AI Governance Analyst

Steampunk; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk is seeking an AI Governance Analyst to operationalize a compliant AI governance capability for a large federal client, translating federal policy into day-to-day processes and maintaining the program's AI use case inventory and risk tracking.

The role requires strong policy translation, risk assessment, and collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure adherence to applicable standards and regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of AI governance, risk, or compliance experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
• Experience translating regulatory guidance into operational checklists and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize an AI Governance Framework translating federal guidance into governance processes and workflows.
• Build and maintain an AI Use Case Inventory with ownership, human-override, and risk classifications.
• Support governance documentation artifacts such as model cards and risk assessments.
• Maintain a living Mandate Compliance Matrix and AI governance dashboards.
• Monitor policy trends to keep governance processes current with federal requirements.

Skills

Security clearance

AI governance

Regulatory translation

NIST RMF

Responsible AI

ML concepts

Analytical skills

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Overview

Steampunk is seeking an AI Governance Analyst to operationalize a compliant AI governance capability for a large federal client, translating federal AI policy into day-to-day processes and maintaining the program's AI use case inventory and risk tracking.

Contributions

• Operationalize an AI Governance Framework, translating federal guidance (Executive Orders, OMB directives, agency guidance) into governance processes, checklists, and workflows
• Build and maintain an AI Use Case Inventory categorized by solution type, lifecycle stage, and risk tier — capturing accountable owner, human-override model, and failure response for each use case — supporting assessment of use cases and clearance of production
• Support development and maintenance of governance documentation artifacts such as model cards, system documentation, and risk assessments
• Maintain a living Mandate Compliance Matrix, AI governance dashboards, and an incident/issue tracker, including OKR and token-usage tracking
• Support the AI Compliance and Risk Management Plan, addressing bias identification/monitoring, data handling/retention, safeguards against unauthorized access, and non-discrimination confirmation (Title VII, ADA, ADEA)
• Support periodic audits of deployed/production AI use cases to confirm continued compliance
• Monitor policy trends and regulatory updates to keep governance processes current with evolving federal AI requirements
• Contribute to reusable governance templates, checklists, and tools supporting program-wide consistency
• Support agency responses to oversight data calls and draft agency-specific AI policy at client request
• Document minimum annual mission value and deliver quarterly portfolio prioritization recommendations (scale, consolidate, or retire)

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Public Policy, Computer Science, Data Ethics, Cybersecurity, Law, or a related field
• 5+ years of AI governance, risk, or compliance experience (policy/process focus, not AI system development)
• Demonstrated experience translating regulatory/policy guidance into operational checklists and workflows
• Familiarity with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
• Understanding of responsible AI principles (fairness, transparency, explainability, privacy, bias mitigation) and model risk management concepts
• Working knowledge of machine learning and generative AI concepts sufficient to assess governance and risk implications (not hands-on model development)
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate policy requirements into actionable guidance for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong documentation and inventory-management skills

Preferred

• Local to Metro DC area strongly preferred
• Federal AI policy experience (OMB, HHS, or comparable agency guidance)
• Experience supporting AI bias/fairness assessment or model risk documentation
• Master's degree in a related field
• Experience working within an Agile delivery environment
• Relevant certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPT, or CRISC

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $95,000 to $125,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges.If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.