Marine SME - AI Governance

The Company 

RightShip is the world’s biggest third party maritime due diligence organization, providing expertise in global safety, sustainability and social responsibility best practices. 

We bring together years of industry expertise with the output from analytics and large data sets to provide our safety and environmental scoring systems, recommendations and consultancy services. 

Using leading data and technology, we aim to set new benchmarks in environmental protection. We support global initiatives and action influencing practical and impactful change, enabling “win-win” for business and the environment. 

To find out more visit RightShip.com. 

What we offer 

We offer a place where you know you are contributing to an organization who are constantly working to ensure ships are safe as possible so that crew and cargo are protected. We are passionate about maritime efficiency, safety and sustainability practices. 

We offer generous rewards. Our base salary is competitive, we support employee wellbeing and provide our employees with a Healthy Living Allowance and our annual incentive scheme is awesome. We have some great talent who are happy to share their experience and skills to help you on your way and we are committed to professional development to make sure your career keeps growing while you’re working with us.

What makes RightShip a great place to work at:

RightShip is an equal opportunity employer, and we champion diversity. Our teams are composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and generations. We believe that a diversity of experiences makes us stronger—as individuals, as communities and as an organization.

Don’t meet every single requirement of this role? Still apply! Research tells us that that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply unless they meet every single requirement.  At RightShip we believe that the right hire is someone who makes an addition to our culture, rather than someone who fits in and conforms to our status quo. We want to add team members who not only value RightShip standards and workplace culture, but also bring an aspect of diversity that positively contributes to our work environment. If you are excited about this role, or about our company in general, we would love to hear from you!

The Marine SME - AI Governance sits within the Marine Excellence team and acts as a bridge between marine subject matter expertise, the Data Governance team, and the Product, Data, and AI teams. You will play a key role in ensuring that all AI models in production are monitored effectively for accuracy, behaviour, and compliance with marine standards. This role focuses on proactive auditing of AI outputs, monitoring key metrics, and collaborating on the design and implementation of governance frameworks for new and existing models.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with deep expertise in shipping regulations, vessel operations, safety, and incident investigation, who is passionate about digital innovation and governance. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, analytical, and collaborative, with a genuine interest in AI, data, and technology.

Key Responsibilities

AI Model Monitoring & Auditing

• Proactively monitor the performance, accuracy, and behaviour of AI models in production, ensuring alignment with marine standards and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct regular audits of AI outputs, identifying anomalies, recurring error patterns, and potential bias issues.
• Track and report key metrics related to model performance, reliability, and compliance.
• Document audit findings and contribute to governance reports for senior leadership and industry bodies.

Governance Framework Design

• Work closely with the Data Governance team to design, implement, and maintain governance frameworks for new and existing AI models.
• Ensure frameworks address risk management, defensibility, and transparency in AI decision-making.
• Collaborate on the development of validation datasets and test scenarios that reflect real-world complexity and marine operational requirements.

AI Testing & Quality Assurance

• Participate in structured testing of AI model outputs (before production and after updates); validate that classifications, recommendations, and results align with expectations.
• Identify recurring error patterns, edge cases, or bias issues and raise them to the AI team in a structured manner.
• Work with Data and AI Team to create test scenarios and validation datasets that reflect real-world complexity (e.g. rare inspection types, ambiguous vessel profiles).
• Track issues and feedback in collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Notion, or internal AI feedback systems) to ensure AI teams have actionable data for fine-tuning.
• Document QA results, annotation metrics, and model behaviour observations to contribute to overall governance reports.

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration

• Partner with Product, Data, and AI teams to drive continuous improvement in model monitoring, governance, and reporting processes.
• Provide marine SME input into the design and evolution of governance tools, dashboards, and workflows.
• Support the development and delivery of training and awareness programmes on AI governance for internal stakeholders.

Project Management & Progress Monitoring

• Demonstrate strong project management skills by setting clear timelines, defining deliverables, and ensuring that milestones are met throughout the lifecycle of AI and data initiatives.
• Proactively monitor progress against agreed schedules, identifying and addressing any blockers to maintain momentum and deliver quality outcomes on time.
• Coordinate effectively with cross-functional teams to align priorities, track dependencies, and report on project status to stakeholders.

About You

• Extensive experience in maritime assurance, vessel operations, safety, and incident investigation with a strong understanding of global maritime standards, PSC regimes, and inspection frameworks. Hands-on experience with vessel inspections, either conducting or being inspected by regimes such as RISQ or SIRE highly desired.
• Analytical precision: You have strong attention to detail, excellent pattern recognition, and a structured approach to problem-solving. You are curious, innovative, and a problem solver who thinks outside the box.
• Quality mindset: You possess experience or a natural aptitude for testing and quality assurance processes, taking ownership of data accuracy and model reliability, not just task completion.
• Communication: You can document issues clearly and provide constructive feedback to AI engineers, turning observations into actionable insights. You have exceptional communication skills and are able to convey marine concepts to non-marine audiences.
• Problem-solving curiosity: When something appears incorrect, your instinct is to investigate and raise questions, always backed by evidence.
• Collaboration: You enjoy working cross-functionally with AI, data, and domain experts in a feedback-driven environment. You are collaborative and open-minded with experience influencing product development and data-driven innovation highly desirable.
• Growth-oriented: You have a deep curiosity about AI, data science, and maritime technology, and are eager to develop your understanding of how human insight and AI systems interact.

RightShip is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity, enables access and promotes inclusion in our workplace. You must have the right to live and work in this location to apply for this job.