Specialist in AI Governance and Services

About the job

80–100 %

by arrangement

Your responsibility: shaping, supporting and advising

• You design the development and further advancement of central AI services for the cantonal administration, from the initial idea to productive deployment, and develop the associated governance instruments such as data management, data protection and information security
• You participate in committees and project boards, promote AI governance throughout the entire administration and ensure that it is implemented effectively and practicably in everyday administrative work
• Together with cantonal departments, the cantonal IT department and external partners, you develop viable solutions for the use of AI and ensure practical processes. You foster a culture of responsible AI use and ensure that professional, organisational and technical requirements are appropriately considered
• For new AI projects, you advise and support cantonal departments, jointly structure requirements and use cases, and identify suitable solutions. You also design and accompany training and further education offerings and enable employees to handle AI
• You monitor relevant developments in AI, regulation and data management, assess their benefits for the cantonal administration and contribute suitable approaches.

Your background: analytical, strong in concept and pragmatic

• University degree (Uni/FH) in computer science, business informatics, data science, information sciences, economics or a comparable qualification
• Several years of experience at the interface between specialist departments and technology, for example in data governance, data management, information security, compliance or digital transformation, ideally with reference to AI
• Good understanding of current AI technologies (language models, RAG, agent systems) to realistically assess benefits, limitations and risks and to collaborate on an equal footing with specialist, IT and development partners. You also bring the willingness to independently create processes and tools as well as conduct training and workshops for users
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills and enjoyment in structuring new topics, taking responsibility, advancing pragmatically and translating different needs and requirements into implementable solutions
• Communicative, independent personality who conveys complex topics appropriately for the audience, unites different stakeholders and sustainably anchors new services in the organisation

For questions about the position

Richard Smit
Head of Office
T 061 552 48 44

For questions about the application process

Raffaela Bernold
HR Consultant
T 061 552 48 96

Office for Data and Statistics

The Office for Data and Statistics promotes efficient and transparent data management across the administration and is responsible for public statistics in the canton. It informs the public about developments in the areas of population, economy, public finances, construction and land market, education and health care as well as other topics. Furthermore, the office is responsible for cantonal master data management in the area of personal, building and housing data and supports the publication of open government data (OGD) on the cantonal OGD portal data.bl.ch.