Job DescriptionThe OpportunityFIS is seeking a Vice President, Compliance Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Innovation, to lead the function's oversight of AI, technology & data governance and transformation of compliance technology systems and processes across the enterprise. This is a newly defined leadership role reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), created as FIS continues embedding AI across its products, platforms, and internal operations while strengthening governance, validation, monitoring, and regulatory readiness. The successful candidate will be a hands-on, credible leader capable of building practical compliance oversight for AI and data-enabled capabilities for compliance and financial crime solutions while partnering closely with leaders across Product, Technology, Risk, Compliance and Legal to drive responsible innovation at enterprise scale.
This role is based at FIS's headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
What You Will Do- Lead the Compliance function's AI technology and data strategy, including engagement with cross-functional FIS AI teams, and standards for Compliance department AI tools and data use.
- Work cross-functionally to develop and maintain compliance frameworks, policies, and standards specific to AI and data governance, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory guidance (e.g., EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, US federal and state AI regulations, and financial services regulatory expectations).
- Represent Compliance or act as the CCO's delegate in enterprise-wide AI governance meetings, working groups, steering committees, and other forums that require Compliance input.
- Establish and operate ongoing AI compliance monitoring programs, including issue escalation, testing cadences, control monitoring, and reporting to enterprise risk and compliance committees, including working with other compliance leaders to ensure AI, data governance, and compliance technology requirements are integrated consistently across the broader compliance program.
- Serve as a subject-matter authority on AI governance for Compliance, regulatory developments, and industry best practices affecting financial technology providers.
- Oversee AI enablement and automation within Compliance by partnering with compliance leaders to identify and implement opportunities that improve the function's efficiency, consistence, and effectiveness.
- Advise business and technology leaders on the compliance implications of new AI-enabled products, internal tooling, and data-driven capabilities prior to launch.
- Build and lead a team of compliance technology and data professionals, developing the operating model, capabilities, and governance routines required to support a large, complex, highly regulated fintech.
- Coordinate and contribute to compliance thought leadership in priority and emerging areas, including AI, digital assets, and fraud, ensuring FIS maintains a forward-looking compliance posture, working with Policy and Regulatory Legal teams as appropriate.
What We're Looking For- 10+ years of progressive experience in compliance, risk management, technology and data governance, or related fields, ideally within financial services, payments, banking, or financial technology.
- Meaningful exposure to AI/ML systems, data governance, and compliance technology in a regulated environment.
- Working knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks governing AI, financial crimes compliance, regulatory compliance, or similar standards as applicable.
- Demonstrated experience building, scaling, or modernizing a compliance monitoring, validation, testing, or governance function within a large, matrixed organization.
- Strong ability to translate technical AI, data, and model governance concepts for non-technical executive, legal, compliance, and regulatory audiences.
- Proven people-leadership experience, with the credibility to operate as a trusted advisor to senior leadership across the business and corporate functions.
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree such as a J.D., MBA, or other relevant graduate degree preferred.
- Willingness to be based in or relocate to Jacksonville, Florida.
What Sets a Strong Candidate ApartFIS is particularly interested in candidates who combine regulatory and compliance discipline with practical experience governing technology-enabled business transformation. Strong candidates will bring hands-on experience with AI governance and compliance technology modernization, along with the ability to partner credibly with both technical teams and senior legal, compliance, risk, and business leaders.
Candidates who have built or evolved AI, data, model risk, or compliance technology oversight capabilities in a regulated financial services or fintech environment are especially encouraged to apply.
Sourcing ModelRecruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.
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