Onsite Data and AI Governance Specialist

Posted 6 days ago

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About the role

  • Data and AI Governance Specialist supporting clients with data/AI governance structures and practices. Leading governance workstreams, developing key artifacts, and establishing ongoing monitoring approaches.

Responsibilities

  • Support data and AI governance programs by helping clients define practical governance structures, roles, decision rights, and operating rhythms
  • Develop key governance artifacts such as policies, standards, playbooks, RACI matrices, intake workflows, and governance committee materials
  • Perform assessments and current-state analysis across data lifecycle, data quality, metadata, privacy, and access controls, then translate findings into clear recommendations and implementation roadmaps
  • Partner with data engineering, analytics, and security teams to align governance requirements to delivery patterns (data products, lakehouse/warehouse, BI publishing, and AI solution delivery)
  • Help establish data/AI governance and responsible data/AI practices including use case intake, risk tiering, human-in-the-loop expectations (for AI), model documentation, and ongoing monitoring approaches
  • Contribute to stakeholder engagement by drafting client-ready materials, facilitating working sessions, and documenting decisions and action items
  • Support delivery quality and team rhythms by contributing to sprint planning, backlog refinement, documentation, and status reporting
  • Lead governance workstreams and small delivery teams to design and implement data/AI governance programs that are actionable and sustainable
  • Own client relationships for your workstream by setting expectations, facilitating executive discussions, and driving alignment across business, IT, privacy, security, and legal stakeholders
  • Design and operationalize governance operating models including council structures, data stewardship models, decision escalation paths, and integrated controls across data, analytics, and AI
  • Define implementation roadmaps that connect strategy to execution, including sequencing, dependency management, change management, and measurable adoption outcomes
  • Establish AI governance and responsible AI guardrails such as model and use case inventory, risk management workflow, review boards, documentation standards, third-party oversight, and ongoing compliance reporting
  • Institute tactical and functional governance operations and controls that assist in operationalizing program and product-level governance
  • Translate governance needs into scalable enablement including templates, playbooks, training, and communications that improve adoption and reduce operational friction
  • Contribute to growth and pursuits by supporting proposal development, scoping, staffing plans, and the creation of reusable assets and accelerators

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Information Systems, Public Policy, Business, Data/Computer Science, Engineering, or similar)
  • 3+ years of relevant experience in data governance, data strategy, analytics enablement, privacy support, or technology risk, including direct delivery contributions
  • Demonstrated knowledge of data governance fundamentals, such as data stewardship, data lifecycle, metadata, data quality, privacy, and access controls
  • Familiarity with AI governance concepts such as model risk considerations, transparency and documentation, monitoring, and responsible AI practices
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex topics in clear, practical language and produce polished client-ready outputs
  • Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and deliver high-quality work products in a fast-paced environment
  • U.S. citizen requirement and active or ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
  • Ability to travel as needed based on client and project needs

Benefits

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life
  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Student Loan PayDown
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
  • Skills Development & Certifications
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
  • Mobility Stipend

Job title

Data and AI Governance Specialist

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$113,000 - $188,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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