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Senior AI Governance & Risk Analyst


Job Location:

Houston, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 54 - 54
Experience Required: 5years
Posted: 4 September 2026 (5 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 2 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

***Please note: This position is onsite and not remote. Candidates must be based in the Houston area as relocation assistance is not provided. Only individuals authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship will be considered.***

Job Title: Senior AI Governance & Risk Analyst
Job Type: Contract (12 months)
Job Salary: $54/hour
Job Schedule: M-F 40 hrs/week
Job Location: Houston TX 77002
Pre-Employment Requirements: Successful completion of a background check drug screening and any applicable assessments
Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior AI Governance & Risk Analyst to support the development and operation of an enterprise AI Governance Risk and Compliance program. This role will evaluate AI and automated decision-system risks administer governance processes maintain compliance documentation assess third-party AI solutions and coordinate reviews across legal privacy cybersecurity procurement data governance civil rights accessibility records management and business teams.

This is a governance and compliance position not a traditional data analyst data scientist or AI engineering role.

Key Responsibilities
  • Maintain AI governance policies procedures workflows templates and approval criteria.
  • Manage an inventory of AI systems use cases models pilots and AI-enabled vendors.
  • Administer AI intake triage risk classification review approval monitoring and reassessment processes.
  • Conduct or coordinate AI risk and impact assessments involving privacy security regulatory civil-rights accessibility data vendor operational and reputational risks.
  • Assign risk tiers identify required controls document residual risk and escalate high-risk use cases.
  • Maintain regulatory crosswalks risk registers control documentation approvals exceptions and audit-ready evidence.
  • Review AI vendors procurement documentation data practices security and privacy controls audit rights retention requirements and incident obligations.
  • Track compliance findings remediation activities exceptions incidents and governance metrics.
  • Prepare executive-ready dashboards reports training materials and recommendations.
  • Coordinate with technical legal compliance procurement and business stakeholders.

Requirements
Qualifications
  • Senior-level experience in AI governance responsible AI technology risk cybersecurity GRC privacy regulatory compliance internal audit data governance enterprise risk or a related field.
  • Working knowledge of artificial intelligence generative AI automated decision systems and associated governance risks.
  • Experience conducting risk assessments impact assessments compliance reviews control evaluations or technology audits.
  • Experience translating laws regulations policies or standards into operational controls and documented processes.
  • Strong knowledge of risk classification mitigating controls residual risk issue management and remediation.
  • Experience maintaining risk registers compliance crosswalks control matrices assessment files or audit evidence.
  • Strong written communication research documentation organization and stakeholder-management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Direct experience supporting an enterprise AI governance or responsible AI program.
  • Experience with AI risk assessments algorithmic impact assessments privacy impact assessments or AI inventories.
  • Third-party risk technology procurement or AI vendor-assessment experience.
  • Government public-sector criminal justice or other regulated-environment experience.
  • Experience developing executive governance reports dashboards policies training or compliance frameworks.


Required Skills:

Qualifications Senior-level experience in AI governance responsible AI technology risk cybersecurity GRC privacy regulatory compliance internal audit data governance enterprise risk or a related field. Working knowledge of artificial intelligence generative AI automated decision systems and associated governance risks. Experience conducting risk assessments impact assessments compliance reviews control evaluations or technology audits. Experience translating laws regulations policies or standards into operational controls and documented processes. Strong knowledge of risk classification mitigating controls residual risk issue management and remediation. Experience maintaining risk registers compliance crosswalks control matrices assessment files or audit evidence. Strong written communication research documentation organization and stakeholder-management skills. Ability to work a hybrid schedule in downtown Houston and successfully complete required CJIS screening. Preferred Qualifications Direct experience supporting an enterprise AI governance or responsible AI program. Experience with AI risk assessments algorithmic impact assessments privacy impact assessments or AI inventories. Third-party risk technology procurement or AI vendor-assessment experience. Government public-sector criminal justice or other regulated-environment experience. Experience developing executive governance reports dashboards policies training or compliance frameworks.