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Essays from the GRC Careers team on the frameworks, the regulation, and the real-world fault lines of governing AI.
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Le 16 septembre 2026, la publication de référence du recrutement de dirigeants a consacré un article à AI-Governance-Jobs.
F. Jay Hall · 16 septembre 2026 · 4 min read
Getting Into the Field
How ExecSearches Built a New AI Governance Career Platform and Reached 10,000 Daily Organic Impressions in 90 Days
AI-Governance-Jobs.
F. Jay Hall · September 8, 2026 · 9 min read
The Language of AI Governance: New Field, or Old Discipline in New Clothes?
Every new field arrives with a new vocabulary. Half of AI governance is genuinely new.
F. Jay Hall · July 2, 2026 · 4 min read
Upstream, Not Just Downstream: Governing AI Before It Ships
Most AI governance shows up too late, at the end, when the only question left is whether to launch.
F. Jay Hall · July 2, 2026 · 4 min read
What Hiring Managers Are Really Screening For in GRC and AI Governance Roles
Past the keyword scan, hiring managers screen for six things that rarely make the job description.
F. Jay Hall · June 29, 2026 · 5 min read
Top AI Governance Certifications Compared: Which One Is Right for Your Career?
Do you need an AI governance certification?
F. Jay Hall · June 28, 2026 · 7 min read
Ban the Box in the Age of AI Hiring
Fair-chance laws took the criminal-history box off the application.
F. Jay Hall · June 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Governance in Practice
A Second Master's Degree: What Isaacson, Miller Taught Me
I already had a master's degree. What I got at Isaacson, Miller in Boston was the second one.
F. Jay Hall · September 16, 2026 · 16 min read
The New York Times of the Executive Search World
In 1997 Arnie Miller saw me reading a Hunt Scanlon newspaper in the lobby at Isaacson, Miller and told me what it was.
F. Jay Hall · September 16, 2026 · 4 min read
What the AI Governance Production Function Means for Careers
AI governance is becoming part of how AI ships, not a checkpoint after it.
F. Jay Hall · September 2, 2026 · 13 min read
75 Years. Two Winters. One Explosion, or May We Say Bubble?
From a handful of mathematicians dreaming of "thinking machines" in the 1940s to a $37 billion enterprise market…
Stephan Pochet · August 31, 2026 · 7 min read
AI Governance and Compliance Careers: Where the Jobs Are Right Now
A data-informed look at where AI governance, GRC, and compliance roles are concentrated, what employers are paying for, and how candidates can position themselves for senior positions.
F. Jay Hall · 3 min read
AI-Enabled Fraud: The Threats GRC Teams Cannot Ignore
Fraud did not get more sophisticated. It got cheaper.
F. Jay Hall · July 2, 2026 · 5 min read
What Is AI Observability? Why Every AI Governance Professional Should Understand It
AI observability is how you see what your AI does in production.
F. Jay Hall · June 28, 2026 · 6 min read
The Five Data Observability Metrics Every AI Governance Team Should Know
The five data observability metrics every AI governance team should track: Freshness, Distribution, Schema, Volume, and Lineage.
F. Jay Hall · June 28, 2026 · 5 min read
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Frameworks and Standards
Which GRC Certification Should I Get?
Which GRC Certification Should I Get? Take the Five Question Assessment
Someone asked me which certification to start with and I could not find our own tool to send her. It has moved.
F. Jay Hall · September 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Higher Education Compliance Salaries: A Complete Pay Band Analysis
Published pay bands for governance, risk, compliance, audit and legal roles at a major public university, with the full band table and what the structure reveals about management pay, the audit premium and the value of a JD.
F. Jay Hall · August 27, 2026 · 9 min read
NIST AI RMF Explained: Govern, Map, Measure, Manage
A working guide to the four functions of the NIST AI Risk Management Framework — GOVERN, MAP, MEASURE and MANAGE — with all 19 categories, the seven trustworthy AI characteristics, and links to the official NIST sources.
F. Jay Hall · August 15, 2026 · 12 min read
The EU AI Act, Explained: Risk Tiers, Obligations, and the Current Timeline
The EU AI Act is the world's first comprehensive AI law and the single most consequential regulation in the field.
F. Jay Hall · August 15, 2026 · 11 min read
What Is an AI Governance Committee? Roles, Membership, and How It Works
An AI governance committee gives an organization a clear place to make difficult decisions about artificial intelligence.
F. Jay Hall · August 15, 2026 · 10 min read
What Is an AI Risk Register? A Practical Guide to Tracking and Managing AI Risk
Learn what an AI risk register is, what it should contain, how it differs from an AI inventory, and how organizations use it to identify, assess, treat, monitor, and document AI risk.
F. Jay Hall · August 15, 2026 · 11 min read
What Is an AI Vendor Assessment? A Practical Guide to Third-Party AI Risk
Buying an AI tool does not transfer accountability to the vendor.
F. Jay Hall · August 15, 2026 · 12 min read
How to Start a Career in Data Privacy
The roles, skills, certifications, and practical experience employers want, and a 90-day plan to enter the field from compliance, security, audit, legal, or operations.
F. Jay Hall · August 15, 2026 · 10 min read
Compliance, Legal, and Nonprofit Professionals Are Already Qualified for AI Governance Jobs
Compliance, risk, audit, and privacy professionals already have the skills for AI governance roles.
