Project Coordinator

Talent Groups; Holyoke (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Groups in Holyoke, MA seeks an AI Governance Program Lead to coordinate intake, risk assessments, and lifecycle management for GenAI initiatives. You will work with Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Legal, Finance, and Procurement to ensure responsible deployment in line with organizational standards.

You will develop governance documentation, policies, and training materials while tracking adoption, costs, and compliance.

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 crossfunctional teams.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Serves as central coordination point for AI intake, assessment, approval, lifecycle management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Guides requestors through proposal submission and questionnaire completion.
• Coordinates risk and council assessments and prepares materials for decision-making.
• Tracks lifecycle progress and keeps AI catalog up to date.
• Develops and maintains AI governance policies, standards, and procedures.
• Participates in AI Champions program activities including outreach, documentation and training.
• Partners with various stakeholders to ensure responsible AI deployment in alignment with strategy and risk tolerance.
• Develops and maintains AI documentation defining usage policies, approved technologies, and training resources.
• Works with platforms’ administrators to implement guardrails enforcing standards and best practices.
• Develops dashboards and reports on AI usage, adoption, and cost metrics.
• Continuously evaluates and enhances governance processes to improve efficiency and transparency.

Skills

Self-starter

Strong communication

Generative AI concepts

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional influence

AI governance frameworks

Data governance practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Job description

This role is responsible for coordinating and managing the organization’s AI governance program, including AI intake, risk and compliance assessments, approval workflows, lifecycle tracking, and governance documentation. The position partners with Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Legal, Finance, Procurement, and business stakeholders to ensure AI solutions are deployed responsibly and in alignment with organizational standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as the central coordination point for AI intake, assessment, approval, lifecycle management, and stakeholder engagement, including:
• Initiation & Review: guides requestors through proposal submission and questionnaire completion.
• Risk & Council Assessment: coordinates reviews across Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders and prepare materials for Gen AI Council decision-making.
• 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 crossfunctional 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 QualificationsExperience 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.