AI Governance & Data Quality Lead

New York Power Authority; City of White Plains (NY); On-site; USD 134,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is seeking an AI Governance Lead to drive responsible AI transformation by integrating governance, risk management, and data governance across the organization. You will ensure trusted, high-quality data supports AI initiatives while complying with enterprise standards and regulatory expectations.

You will lead governance policies and risk assessments, collaborate with IT and business units, and champion data readiness, quality, and metadata practices to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years of data-related experience.
• Experience as a lead/senior team player, able to manage varying priorities, projects and deadlines preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead meetings and working groups to develop, maintain, and implement Authority wide AI governance policies, standards of practice, and risk management processes.
• Ensure integration and enforcement of AI governance principles throughout the AI use case lifecycle, from initial intake and assessment to deployment and ongoing monitoring.
• Evaluate departmental AI usage and requests, partnering with IT and business stakeholders to guide proposals through approval, development, and operationalization.
• Maintain a comprehensive inventory of AI systems, models, and use cases using designated AI governance tools and technologies.
• Manage AI governance and risk projects, including control assessments and data readiness evaluations, to ensure data quality and compliance for AI implementation.
• Work closely with business to understand their data needs and identify data opportunities to improve the quality, metadata, to drive improvement and demonstrate the execution of the broader strategy.
• Establish and ensure adherence to enterprise data governance and quality framework for data policies, standards, and practices.
• Collaborate with data owners, data stewards, data custodians and technical owners and perform the activities associated with managing data assets, business glossary and data catalog.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Leadership

Communication with senior leaders

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Governance tools

Job description

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is seeking an AI Governance Lead to drive responsible AI transformation by integrating governance, risk management, and data governance across the organization. You will ensure trusted, high-quality data supports AI initiatives while complying with enterprise standards and regulatory expectations.

You will lead governance policies and risk assessments, collaborate with IT and business units, and champion data readiness, quality, and metadata practices to