F. Jay Hall · 6 min read
The AI Governance Resume Mistake That Costs Great Candidates Interviews
Why experienced professionals are getting overlooked, and how to build a resume that earns interviews in AI governance, risk, compliance, privacy, audit, and security.
F. Jay Hall · 9 min read
ISO/IEC 42001 Explained: The World's First AI Management System Standard
ISO/IEC 42001 is the first international management system standard for artificial intelligence.
F. Jay Hall · 3 min read
AI Governance Certification Comparison Matrix: AIGP, CRISC, CISA, CISSP, and More
Compare the leading certifications for AI governance, risk, compliance, audit, privacy, and security professionals.
F. Jay Hall · 2 min read
ISO/IEC 42001 and the EU AI Act: How the Standard Maps to the Law
ISO/IEC 42001 does not make you compliant with the EU AI Act, but the management system it requires is the operational backbone organizations use to demonstrate the due diligence the law expects.
F. Jay Hall · 3 min read
The Responsible AI Framework Map: How the Leading AI Governance Frameworks Fit Together
No single framework does it all.
F. Jay Hall · 3 min read
How the EU AI Act Maps to NIST AI RMF: A Practical Guide for AI Governance Teams
Almost nobody connects these two well.
F. Jay Hall · 4 min read
NIST AI RMF vs. ISO/IEC 42001: Which Should You Adopt First?
They are not competitors.
F. Jay Hall · 4 min read
10 Questions Every Chief Audit Executive Should Ask About AI Risk and Governance
Boards and regulators increasingly expect Chief Audit Executives to provide assurance that AI is governed responsibly.
F. Jay Hall · July 6, 2026 · 6 min read
What Is an AI Risk Assessment? A Practical Guide to Identifying and Managing AI Risk
An AI risk assessment is a structured review of an AI system to identify risks and decide how to manage them before deployment.
F. Jay Hall · July 2, 2026 · 9 min read
Implementing Enterprise AI Governance Frameworks: From Paper to Practice
A framework on a shelf governs nothing.
F. Jay Hall · July 2, 2026 · 5 min read
What Is an AI Inventory? The Foundation of Effective AI Governance
An AI inventory is a centralized record of every AI system your organization uses, and the foundation of effective AI governance.
F. Jay Hall · June 30, 2026 · 6 min read
The AI Governance Frameworks Every Hiring Manager Expects You to Know
How NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act fit together, and why knowing them gets you hired.
F. Jay Hall · June 28, 2026 · 6 min read
Risk and Threats
The EU Just Blinked: What the AI Act Deadline Extension Means for AI Governance Hiring
The EU pushed the AI Act's high-risk compliance obligations to December 2027.
F. Jay Hall · 1 min read
Shadow AI: The Threat Already Inside Your Building
Your biggest AI risk is not the model you are evaluating. It is the one already running that nobody told you about.
F. Jay Hall · July 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Governing Agentic AI: When the Model Stops Talking and Starts Acting
A chatbot gives you an answer. An agent takes an action.
F. Jay Hall · July 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Making the Mid-Career Jump into AI Governance
You are not late to AI governance.
F. Jay Hall · June 29, 2026 · 5 min read
How to Become an AI Governance Analyst: A Career Guide for AI Governance, Risk, and Responsible AI
You do not need to be a machine learning engineer.
F. Jay Hall · June 28, 2026 · 6 min read
AI Governance vs. AI Risk vs. AI Compliance: What's the Difference?
Three terms in almost every AI governance job posting.
F. Jay Hall · June 28, 2026 · 6 min read
GRC Careers: A Guide to Work That Matters (and Pays for It)
A purpose-driven guide to governance, risk, and compliance careers: the roles, the real pay, how to get in from any background, and why this is work that protects people from the machine.
F. Jay Hall · June 20, 2026 · 5 min read
Regulatory Compliance & AI: Are We Drowning?
Rapid AI adoption has collided with a fragmented global regulatory landscape.
F. Jay Hall · 3 min read
Ranking the Best Responsible AI Frameworks
There is no official ranking of Responsible AI frameworks.
F. Jay Hall · 1 min read
Regulation and the Law
The Quiet Boom in Flexible AI Governance Work
AI governance work is going fractional and contract-based.
F. Jay Hall · August 17, 2026 · 6 min read
The Four Blind Spots of Force-Fitting AI Into Traditional Governance
Traditional governance assumes systems are deterministic, fixed, and human-checkable.
F. Jay Hall · 4 min read
What Is an AI Use Policy? Setting Clear Expectations for Responsible AI
An AI use policy sets clear expectations for the responsible, ethical, and secure use of AI across your organization.
F. Jay Hall · June 30, 2026 · 6 min read
From Government to the Private Sector: Your Experience Is the Asset, Not the Problem
Government experience is not a liability in the private sector.
F. Jay Hall · June 29, 2026 · 4 min read
En français
75 ans. Deux hivers. Une explosion, ou faut-il dire une bulle ?
D'une poignée de mathématiciens rêvant de machines pensantes dans les années 1940 à un marché de plusieurs centaines de milliards de dollars : la trajectoire complète de l'intelligence artificielle.
Stephan Pochet · 31 août 2026 · 7 min de lecture min read
IA en entreprise : la gouvernance n'est plus une option
Le Règlement europeen sur l'IA a mis fin a l'ere des principes volontaires.
F. Jay Hall · 2 juillet 2026 · 5 min read
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