AI, Data and Security Lead (Contract)

At Connect Centric, we are more than just consultants—we are partners committed to our clients' success. We take a hands-on approach, working closely with our clients to transform strategies into measurable, real-world outcomes. As a strategy execution team, we take full ownership of every initiative from start to finish, ensuring that our clients see tangible results, not just ideas.

*This position is contingent upon contract award.

Award is anticipated in early 2027, with work beginning shortly after.

Responsibilities

- Assess current AI tool use and related risks to data, privacy, confidential information and intellectual property

- Write or revise AI usage guidelines, governance frameworks and policies

- Assess data quality, sensitivity, ownership and access, including readiness of internal documents and data for use in AI tools

- Recommend data governance practices, access controls, training and adoption plans

- Define security, privacy and compliance requirements for vendor RFPs, integrations and contracts

Required expertise

- 7+ years in information security, data governance or privacy

- Has written or implemented an AI usage policy or AI governance framework for an organization

- Has led data quality or data governance work: data ownership, standards, cleanup or stewardship

- Experience with access controls, permissions and security for cloud and SaaS platforms, including Microsoft 365

- Working knowledge of PCI DSS, GDPR and U.S. state privacy laws

- Experience evaluating vendor security assurance (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001) and securing system integrations

Preferred qualifications

- CISSP, CIPP, ISO 27001, ISO 42001 or CDMP certification

- Experience deploying enterprise AI assistants with governance controls

- Experience with associations or nonprofits

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