AI Data Governance Implementation Lead (AI)

Location: Porto, Portugal

Company

hirify.global is a global consulting and advisory firm delivering AI and Data, Digital Commerce, Marketing and Design solutions across multiple industries.

What you will do

• Help clients embed Data and AI Governance into daily business practices and prioritize initiatives based on business value, risk and stakeholder buy-in.
• Identify governance gaps, stakeholder needs and business pain points with Business, Data, AI and IT teams.
• Define governance ownership and accountability for Data Owners, Data Stewards, Data Custodians and governance forums.
• Facilitate workshops and translate ambiguous governance challenges into actionable implementation roadmaps.
• Support governance across data quality, ownership, metadata, lineage, access, privacy, security and responsible AI usage.
• Create reusable governance templates, playbooks and accelerators for projects and clients.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Analytics, Business Analysis or a related field.
• Experience starting a data or governance initiative from scratch and securing stakeholder sponsorship and buy-in.
• Strong understanding of data ownership, stewardship, data quality, metadata, lineage and governance processes.
• Understanding of how data quality, governance, privacy and security affect AI solutions and trustworthiness.
• Awareness of AI/ML concepts and lifecycle considerations; hands-on AI development is not required.
• Strong stakeholder-management, communication and problem-structuring skills in complex enterprise environments.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with DAMA-DMBOK, CDMP, Collibra, Informatica, Alation or Microsoft Purview.
• Knowledge of Responsible AI and AI Governance principles, including transparency, accountability, privacy, security and human oversight.
• Exposure to Azure, Databricks or similar cloud, data and AI platforms.
• Consulting experience or experience in international or multi-entity organisations.
• Basic SQL, BI or data-platform knowledge and awareness of GDPR or other data-protection principles.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on opportunity to help clients create practical Data and AI Governance with measurable business impact.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary experts across Data, Analytics, AI, Architecture, Privacy and Security.
• Regular interaction with senior business, Data, AI and IT stakeholders.
• Exposure to complex enterprise data environments, evolving AI technologies and responsible AI practices.
• Inclusive environment focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, creativity and professional growth.