AI Governance – Strategy Advisor

Role Overview

• Assess the agency's current AI posture — cataloging prior initiatives, existing capabilities, and gaps relative to mission needs.
• Define enterprise-level AI requirements in collaboration with program offices, technical staff, and leadership.
• Develop a phased implementation roadmap accounting for organizational readiness, policy requirements, and program priorities.
• Produce strategy artifacts — capability assessments, roadmaps, decision briefs — suitable for CIO and executive review.
• Design governance structures for AI lifecycle management including model review, red-flag detection, security review, and accountability controls.
• Establish standards consistent with OMB AI policy guidance, the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, and agency-specific policy requirements.
• Identify and document risk considerations — bias, data quality, security, privacy — with recommended mitigations.
• Evaluate existing data infrastructure and workflows to identify AI-ready datasets and integration opportunities.
• Provide architectural guidance for AI-enabled digital platforms, including web-based citizen-facing tools.
• Support product design decisions for AI-assisted features such as chatbot functionality and life-decision planning tools.
• Serve as a bridge between technical staff and program/political leadership — translating strategy into terms that drive decisions.
• Maintain continuity of the agency's AI program posture during an active leadership transition.
• Coordinate with delivery contractors to ensure requirements are well-defined and implementable.
• Facilitate discovery sessions and working groups to build internal alignment on AI direction and priorities.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise AI strategies within large, complex organizations — including federal agencies or comparably regulated environments.
• Proven track record modernizing digital platforms to enable AI integration and deliver improved user outcomes.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools and techniques including machine learning, natural language processing, and deep learning.
• Strong working knowledge of AI governance frameworks: OMB AI policy guidance, the NIST AI RMF, and federal data governance standards.
• Experience conducting AI capability assessments and producing executive-level strategy and requirements documentation.
• Ability to engage effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholder communities, including senior leadership and program offices.
• Eligibility to obtain and hold a Public Trust position.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Paid time off