Strategic Director, Data Governance & AI Assurance

Cogent Infotech Pvt. Ltd.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Cogent Infotech Pvt. Ltd. is assisting the NYC Campaign Finance Board in their search for a Senior Director of Data (SDD) to lead data governance, privacy, information management, records and public disclosure, and AI assurance functions.

The role oversees governance standards, policy development, and cross-functional collaboration with senior leadership and legal, records, product, and engineering teams. The SDD will establish independent AI assurance, manage data lakehouse and cloud-migration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred in data/information management, law, public policy, or related field

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee enterprise data governance frameworks including data classification, quality, metadata, lineage and retention standards.
• Establish and lead the agency’s privacy and information-governance program including sensitive-data protection and data loss prevention.
• Oversee records management, FOIL/public-records production, retention schedules and proactive open-data disclosure.
• Lead independent AI assurance reviews covering data readiness, privacy, bias, fairness, transparency and accountability.
• Advise executive leadership on data risks, compliance, governance priorities, and organizational strategy.

Skills

Data governance

Privacy

Records management

AI governance

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Advanced degree in data, information management, law, public policy or related discipline

Job description

Cogent Infotech Pvt. Ltd. is assisting the NYC Campaign Finance Board in their search for a Senior Director of Data (SDD) to lead data governance, privacy, information management, records and public disclosure, and AI assurance functions.

The role oversees governance standards, policy development, and cross-functional collaboration with senior leadership and legal, records, product, and engineering teams. The SDD will establish independent AI assurance, manage data lakehouse and cloud-migration