AI Strategy & Governance Leader
Core
Lead enterprise AI and data strategy for confidential federal programs, defining architecture, governance, and responsible AI standards to enable safe, audited, and scalable operations.
Role type
Senior AI Strategy & Governance Leader
Builds
Production AI capabilities, reference architectures, governance frameworks, and operational playbooks for US federal agencies.
Domain
US Federal Government, Defense, National Security, Public Safety, AI Governance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
AI or data strategy development, federal policy expertise (data, AI, privacy, cybersecurity), enterprise architecture, AI governance frameworks, strategy-to-operational-systems execution, AI readiness and risk assessment
Preferred skills
Regulated/secure environment experience (ATO, Zero Trust), LLM evaluation frameworks, RAG/agent patterns, policy-based filtering, cloud platform familiarity (Azure/AWS/GCP), data platform familiarity (Databricks/Snowflake/Palantir)
Technologies
Azure, AWS, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, Palantir, vector search, catalog/lineage tooling
Responsibilities
Translate mission goals into portfolio roadmaps and target architectures; Define reference architectures and integration points respecting Zero Trust; Operationalize policy-as-code, approval workflows, and audit trails; Stand up evaluation harnesses and guardrails; Author playbooks, templates, and governance blueprints; Partner with product, security, and engineering to deliver outcomes; Ensure programs meet SLOs and pass audits
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership