Product Owner
As a Product Owner, you translate vision into concrete actions and ensure that multidisciplinary (Business and IT) teams deliver maximum value to the customer and the organization.
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- University-level working and thinking ability.
- At least 3 years of relevant work experience in the field of AI, AI governance, data governance, IT governance, IT audit, or a comparable field.
- Knowledge of and interest in modern AI applications, including generative AI and AI agents that perform actions independently within business processes. You understand the specific governance challenges regarding transparency, monitoring, control, and human oversight.
- Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations, such as the EU AI Act, GDPR, and governance and risk management principles.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage stakeholders from various disciplines.
- A proactive and pragmatic attitude: you know how to translate governance into workable solutions that support innovation without adding unnecessary complexity.
- Knowledge of information security and privacy is a plus.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to make risks, impact, and dependencies transparent.
- Persuasiveness and the ability to drive change to effectively anchor governance within the organization.
You will get approximately 900 colleagues who all believe they work at a special company. You will get the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the socially relevant theme of pensions. We ensure that your pension is well-arranged, so that you can enjoy your old age without worry.
You will get the chance to truly make a difference when it comes to sustainability, because we have been setting the tone in our business operations and our investments for years. Naturally, you will get a (flexible) workplace at our office in Amsterdam that belongs to the top 7% in the world, truly. And because you will also work from home regularly, you will receive a budget to properly equip your home workspace.
In exchange for your commitment, talent, and skills, you will receive, in addition to your salary plus a holiday allowance and a thirteenth month, 27 vacation days (based on a 36-hour contract) and a public transport card or travel expense allowance for the days you come to the office. And, not unimportantly, you will receive a good training budget so that you can continue to develop yourself. This gives you the chance to grow, within our company or beyond.
Salary per month:
Based on collective labor agreement (CAO) scale 16 HAY, the range is € 5,082.02 to € 6,776.03 based on 36 hours.
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As an AI Governance Specialist, you will join two Data Governance Specialists within the Data & AI Office inside the Digital Strategy, Architecture & Innovation department.
The Digital Strategy, Architecture & Innovation department consists of approximately 20 eager and experienced professionals and, in addition to data management, is responsible for enterprise and domain architecture, AI, and innovation. You will work at the intersection of data, business, and IT on the future of Athora and its great ambitions to become dè data-driven digital pension insurer of the Netherlands.
AI Governance is currently in strong motion in the market and also within Athora. The existing AI Governance framework is established, but will be further developed and professionalized in the coming years. As an AI Governance Specialist, you will play a key role in this development within one of the most dynamic fields of the moment.
The AI Governance Specialist ensures that Athora applies AI responsibly, valuably, in a controlled manner, and in line with laws and regulations. You are the hub between business, innovation, risk, compliance, security, architecture, and technology, and you contribute to workable frameworks, guidelines, and control measures that directly support teams in developing and applying AI.
Main responsibilities:
- Advising business and IT teams on the responsible use of AI and appropriate AI governance.
- Facilitating and coordinating AI governance processes and decision-making.
- Managing and further developing the AI register.
- Developing practical guidelines, standards, and governance patterns that support teams in the application of AI.
- Conducting and guiding AI Impact Assessments and risk assessments.
- Monitoring AI initiatives for value creation and compliance with policy, risks, and control measures.
- Reporting on the status of AI governance, risks, and improvement actions.
- Contributing to awareness, training, and adoption of responsible AI use within the organization.
- Directing the further development and implementation of the AI Governance Framework within Athora.
We are Athora Netherlands, an insurance company with the well-known brands Zwitserleven and Reaal. We primarily focus on pensions and life insurance in the Dutch market. We do this as part of a European group with offices in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, and Italy. We are a strong company with over one million customers and we want to grow into one of the most important players in the rapidly changing pension market in the coming years. Therefore, we are looking for people who do not shy away from change, who know how to take action, who have the ambition to deliver results, and who therefore know how to get the best out of themselves and their team. Smarter together, we call that.