Principal Data & AI Governance Architect

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Kapitus is seeking a high-impact, execution-oriented leader for the Principal Data & AI Governance role, serving as the enterprise governance architect and primary practitioner for its Enterprise Data Governance program. Reporting to the VP, Data Governance & BI within the CDAO organization, this senior individual-contributor role combines enterprise framework design, functional leadership, and direct operationalization.

The role will architect and operationalize Kapitus’s enterprise Data Governance framework while establishing the initial risk-based Model & AI Governance capability. The successful candidate will translate governance policy and standards into adoptable operating practices and increasingly automated controls across data, analytics, reporting, machine learning, generative AI, AI-enabled workflows, and applicable third-party AI services.

This is a Player-Architect role for a leader who balances strategic framework design with direct operational delivery. The role defines governance requirements, control objectives, evidence expectations, and acceptance criteria; engineering and platform teams implement and operate associated technical controls. The Principal partners closely with those teams to ensure controls are practical, appropriately designed, and demonstrably operating as intended.

What You Will Do

• Architect and operationalize Kapitus’s enterprise Data Governance framework, including policies, standards, decision rights, escalation and exception processes, evidence requirements, governance reporting, and operating cadences.
• Design and activate a federated governance model that enables Business Data Owners, Business Data Stewards, and Technical Data Custodians to apply enterprise standards within their domains.
• Build durable internal governance capability by codifying standards, operating practices, stewardship guidance, workflows, and decision records that reduce dependency on external consulting support over time.
• Establish governance practices for critical data assets, including bu

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• Tuition Reimbursement: Pursue further education with up to $5,000 annually in tuition reimbursement, plus opportunities to attend relevant conferences and career development events. Managed through our LSA plan, Kapitus Academy.
• Travel Reimbursement: We also offer travel reimbursement for all work-related travel, supporting your involvement in career and personal development activities.
• Paid Time Off and Sick Time.
• Retirement Benefits : Our 401K plan is managed through Fidelity. To support your long-term financial goals, the company provides a 25% match on your contributions, up to 6% of your annual salary.

About Kapitus

Kapitus is one of the most reliable and respected names in small business financing. As both a direct lender and a marketplace built with a trusted network of lending partners, we can provide small businesses with the financing they need when, and how it is needed. We have spent our entire existence building a culture that makes us excited to come to work in the morning. Our company is fast paced, teammates need to be self-directed and have an internal motivation to do the right thing, even when the right thing takes a lot of hard work. We show our teammates our appreciation by offering great benefits, competitive pay and solid opportunity for growth.

Company Mission: At Kapitus, our mission is to help small business owners grow their organizations by providing tailored, transparent, and ethical financing solutions. We invest in every business owner’s story and we are dedicated to building lasting relationships to champion their goals. We promise to keep the best interests of our clients at the center of the financing process by operating with transparency, fairness, and integrity.

Consideration will be given to qualified remote candidates residing in states where Kapitus and/or one of its subsidiaries has an established physical presence.