AI Data Governance Consultant – m/f/x

• Act as a trusted adviser on data security and governance for AI initiatives across client engagements
• Assess and advise on AI-system data security risks, including data exposure, access control, model and data lineage, third-party and cloud data handling, and secure data architecture
• Bring a data engineering perspective to governance work based on data warehousing and data platform experience
• Guide clients and stakeholders through emerging AI-related risks in plain, actionable terms
• Translate technical risk into decisions leadership can act on
• Participate in and help close new business by joining sales conversations, building client trust pre-contract, and converting relationships into signed engagements
• Build visible, ongoing trust with clients
• Contribute measurably to closing 1–2 new client engagements within the first 6 months

• Experience consulting and leading engagements independently, while aligning with account team strategy
• Data engineering background with hands-on experience leading data warehousing initiatives
• Deep understanding of AI data security practices, including access management, data classification, secure architecture, cloud data security, and risk assessment
• Comfort pitching ideas and closing deals as part of a wider account team
• Excellent communication skills in English for candidates based in Portugal
• Excellent communication skills in both English and German for candidates based in Germany or Austria
• Some exposure to legal and compliance work (nice to have)
• Experience across multiple industries or regulatory environments in the DACH or EU market (nice to have)
• Proven network or reputation in AI governance/security (nice to have)
• Experience with cloud infrastructure as an engineer or architect (nice to have)

• Remote work arrangement
• Opportunity to work with clients across AI governance, data security, and data engineering initiatives
• Ongoing client engagement and advisory work
• Professional exposure across multiple industries or regulatory environments