AI Strategy & Governance Leader
Core
Lead enterprise AI & data strategy, governance, and architecture for confidential federal programs to ensure safe, auditable, and scalable AI operations.
Role type
Senior strategy & governance leader (AI/Enterprise Architecture)
Builds
Production AI strategies, governance frameworks, reference architectures, and operational playbooks for federal missions
Domain
US Federal Government, Defense, National Security, Public Safety, AI Governance
Required skills
AI/data strategy, enterprise architecture, federal policy compliance, AI governance frameworks, risk assessment, executive communication, roadmap planning, policy-as-code, audit readiness
Preferred skills
LLM evaluation frameworks, RAG/agent patterns, prompt lifecycle management, Zero Trust concepts, cloud platform familiarity (Azure/AWS/GCP), data catalog/lineage tooling
Technologies
LLM, RAG, agents, analytics, Azure, AWS, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, Palantir, vector search
Responsibilities
Translate mission goals into portfolio roadmaps and target architectures; define reference architectures respecting Zero Trust and privacy; operationalize policy-as-code, approval workflows, and audit trails; stand up evaluation harnesses and guardrails; author playbooks and governance blueprints; partner with product/security teams to deliver outcomes; ensure programs meet SLOs and pass audits; mentor teams on responsible AI practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
