Senior Staff, Data & AI Governance
Remote · United States
Job Summary
OpenLoop seeks a Senior Staff to lead the AI and data governance programs, owning end-to-end AI governance, intake and risk scoring, governance council operations, data governance standards, and partnership with Privacy, Data Security, and Legal teams to ensure trustworthy AI and data practices across the organization. The role involves developing and maintaining governance rubrics, risk taxonomies, regulatory alignment with evolving AI laws, overseeing use-case intake and approvals, leading governance council sessions, and measuring adherence to data governance standards across operating teams. It also includes supporting SOC 2, HITRUST, and HIPAA assurance activities and using AI to automate governance workflows.
Required Qualifications
- 5-7 years experience in GRC (governance, risk and compliance) with at least 2 years hands-on in AI/ML governance or AI risk management
- Experience with AI and data governance, including oversight of data flows, and third-party risks
- Experience with workflow automation, hands-on with agentic tools like Claude Code
- Experience with AI governance frameworks such as the NIST AI RMF and the U.S. AI regulatory landscape
- Experience building or operating an AI use-case intake, risk-scoring, and review process
- Working knowledge of a data governance operating model — classification, ownership and stewardship, lineage, and quality (CDMC or DAMA-DMBOK preferred)
- Proven experience standing up and running a data governance program
- Ability to author governance standards and risk taxonomies, and measuring adherence
- Experience with healthcare data, HIPAA, and PHI handling
- Strong analytical and writing skills; ability to build a rubric, score a use case, and produce executive-ready reporting
- Autonomous team player in a lean, fast-moving environment
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