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Job Summary Join a high‑caliber Legal & Compliance team building and scaling a global AI enterprise program at a leading asset manager. This strategic role focuses on designing and operationalizing AI policies and governance frameworks to enable responsible innovation across investment, client‑facing, HR and operational AI use cases at a highly regulated asset manager. The work is global and requires coordination with stakeholders in Europe, Canada and Asia. You will create policies, guardrails, tools and scalable systems that empower teams to experiment, deploy and manage AI responsibly at enterprise scale. Key Responsibilities Design, iterate and operationalize global AI policies, governance frameworks, experimentation protocols, risk assessments and playbooks spanning investment research/management, client‑facing tools, HR/talent processes and operational automation. Ensure multijurisdictional alignment (EU AI Act high‑risk considerations, GDPR, emerging U.S. and Asia frameworks) with smooth cross‑time‑zone coordination. Leverage experience with negotiating third‑party data vendor, SaaS and AI provider contracts to build scalable AI/cloud/data vendor templates and negotiation playbooks that integrate information security and global risk requirements. Partner with investment teams, client groups, HR, compliance, information security, data office, procurement and global risk to embed pragmatic guardrails into high‑impact AI initiatives. Provide clear, commercially oriented guidance, training and governance committee support to accelerate responsible innovation and risk‑aware decisions. Track regulatory and technology developments across the U.S., Canada, EU and Asia and translate insights into actionable framework updates. Required Qualifications JD and active CA or NY bar (or eligible for CA or NY Registered In‑House Counsel registration). 3–4 years’ experience in law focusing on technology transactions, data/privacy or financial‑services regulatory counseling. Demonstrated success designing or operationalizing AI governance frameworks with practical integration of regulatory requirements, information security and global risk. Strong transactional foundation with experience negotiating IT vendor, SaaS and AI provider contracts and developing AI/cloud/data templates and playbooks. Proven ability to coordinate complex, multijurisdictional projects (U.S. hub with EU/Asia input). Demonstrated experimentation with AI tools in legal practice. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with credibility across senior investment, HR, client and/or operations stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications 3–4 years’ experience with a top‑tier law firm and/or a leading AI‑focused financial services in‑house legal team. Experience with generative AI in investment, client‑facing or HR applications. Familiarity with legal tech or contract AI platforms and prior work building or experimenting with AI agents for Legal & Compliance use cases. Regional familiarity with Europe and Asia regulatory considerations and/or additional language fluency. Benefits Competitive salary, annual performance bonus and Capital’s annual profitability bonus. Capital contributes 15% of eligible earnings to retirement plan. Health benefits from day one. Generous time‑away, flexible work options. Matching gifts for charitable contributions (2‑for‑1). Annual grants for organizations you support. On‑demand professional development resources. Salary Southern California – Base Salary Range: $208,245 – $354,017. NewYork – Base Salary Range: $220,768 – $375,306. Equity and Bonus Eligible for individual annual performance bonus, Capital’s annual profitability bonus and retirement plan contributions. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Capital Group is an equal‑opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. Capital Group's policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. #J-18808-Ljbffr 111 CRMC Capital Research & Mgmt