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

FullStack; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

Competitive salary

Paid time off

Job summary

FullStack is seeking a Chief Data Officer focused on Data & AI Governance to collaborate with clients and FullStack product teams. You will drive governance, policy, and data architecture strategies across cloud ecosystems, ensuring regulatory compliance and effective AI data handling.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in data roles, 5+ years in leadership, and strong executive communication. This is a 100% remote role in the United States with diverse enterprise clients.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data, analytics, or technology roles.
• 5+ years leadership scaling data teams.
• Established enterprise data governance and regulatory compliance in production.
• Designed enterprise data architecture across cloud ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Integrate into client teams or work on FullStack product teams.
• Lead data governance, policy, and AI data classification initiatives.
• Represent data strategy to executives and boards.

Skills

English proficiency

Leadership

Data governance

Data architecture

Regulatory compliance

AI governance

Executive communication

Agile/Scrum

Regulatory privacy

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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