Governance & Enablement Officer

Introduction

At IBM, we believe technology shapes the world, and we are a catalyst for that innovation and creativity. Our Marketing, Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility (MCC) team tells this story and is responsible for positioning IBM in the market. We define and optimize IBM's brand, capture the market's attention, and articulate our point of view for clients, partners, the media, and even other IBMers. As part of our team in Bucharest, you'll be surrounded by bright minds and keen collaborators as you apply passion to work that will compel our audience to choose IBM.

Your role and responsibilities

The Marketing, Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility Organization's Data, AI and Technology Governance team has a critical mission to ensure that our activities are compliant with AI ethics and data privacy laws, as well as corporate polices. The team is focused on building and improving comprehensive frameworks and making sure that MCC's systems, platforms, and processes are designed and executed with data privacy, AI ethics, and compliance in mind, while enabling the business to accomplish its goals effectively.

As a Governance and Enablement officer for MCC, you will play a critical role in ensuring compliance, driving operational excellence, and enabling teams through clear communication and enablement.

Your primary responsibilities include:

• Monitor team communications across channels and create stand-up agendas to address priorities efficiently.
• Maintain and enhance the MCC Data, AI & Technology Governance w3 page, including working with team members to draft, publish, and update MCC Data, Privacy, and AI policies and guidelines.
• Develop and execute a clear, consistent, and comprehensive communication strategy to support governance initiatives, and broader awareness efforts across teams and stakeholders.
• Translate complex policy and compliance requirements into accessible enablement materials, including training sessions, toolkits, and guides.
• Coordinate several risk and compliance processes, ensuring attention to detail, accurate documentation and audit readiness.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to improve existing governance frameworks, processes, and controls.
• Identify and implement simplification and/or automation opportunities to optimize current team workflows and increase efficiency.
• Support and advise on MCC's portfolio within the corporate Integrated Governance Program which assesses privacy, AI and data and model compliance.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to teams and leadership on governance, compliance, and enablement best practices.
• Track, analyze, and report governance KPIs, highlighting trends and opportunities for improvement.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

None

Required technical and professional expertise

• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both written and verbal formats.

• Experience with enablement programs, including creating and publishing high-quality content for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to own, optimize, and manage processes in dynamic, fast-changing, and sometimes ambiguous environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven track record of thriving in agile and fast-paced settings.
• Curiosity and the ability to respectfully question the status-quo.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing initiatives while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to build strong relationships and work effectively across cross-functional teams.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• 3+ years of experience in compliance, with demonstrated experience in data privacy (strong knowledge of global regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, LGPD preferred), data governance, technology governance, or related roles.
• Knowledge of AI governance frameworks and ethical principles including emerging standards.
• Familiarity with risk management frameworks and regulatory compliance requirements.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Client-provided location(s): Bucharest, Romania

Job ID: IBM-80869

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-12-12T19:02:21