Artificial Intelligence (AI) Subject Matter Expert

Millennium Enterprise Corporation; Washington; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health Insurance

Paid Holidays

Disability Insurance

Job summary

MEC, Millennium Enterprise Corporation, seeks a Senior AI Subject Matter Expert to guide governance, risk, and enterprise AI strategy for regulated public-sector and federally overseen organizations. The role is executive-level and advisory, not software development.

You will assess organizational readiness across people, data, security, privacy, and technology; design a target‑state operating model; develop a multi‑year implementation roadmap; evaluate Generative and Agentic AI opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in enterprise AI strategy, governance and responsible AI.
• Experience delivering multi-year AI roadmaps, operating models, policies and controls.
• Strong knowledge of Generative AI, agentic AI, risk, privacy, and compliance in regulated environments.
• Experience in federal/public-sector or highly regulated settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment and strategy work focused on enterprise AI governance and planning.
• Design target-state operating models and multi-year implementation roadmaps.
• Evaluate Generative AI opportunities and risks and recommend executables pilots.
• Brief senior executives and governance bodies on findings and recommendations.

Skills

Executive advisory

Presentation skills

Workshop facilitation

Written communication

AI governance

Tools

NIST RMF

NIST 800-53

FedRAMP

Job description

MEC is seeking a senior Artificial Intelligence (AI) Subject Matter Expert to lead and support enterprise AI strategy, governance, risk, and implementation planning for regulated public-sector and federally overseen organizations. The ideal candidate is an executive-level advisor who can translate emerging AI capabilities into practical, secure, compliant, and measurable business outcomes.

This role is assessment- and strategy-focused rather than software-development focused. The AI SME will evaluate organizational, workforce, technology, data, privacy, security, and governance readiness; design a target-state AI operating model; develop a multi-year implementation roadmap; assess generative and agentic AI opportunities and risks; recommend executable pilots; and brief senior executives and governance bodies.

MEC is seeking a senior AI Subject Matter Expert with demonstrated experience developing enterprise AI strategy, governance, responsible AI frameworks, and implementation roadmaps, preferably within federal, public-sector, or highly regulated environments. The ideal candidate should be able to assess an organization’s AI readiness, establish governance and operating models, evaluate Generative AI and Agentic AI opportunities and risks, and provide practical recommendations to executive leadership.

The candidate should have:

• Proven experience with enterprise AI strategy, AI governance, and responsible AI
• Experience developing multi-year AI roadmaps, operating models, policies, controls, and governance frameworks
• Strong knowledge of Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI risk management, human oversight, bias, security, privacy, and compliance
• Experience working in regulated or federally influenced environments
• Familiarity with NIST AI RMF, NIST 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, and related federal security/privacy requirements
• Experience conducting organizational, workforce, technology, and AI-readiness assessments
• Strong executive advisory, presentation, workshop facilitation, and written communication skills
• Ability to serve as named Key Personnel and support hybrid/on-site client meetings in the Washington, DC area
• Ideally, experience with Microsoft Copilot / Microsoft 365 Copilot and enterprise AI adoption
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – All full-time employees are eligible to participate, and MEC provides a company match of up to 4% of employee contributions.
• Health Insurance - Employees become eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverage after 30 days of continuous employment.
• Paid Holidays - MEC observes 11 federal holidays each year.
• Long-Term Disability Insurance - 100% employer-paid coverage provided by MEC.
• Short-Term Disability Insurance - 100% employer-paid coverage provided by MEC.