Senior Data & AI Strategy & Governance Lead

Role Overview

Abacus is seeking a Senior Data & AI Strategy & Governance Lead to help shape and mature our Data & AI practice across LATAM.

This is a strategic leadership role focused on AI governance, risk management, and enterprise advisory, rather than hands-on model development. The ideal candidate will drive AI maturity, establish responsible AI frameworks, and serve as a trusted advisor to both internal teams and enterprise clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Data & AI Strategy Leadership
  • Define and elevate Data & AI best practices across engineering and consulting teams.
  • Establish scalable governance models aligned with enterprise and regulatory expectations.
  • Conduct AI capability assessments and produce maturity gap analyses.
  • Guide internal teams toward modern, state-of-the-art AI standards.
• AI Governance & Responsible AI
  • Lead development of Responsible AI frameworks and governance playbooks.
  • Define policies for model security, privacy, compliance, and risk management.
  • Design guardrails for agentic AI and emerging AI architectures.
  • Ensure alignment with global standards for ethical AI deployment.
• Executive Advisory & Pre-Sales Support
  • Act as a senior advisor in executive client engagements.
  • Support pre-sales, architecture reviews, and transformation discussions.
  • Present AI strategy and governance roadmaps to C-suite stakeholders.
  • Help articulate compelling enterprise AI value propositions.
• Mentorship & Practice Development
  • Mentor Data & AI engineers and architects.
  • Uplift technical maturity across projects and engagements.
  • Contribute to internal thought leadership and AI capability building.

Required Experience & Skills

• 8–10 years of experience in Data, AI, Analytics, Enterprise Architecture, or AI Strategy.
• Strong hands-on understanding of AI governance, model risk management, and Responsible AI.
• Experience designing AI frameworks in regulated or enterprise environments.
• Executive communication and stakeholder management experience.
• Ability to translate complex AI concepts into business outcomes.
• Experience in consulting or large enterprise environments is highly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to AI security, model validation, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience advising public sector or enterprise clients.
• Familiarity with global AI governance standards and regulatory trends.
• Cloud platform exposure (GCP, Azure, or AWS) is a plus.

Why Join Abacus

You will operate at the intersection of AI, governance, security, and transformation, helping organizations build AI systems that are powerful, trusted, scalable, and future-ready.

This is a high-impact strategic role designed for professionals who want to influence AI direction at scale — not just build models, but shape responsible AI ecosystems.

Key skills/competency

• Data Strategy
• AI Governance
• Responsible AI
• Risk Management
• Enterprise Architecture
• Executive Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Pre-Sales
• Thought Leadership
• Cloud Platforms