AI Governance & Responsible AI

AI Governance & Responsible AI is an individual-contributor Data + AI career progressing from guided delivery to enterprise expertise without requiring people management.

Función: Data & Analytics
Arquetipo: Specialist
Nivel más alto: L6 · Senior Principal AI Governance Specialist

Para qué existe

Establishes governance, risk, policy, assurance and lifecycle controls enabling trustworthy, compliant and responsible AI.

Responsabilidades típicas

Deliver ai governance & responsible ai outcomes; apply data/AI standards; manage quality, reliability and risk; collaborate across product, engineering, security, legal and business teams; at senior levels shape enterprise standards and strategy.

Dónde se trabaja

Technology companies, data/cloud platforms, financial services, consulting, shared services, product engineering and regulated enterprises adopting Data + AI.

Cómo avanza la carrera

Associate AI Governance Specialist → AI Governance Specialist → Senior AI Governance Specialist → Lead AI Governance Specialist → Principal AI Governance Specialist → Senior Principal AI Governance Specialist

Niveles de esta carrera

Seis etapas estándar. La séptima existe solo donde la carrera la contempla.

Qué se espera en L5 · Principal AI Governance Specialist

Apply ai governance & responsible ai capability at shapes standards, architecture or operating practice across a broad domain.

Las cinco dimensiones que cambian

Autonomía: Domain-wide authority
Alcance: Shapes standards, architecture or operating practice across a broad domain.
Complejidad: Systemic
Influencia: Enterprise / industry
Impacto en el negocio: Enterprise / industry
Ambigüedad: High

Cómo se ve un buen desempeño

Produces trustworthy ai governance & responsible ai outcomes, makes sound trade-offs, communicates evidence and risks, and demonstrates the autonomy and impact expected at L5.

Evidencia típica

Completed ai governance & responsible ai work products or production outcomes; documented decisions; measurable improvements in quality, reliability, risk, speed, cost or business outcomes; peer/stakeholder evidence of L5 scope.

Habilidades esperadas en L5

Agrupadas en humanas, profesionales y técnicas. La proficiencia meta usa la escala P1–P7, y cada fila dice qué significa ese nivel para esa habilidad.

Humanas10

Humanas	P	De apoyo
Clear verbal communicationCommunication & Language	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for Clear verbal communication and shapes standards across a domain.
Clear written communicationCommunication & Language	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for Clear written communication and shapes standards across a domain.
CollaborationCollaboration & Relationships	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for Collaboration and shapes standards across a domain.
Critical thinkingThinking & Problem Solving	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for Critical thinking and shapes standards across a domain.
Cross-functional collaborationCollaboration & Relationships	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for Cross-functional collaboration and shapes standards across a domain.
Learning agilityExecution & Self-Management	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for Learning agility and shapes standards across a domain.
MentoringCollaboration & Relationships	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for Mentoring and shapes standards across a domain.
Stakeholder alignmentInfluence & Leadership Without Authority	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for Stakeholder alignment and shapes standards across a domain.
Strategic thinkingThinking & Problem Solving	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for Strategic thinking and shapes standards across a domain.
Structured problem solvingThinking & Problem Solving	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for Structured problem solving and shapes standards across a domain.

Profesionales10

Profesionales	P	De apoyo
AI governanceData & Analytics Practice	P5AdvancedCentral	Defines advanced approaches for AI governance and shapes standards across a domain.
AI impact assessmentData & Analytics Practice	P5AdvancedCentral	Defines advanced approaches for AI impact assessment and shapes standards across a domain.
AI lifecycle governanceData & Analytics Practice	P5AdvancedCentral	Defines advanced approaches for AI lifecycle governance and shapes standards across a domain.
AI model governanceData & Analytics Practice	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for AI model governance and shapes standards across a domain.
AI policy developmentData & Analytics Practice	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for AI policy development and shapes standards across a domain.
AI regulatory complianceData & Analytics Practice	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for AI regulatory compliance and shapes standards across a domain.
AI risk assessmentData & Analytics Practice	P5AdvancedCentral	Defines advanced approaches for AI risk assessment and shapes standards across a domain.
AI use-case intake and approvalData & Analytics Practice	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for AI use-case intake and approval and shapes standards across a domain.
AI vendor and model risk managementData & Analytics Practice	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Defines advanced approaches for AI vendor and model risk management and shapes standards across a domain.
Responsible AI principlesData & Analytics Practice	P5AdvancedCentral	Defines advanced approaches for Responsible AI principles and shapes standards across a domain.

Técnicas8

Técnicas	P	De apoyo
AI guardrails and content safety engineeringData Science, ML & AI	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Designs advanced approaches using AI guardrails and content safety engineering and establishes reusable patterns across teams.
AI observabilityData Science, ML & AI	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Designs advanced approaches using AI observability and establishes reusable patterns across teams.
AI red teamingData Science, ML & AI	P5AdvancedCentral	Designs advanced approaches using AI red teaming and establishes reusable patterns across teams.
Data catalog platformsDatabases & Data Platforms	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Designs advanced approaches using Data catalog platforms and establishes reusable patterns across teams.
Data lineage toolingDatabases & Data Platforms	P5AdvancedDe apoyo	Designs advanced approaches using Data lineage tooling and establishes reusable patterns across teams.
LLM evaluation and benchmarkingData Science, ML & AI	P5AdvancedCentral	Designs advanced approaches using LLM evaluation and benchmarking and establishes reusable patterns across teams.
Model validation testingData Science, ML & AI	P5AdvancedCentral	Designs advanced approaches using Model validation testing and establishes reusable patterns across teams.
Prompt injection and jailbreak defenseData Science, ML & AI	P5AdvancedCentral	Designs advanced approaches using Prompt injection and jailbreak defense and establishes reusable patterns across teams.

Qué cambia al pasar de L5 a L6

Moving from Principal AI Governance Specialist to Senior Principal AI Governance Specialist means greater autonomy, complexity, scope, influence and evidence of impact—not simply more tools.

Cómo se demuestra que ya estás

Sustained evidence of operating at L6-type scope: handles representative complexity, influences expected stakeholders and produces durable measurable outcomes.

Cómo prepararse

Take on one assignment at next-level scope; seek feedback; document decisions/outcomes; mentor others where appropriate; close highest-priority skill gaps.

Carreras cercanas

Calculadas por habilidades compartidas. Es una señal para explorar, no una garantía de contratación ni de elegibilidad.

Marco de carreras v21, activo desde 17 de agosto de 2026.