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Leonardo

Aerospace, defense tech design and manufacturing

AI Act Compliance Manager

Regulatory Compliance & EthicsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • A master's degree in a STEM discipline or equivalent educational path is required.
  • Experience managing complex, cross-functional programs or projects, preferably in industrial, technological, or regulated environments.
  • Knowledge of the fundamental principles of the AI Act and key topics in AI governance, risk management, and compliance for artificial intelligence systems.
  • Ability to translate regulatory requirements and governance directions into operational plans, work packages, deliverables, responsibilities, and verifiable evidence.
  • Knowledge of project and program management methodologies and tools, including planning, monitoring, risk and issue management, dependency management, and reporting.
  • Understanding of the lifecycle of products and software systems, preferably including artificial intelligence- and machine-learning-based systems.
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing stakeholders in technical, legal, compliance, and business functions.
  • Ability to prepare governance models, RACI matrices, compliance plans, dashboards, and management documentation.
  • Ability to plan, organize, and oversee execution; meet deadlines and deliverable quality expectations; analyze and solve problems; structure priorities; mediate between stakeholders; communicate and synthesize information for technical, legal, and management audiences; work autonomously and proactively; and support continuous improvement and owner accountability.
  • Good written and spoken English at B2 level or higher.
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
  • Good knowledge of planning, collaboration, document-management, and reporting tools.
  • Availability for occasional travel based on project needs.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the Division's point of reference with Corporate central governance for AI Act compliance initiatives.
  • Receive Corporate directions, policies, frameworks, and methodologies and coordinate their application within the Division's organizational, technological, and product context.
  • Define and maintain the divisional work plan, including scope, workstreams, activities, milestones, deliverables, responsibilities, dependencies, and completion criteria.
  • Establish, coordinate, and guide the Integrated Project Team, ensuring the necessary divisional expertise is involved.
  • Assign and monitor actions, verify progress, ensure execution of the plan, and initiate appropriate escalations when deviations or issues arise.
  • Coordinate the inventory of assets, products, systems, technology demonstrators, and prototypes incorporating artificial intelligence components or general-purpose AI models.
  • Coordinate identification of the regulatory scope, classification of AI systems, and determination of the organization's role in different use cases.
  • Ensure preparation of AI Act compliance plans identifying applicable obligations, required evidence, owners, and conformity-verification processes.
  • Monitor implementation of controls and the preparation of compliance documentation and evidence by responsible functions.
  • Coordinate activities required to verify and assess conformity and maintain compliance throughout the lifecycle of products and AI systems.
  • Manage program risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests, maintaining traceability and promoting corrective actions.
  • Prepare dashboards, progress reports, and decision-making materials for Corporate governance and divisional management.
  • Promote integration of AI Act requirements into the product lifecycle, including research, development, management, commercialization, monitoring, and product decommissioning.
  • Promote common methods, tools, and operating practices and contribute to the Division's culture of compliance and responsible AI governance.

Desired Qualifications

  • Supplementary training in project or program management, risk management, compliance, artificial intelligence, or digital governance is preferred.
  • Familiarity with ISO/IEC 42001 or related certifications and fields is preferred.
  • Familiarity with workflow, dashboarding, requirements-management, and action-tracking tools is preferred.

About the Company

Leonardo

Aerospace, defense tech design and manufacturing

Leonardo operates in aerospace, defense, and security, designing and manufacturing advanced technologies for militaries, intelligence agencies, and defense contractors. Its products combine hardware, software, and services and are delivered through subsidiaries in the US (DRS, Electronics US, Critical Infrastructure, Aircraft and Aerostructures US). It differentiates itself with a broad, diversified portfolio and end-to-end support from development to sustainment, plus training and customer service. Its goal is to provide reliable, state-of-the-art capabilities to defense, intelligence, and civil infrastructure customers while maintaining strong support and training.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rome, Italy
Founded
2022

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