for AI systems. 
• Demonstrated skill in cross-functional collaboration and communicating complex technical and risk concepts to non-technical stakeholders. 
• Comfort in building processes, dashboards, and lightweight automation from scratch. 

What is nice to have

• Prior prompt engineering or red-teaming experience. 
• Familiarity with enterprise AI orchestration platforms. 
• Experience with policies-as-code, audit automation, or infrastructure-as-code approaches to governance. 
• Contributions to responsible AI frameworks or previous work in highly regulated industries 

What we offer   A competitive compensation package, of course.     Time and resources to grow and develop, including a personal development budget and paid leave for learning days, as well as paid access to e-learning resources such as O’Reilly and LinkedIn Learning.    Time to support life outside of work, with enhanced parental leave plus paid leave to care for loved ones and volunteer in local communities.     Work flexibility, where TomTom’ers, in agreement with their manager and team, use both the office and home to focus, collaborate, learn and socialize. It’s all about getting the best out of both worlds – we ask TomTom’ers to come to the office two days a week, and the remaining three are free to be worked in either location.    Improve your home office with a setup budget and get extra support with a monthly allowance.    Enjoy options to work from your home country and abroad for a set number of days each year, to visit family and friends, or to simply explore the world we’re mapping.     Take the holidays you want with a competitive holiday plan, plus an extra day off to celebrate your birthday.    Join annual events like our Hackathon and DevDays to bring your ideas to life with talented teammates from around the world.    Become a part of our inclusive global culture and have the chance to collaborate with a diverse community – we have over 80 nationalities at TomTom!    Find out more about our global benefits and enjoy additional local benefits tailored to your location.      Meet your team   We’re the Internal Developer Platform team within Platform Engineering. We create the tools and systems that help engineers build and deliver software more easily.

We simplify the development experience by offering standardized, self-service platform capabilities. At the center is our internal developer portal, bringing together services, documentation and infrastructure tools in one place, so teams can move faster with less friction.
Joining our team, you’ll help improve how engineers work every day, making it easier to build, ship and scale products across TomTom.     At TomTom...   You’ll help people find their way in the world. In 2004, TomTom revolutionized how the world moves with the introduction of the first portable navigation device. Now, we intend to do it again by engineering the first-ever real-time map, the smartest and most useful map on the planet.   Work with a team of 3,300+ unique, curious and passionate problem-solvers. Together, we’ll open up a world of possibilities for car manufacturers, enterprises and developers to help people understand and get closer to the world around them.     After you apply   Our recruitment team will work hard to give you a meaningful experience throughout your journey with us, no matter the outcome. Your application will be screened closely and you can rest assured that all follow-up actions will be thorough, from assessments and interviews all the way through onboarding. To find out more about our application process, check out our hiring FAQs.     TomTom is an equal opportunity employer   TomTom is where you can find your place in the world. Every day we welcome, nurture and celebrate differences. Why? Because your uniqueness is what makes you, you. No matter your culture or background, you’ll find your impact at TomTom. Research also shows that sometimes women and underrepresented communities can be hesitant to apply for positions unless they believe they meet 100% of the criteria. If you can relate to this, please know that we’d love to hear from you.