Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.
Role purpose
Build and lead Ankura’s new Responsible AI capability across EMEA, creating a trusted advisory business around AI governance, risk, compliance, assurance, and regulatory readiness. This role is central to Ankura’s growth ambition and one of the three core client offerings in our EMEA Data & AI plan.
Key responsibilities
Define and scale the Responsible AI offer for EMEA
Advise boards, risk leaders, legal teams, compliance leaders, and technology executives on AI governance and assurance
Lead work around EU AI Act readiness, AI policy, model governance, ethical risk, controls, and monitoring
Create repeatable methodologies, frameworks, and managed-service style offerings
Build relationships with ecosystem partners in governance, assurance, and AI risk
Support cross-practice opportunities in cyber, investigations, disputes, restructuring, and regulated sectors
Recruit and develop a specialist Responsible AI team
Represent Ankura in the market through publications, panels, client roundtables, and media engagement
Candidate profile
Recognized expert in Responsible AI, AI governance, model risk, or digital regulation
Strong experience in regulated industries
Strong credibility with boards and risk functions
Commercial track record in selling governance, assurance, or regulatory transformation work
Ability to turn expertise into scalable propositions and repeatable IP
Success measures
Revenue from Responsible AI engagements
Number of enterprise clients adopting AI governance offerings
Growth of annuity / monitoring-style work
Cross-sell into wider Ankura practices
Market recognition and external credibility
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