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AI Digital Governance Lead (1099 Contract | Houston Hybrid | $120 $150/hr)
Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid No relocation)
Type: 1099 Contract (3-year engagement, potential conversion)
Rate: $120 $150/hr (cap at $150 non-negotiable) Industry: Energy & Utilities
Note: No C2C or sponsorship
Overview
ElevationHR is hiring an AI Digital Governance Lead to support a large-scale enterprise AI and data transformation within a leading energy organization.
This role will lead AI governance, data governance, and responsible AI initiatives, ensuring compliance, data quality, and scalable governance frameworks across the enterprise.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid No relocation)
Type: 1099 Contract (3-year engagement, potential conversion)
Rate: $120 $150/hr (cap at $150 non-negotiable) Industry: Energy & Utilities
Note: No C2C or sponsorship
Overview
ElevationHR is hiring an AI Digital Governance Lead to support a large-scale enterprise AI and data transformation within a leading energy organization.
This role will lead AI governance, data governance, and responsible AI initiatives, ensuring compliance, data quality, and scalable governance frameworks across the enterprise.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead implementation of AI & data governance frameworks, policies, and standards
- Drive responsible AI practices (bias mitigation, explainability, model governance)
- Oversee data quality, metadata, and compliance programs
- Partner with business, IT, and data teams to enforce governance adoption
- Conduct risk assessments, audits, and regulatory alignment (NERC CIP, GDPR, CCPA)
- Establish governance KPIs, dashboards, and reporting metrics
- Support AI model lifecycle governance and performance monitoring
- 10 years in AI governance, data governance, or enterprise data management
- Hands-on experience with Monte Carlo (data observability) and Atlan (data catalog/governance)
- Strong knowledge of:
- AI governance & ethical AI frameworks
- Data quality, metadata management, MDM
- Regulatory compliance (NERC CIP, GDPR, CCPA, NIST AI RMF)
- Experience in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform)
- Proven ability to work across enterprise stakeholders and leadership teams
- Energy or utilities industry experience
- Experience standing up governance functions from the ground up
- High-impact enterprise AI transformation initiative
- Long-term 3-year contract with conversion potential
- Work with executive leadership on AI strategy and governance
- Modern stack including Monte Carlo & Atlan
Salary : $150