AI & Data Security Strategy Lead

Connect Centric, LLC.; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Centric, LLC. seeks a senior information security and governance professional to lead AI governance, data quality initiatives, and privacy compliance.

The role focuses on crafting AI usage policies, establishing governance frameworks, and ensuring secure integrations across cloud and SaaS environments. The candidate will assess data ownership, access controls, and regulatory requirements (PCI DSS, GDPR, state laws) while collaborating with vendors and internal teams to align security

Qualifications

• 7+ years in information security, data governance or privacy.
• Has written or implemented an AI usage policy or AI governance framework.
• Led data quality or data governance work: data ownership, standards, cleanup or stewardship.
• Experience with access controls, permissions and security for cloud and SaaS platforms, including Microsoft 365.
• Working knowledge of PCI DSS, GDPR and U.S. state privacy laws.
• Experience evaluating vendor security assurance (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001) and securing system integrations.

Responsibilities

• Assess current AI tool use and related risks to data, privacy, confidential information and intellectual property.
• Write or revise AI usage guidelines, governance frameworks and policies.
• Assess data quality, sensitivity, ownership and access, including readiness of internal documents and data for use in AI tools.
• Recommend data governance practices, access controls, training and adoption plans.
• Define security, privacy and compliance requirements for vendor RFPs, integrations and contracts.

Skills

AI governance

Data governance

Information security

Privacy

Access controls

Cloud security

Microsoft 365

PCI DSS

GDPR

SOC 2

Education

CISSP

CIPP

ISO 27001

ISO 42001

CDMP

Tools

SOC 2 Type II

ISO 27001

Job description

Connect Centric, LLC. seeks a senior information security and governance professional to lead AI governance, data quality initiatives, and privacy compliance.

The role focuses on crafting AI usage policies, establishing governance frameworks, and ensuring secure integrations across cloud and SaaS environments. The candidate will assess data ownership, access controls, and regulatory requirements (PCI DSS, GDPR, state laws) while collaborating with vendors and internal teams to align security