Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

Minimum Requirements:

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

5

Required

Designing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive enterprise AI risk management and governance framework. Establishing policies, standards, and approval processes governing AI and advanced analytics use cases.

5

Required

Leading or co-chairing an internal AI Governance Council, which reviewed, prioritized, and approved AI initiatives. Ensuring consistent lifecycle oversight for AI systems from concept and procurement through deployment and retirement.

5

Required

Identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating AI-related risks including algorithmic bias, model drift, explainability, data quality issues, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, operational risk, legal exposure and reputational risk.

5

Required

Oversight of AI risk assessments, model impact assessments, and control testing activities. Establishing escalation, incident response, and remediation protocols for AI-related issues.

5

Required

Partnering with Legal, Privacy, Records Management, and Compliance teams to ensure AI systems comply with Texas state laws, federal regulations, public records requirements, privacy protections, and civil rights obligations.

5

Required

Monitoring emerging AI-related laws, regulations, and standards and assessing their impact on agency operations. Serve as a senior advisor to executive leadership on AI governance, risk, and regulatory readiness.

5

Required

Championing ethical AI principles, including fairness, accountability, transparency, human oversight, and explainability.

5

Required

Ensuring AI use does not result in unfair or opaque regulatory outcomes, particularly in permitting, inspections, and enforcement.

5

Required

Supporting mechanisms for public transparency and defensibility where AI contributes to regulatory decisions.

5

Required

Collaborating closely with the Information Resources Manager, Deputy Director of Information Resources, Chief Data Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and program area Directors.

5

Required

Influencing enterprise technology and data strategy by embedding AI risk considerations into planning and investment decisions.

5

Required

Acting as a trusted executive partner, balancing innovation enablement with responsible risk management.

5

Preferred

Developing and delivering executive and workforce training on responsible AI use and risk awareness.

5

Preferred

Promoting a culture of ethical, risk-aware innovation across scientific, regulatory, and administrative teams.

5

Preferred

Providing guidance to program teams on acceptable and prohibited uses of AI technologies.