Senior Data & AI Strategy & Governance Lead – Colombia & Brazil

Job Description:

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 idóneo candidate will drive AI maturity, establish responsible AI frameworks, and serve as a trusted advisor to both internal teams and enterprise clients.

Key Responsibilities

- 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.
- 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.

📌 Senior Data (Bogotá)
🏢 Abacus Global
📍 Bogotá