Apple
Principal AI & Data Governance Architect
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- Deep experience requested; no number of years specified.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar degree; Master’s degree preferred.
About the job
Architect and drive governance and compliance capabilities across Apple Services’ AI/ML platform, translating legal and regulatory obligations into technical controls and standards.
What you'll do
- Design end-to-end governance frameworks covering data classification, lineage, model provenance, access management, and audit trails across the ML lifecycle.
- Translate legal, privacy, and regulatory requirements into scalable platform architecture and partner with legal, privacy, data, and ML teams to implement it.
- Develop governance standards and architectural patterns, guide stakeholders on risks and trade-offs, and embed controls into AI/ML infrastructure.
What they ask for
- Deep experience in data governance, ML governance, or compliance architecture in complex, large-scale technical environments.
- Deep understanding of ML workflows, data engineering, and ML infrastructure.
- Track record of working cross-functionally with legal, privacy, compliance, and engineering teams to implement governance solutions.
- Ability to translate legal and regulatory requirements into technical architecture and engineering deliverables.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with AI/ML regulatory frameworks and legislation such as EU AI Act, GDPR, and CCPA.
- Experience designing data classification systems, data catalogs, model registries, or governance frameworks for developer platforms or MLOps tooling.
Pay
USD $184,700 to $324,800 base salary
Tools
ML infrastructure, data engineering, data catalogs, model registries, MLOps tooling
AI focus
Governance and compliance architecture for AI/ML systems, including data and model controls across the ML lifecycle.
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