AI Program Governance Consultant

Hexplora; Holyoke (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Infowave Systems in Holyoke, MA is seeking an AI Program Governance Consultant to lead intake, assessment, approval, and lifecycle management of Gen AI initiatives.

You will coordinate cross-functional reviews with Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Legal, Finance, and business teams, build governance policies, and maintain documentation, dashboards, and controls to ensure responsible AI deployment and transparency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Generative AI concepts, capabilities, risks, and common enterprise use cases.
• Experience with continuous improvement to optimize cross-functional processes.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and coordinate across boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate AI intake, assessment, approval, and lifecycle management.
• Prepare materials for Gen AI Council decision-making.
• Track AI governance processes, dashboards, and cost metrics.
• Develop and socialize AI governance policies, standards, and procedures.
• Collaborate with Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Legal, Finance, and stakeholders to deploy AI responsibly.
• Maintain AI documentation and guardrails with platform admins.
• Improve governance workflows to enhance efficiency and transparency.

Skills

Independent work

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

AI governance knowledge

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Title : AI Program Governance Consultant

Location: Holyoke ,MA (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as the central coordination point for AI intake, assessment, approval, lifecycle management, and stakeholder engagement, including: o Initiation & Review: guides requestors through proposal submission and questionnaire completion.
• o Risk & Council Assessment: coordinates reviews across Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders and prepare materials for Gen AI Council decision-making.
• o Lifecycle tracking: tracks ongoing progress on GenAI efforts and keeps Gen AI catalog up to date.
• Develops, maintains and socializes AI governance policies, standards, and procedures.
• Active participant in AI Champions program''s activities including but not limited to outreach, documentation and training related activities across the organization including business teams.
• Partners with Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Legal, Enterprise Architecture, Procurement, and business stakeholders to ensure AI solutions are deployed responsibly, and in alignment with organizational strategy and risk tolerance.
• Develops and maintains AI documentation that defines AI usage policies, current approved AI technologies and AI training resources.
• Partners with AI Platforms'' and Tools'' administrators to implement the guardrails to enforce organization''s standards and best practices.
• Develops and maintains dashboards and reports on AI usage, adoption and cost related metrics.
• Continuously evaluates and enhances AI governance processes, workflows, and controls to improve efficiency, transparency, and stakeholder experience.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in computer science or related field.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Generative AI concepts, capabilities, risks, and common enterprise use cases.
• Experience applying continuous improvement principles to develop, document, and optimize processes across cross functional teams and organizational boundaries.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams through collaboration and consensus-building without formal authority. Familiarity with AI control and governance frameworks.
• Experience with data governance practices, including data ownership, data classification, and data quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise AI governance programs, AI intake workflows, or governance council operations.
• Familiarity with responsible AI principles, AI risk management practices, and emerging AI regulatory expectations.
• Experience developing governance documentation, training materials, dashboards, or leadership reporting.
• Ability to translate technical, legal, risk, and business requirements into practical governance processes and controls.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders such as Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Legal, Enterprise Architecture, Procurement, Finance, and business teams.
• Knowledge of AI vendor review, third-party risk management, or technology procurement processes.

Infowave Systems is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.