Human Rights Watch

www.hrw.org

1 Job

1,658 Employees

About the Company

Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. Our rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for action and raise the cost of human rights abuse. For 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.

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Company Name: Human Rights Watch
Job Title: AI Strategy and Solutions Lead
Job Description: **Job Title:** AI Strategy and Solutions Lead **Role Summary:** Lead the development and execution of an organization‑wide responsible AI strategy. Bridge strategy and product delivery by assessing infrastructure needs, building governance frameworks, and prototyping high‑impact AI/ML solutions that demonstrate measurable value. **Expectations:** - Deliver a comprehensive AI roadmap balancing quick wins and long‑term capacity building. - Build and ship production AI/ML systems while establishing sustainable adoption practices. - Forge cross‑functional partnerships, ensuring alignment with security, risk, and operational policies. **Key Responsibilities:** - Assess current AI readiness and produce a readiness report to inform roadmap development. - Identify and prioritize high‑impact use cases; translate business needs into technical solutions. - Design, develop, test, and deploy AI/ML solutions leveraging Python, Microsoft AI ecosystem (Copilot Studio, Azure AI, Power Platform), and other relevant tools. - Create playbooks, policy standards, and evaluation criteria for POCs and MVPs. - Coordinate governance, risk assessment, and cross‑organizational alignment; partner with IT leadership on security and architecture compliance. - Develop training materials and conduct workshops to upskill non‑technical staff in effective prompting, responsible use, and AI tool adoption. - Manage vendor and consultant relationships to augment delivery capacity as needed. - Support communities of practice and stakeholder engagement to ensure co‑ownership of outcomes. **Required Skills:** - 2–3 years implementing AI/ML solutions in production environments. - Proficiency in Python and experience with ML libraries/frameworks (scikit‑learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.). - Hands‑on experience building low‑code/no‑code AI solutions (Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, or equivalent). - Strong understanding of generative AI and traditional ML approaches. - Ability to assess organizational readiness, draft technology strategies, and balance innovation with practical constraints. - Excellent stakeholder engagement, cross‑functional collaboration, and communication skills to translate technical concepts for diverse audiences. - Experience driving business change and capacity building in technology adoption. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, AI/ML implementation, or a related technical field. - Minimum 7 years of relevant experience, including 2–3 years focused on AI/ML strategy and implementation. ---