Chief Data Officer - Data & AI Governance - Remote - USA

FullStack; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Paid Time Off

100% remote work

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with match

Job summary

FullStack is hiring a Chief Data Officer - Data & AI Governance to lead data strategy, governance, and regulatory compliance for clients across North America. The role combines team leadership with hands-on architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

You will drive enterprise data architecture, establish AI data policies, and report to executive leadership and boards. 100% remote work and opportunities to partner with Fortune 500 clients are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in data, analytics, or technology roles.
• 5+ years of leadership experience scaling cross-functional data engineering, analytics, and governance teams.
• Has established and enforced enterprise data governance, data classification, and regulatory compliance frameworks in a production environment.
• Has designed and executed an enterprise data architecture strategy across cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Track record of building data policy and governance frameworks specifically for AI tools and data classification methods.
• Proven experience representing data strategy and reporting directly to executive leadership and Boards of Directors.
• Has worked within the mortgage or financial services industry to enforce regulatory compliance and privacy standards.
• Advanced English is required.
• A positive mindset and a can-do attitude.
• Experience working on Agile/Scrum teams.
• Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems.
• Ability to take extreme ownership over your work.
• Ability to identify with the goals of FullStack's clients and deliver on commitments.

Responsibilities

• Team Augmentation: integrate into client teams and collaborate with designers and engineers daily.
• Design & Build: work on a FullStack product team to deliver products to clients.

Skills

Advanced English

Executive communication

Strategic data governance

Agile/Scrum experience

Forensic attention to detail

Extreme ownership

Executive reporting

Education

Four-year college degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

About FullStack

FullStack is your AI-native engineering partner, built to turn AI capability into certainty. Most companies can demo AI; few can get it to production and prove what it produced. We close that gap with three capabilities, AI built into your products from the start, elite vetted talent who apply it, and transparent execution that shows value every step of the way. With now over 600 customers in North America, FullStack is one integrated partner for all your AI engineering needs. With FullStack, you move forward with confidence.

• Offering life-changing career opportunities to talented software professionals across the Americas.
• Building highly-skilled software development teams for hundreds of the world’s greatest companies.
• Having delivered hundreds of successful custom software solutions, which have positively impacted the lives and careers of millions of users.
• Our 4.1-star rating on GlassDoor.
• Our client Net Promoter Score of 68, twice the industry average.

About FullStack

FullStack is your AI-native engineering partner, built to turn AI capability into certainty. Most companies can demo AI; few can get it to production and prove what it produced. We close that gap with three capabilities, AI built into your products from the start, elite vetted talent who apply it, and transparent execution that shows value every step of the way. With now over 600 customers in North America, FullStack is one integrated partner for all your AI engineering needs. With FullStack, you move forward with confidence.

We’re Most Proud Of

• Offering life-changing career opportunities to talented software professionals across the Americas.
• Building highly-skilled software development teams for hundreds of the world’s greatest companies.
• Having delivered hundreds of successful custom software solutions, which have positively impacted the lives and careers of millions of users.
• Our 4.1-star rating on GlassDoor.
• Our client Net Promoter Score of 68, twice the industry average.

The Position

We're Looking To Hire a Chief Data Officer - Data & AI Governance To Join Our Team. You'll Work With Our Incredible Clients In One Of Two Ways

• Team Augmentation: You will integrate directly into our client's team and work alongside their existing designers and engineers daily.
• Design & Build: You will work on a FullStack product team to build and deliver a product to our clients.

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of professional experience in data, analytics, or technology roles.
• 5+ years of leadership experience scaling cross-functional data engineering, analytics, and governance teams.
• Has established and enforced enterprise data governance, data classification, and regulatory compliance frameworks in a production environment.
• Has designed and executed an enterprise data architecture strategy across cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Track record of building data policy and governance frameworks specifically for AI tools and data classification methods.
• Proven experience representing data strategy and reporting directly to executive leadership and Boards of Directors.
• Has worked within the mortgage or financial services industry to enforce regulatory compliance and privacy standards.
• Advanced English is required.
• Successful completion of a four-year college degree is required.
• Forensic attention to detail.
• A positive mindset and a can-do attitude.
• Experience working on Agile/Scrum teams.
• Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems.
• Ability to take extreme ownership over your work. Every day is a challenge to ensure you are performing to the expectations you and your team have agreed upon.
• Ability to identify with the goals of FullStack's clients, and dedicate yourself to delivering on the commitments you and your team make to them.

Nice To Have

We’re Seeking Engineers Who Are AI-enthusiastic In Their Workflow. Professional Experience Or Personal Project Work With The Following Is a Significant Plus

• Cursor, Windsurf, or Google Antigravity.
• Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, or Copilot CLI.

Work Authorization Requirements

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• FullStack will not sponsor applicants for work visas now or in the future.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary.
• Paid Time Off (vacation, sick leave, parental leave, holidays).
• 100% remote work.
• The ability to work with leading startups and Fortune 500 companies.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) w/ 4% match.
• Ample opportunity for career advancement.
• Continuing education opportunities.

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