Data Governance & Responsible AI Lead - Flexible

Accenture; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Midrand, South Africa, seeks an experienced CL8 Data Governance and Responsible AI leader to guide enterprise data governance and AI governance across programs, ensuring data and AI solutions are delivered at scale with strong data retention, ownership, data quality, compliance, privacy/security, and responsible AI practices.

You’ll also lead and mentor teams and drive governance adoption aligned to business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in enterprise data governance (strategy, standards, stewardship, data quality, policy enforcement).
• Proven ability to apply Responsible AI governance concepts (risk/control frameworks, documentation, monitoring).
• Deep understanding of compliance, privacy, and security considerations for data and AI deployments.
• Leadership capability: managing governance at portfolio/program level and influencing stakeholders.
• Ability to translate governance requirements into scalable delivery practices.
• Leading cross functional multinational teams

Responsibilities

• Lead data governance strategy & operating model
• Establish and oversee data stewardship & portfolio governance
• Ensure compliance, privacy, and security across the data & AI lifecycle
• Own enterprise Responsible AI governance (risk, controls, auditability)
• Lead scalable solution delivery and data/AI architecture governance
• Lead a data culture within different organizations
• Develop, curate, and deliver Data Governance training for data stewards, data custodians, and the broader data community
• Lead the development of RFP responses
• Mentor and develop teams

Skills

Data governance

Responsible AI governance

Data quality

Policy enforcement

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Job description

Accenture in Midrand, South Africa, seeks an experienced CL8 Data Governance and Responsible AI leader to guide enterprise data governance and AI governance across programs, ensuring data and AI solutions are delivered at scale with strong data retention, ownership, data quality, compliance, privacy/security, and responsible AI practices.

You’ll also lead and mentor teams and drive governance adoption aligned to business outcomes.