Enterprise Data & AI Governance Leader

TEKsystems; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a leadership-level professional to drive enterprise Data & AI governance policies, standards, and control frameworks across the organization. The role blends governance expertise with practical controls and scalable processes, embedding governance-by-design across business and technology.

It balances innovation with risk management and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate guides education and adoption programs, partners with data owners and technology teams, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading Data Governance, AI Governance, IT Governance, Data Management, Technology Risk, or related programs.
• Strong ability to operationalize governance into policies, controls, and standards across large enterprises.
• Experience partnering with business, technology, compliance, legal, risk and control functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and operationalize enterprise Data & AI governance policies, standards, and control requirements.
• Define governance frameworks, implementation guidance, decision models, and governance operating procedures.
• Establish governance guardrails that support consistent adoption while enabling business flexibility and innovation.
• Partner with Data Owners, Data Domain Leaders, Technology teams, AI practitioners, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Privacy, and business stakeholders.
• Drive alignment between governance requirements, enterprise controls, and regulatory expectations.
• Promote governance-by-design principles across data, analytics, and AI initiatives.
• Support implementation and monitoring of governance controls across enterprise platforms and processes.
• Develop governance education, awareness, and adoption programs.
• Monitor governance effectiveness through reporting, metrics, and control oversight.
• Influence organizational change and governance maturity through collaboration and partnership rather than direct authority.
• Support Responsible AI governance initiatives, including transparency, explainability, fairness, accountability, and lifecycle oversight.

Skills

Data Governance

AI Governance

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Collibra

Ataccama

Informatica

OpenTelemetry

Power BI

Job description

TEKsystems is seeking a leadership-level professional to drive enterprise Data & AI governance policies, standards, and control frameworks across the organization. The role blends governance expertise with practical controls and scalable processes, embedding governance-by-design across business and technology.

It balances innovation with risk management and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate guides education and adoption programs, partners with data owners and technology teams, and