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Chief AI Officer

State of Arkansas

Role at a glance

Category: AI Governance
Work arrangement: On-site
Location: Little Rock, AR
Salary range: $117,734 to $192,091
Posted: Jun 16, 2026

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State of Arkansas is hiring a Chief AI Officer in Little Rock, AR. This is a AI Governance role in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $117,734 to $192,091. Review the full details below and apply directly with State of Arkansas.

The State of Arkansas is hiring a Chief AI Officer to lead the development and implementation of the state's artificial intelligence strategy. The role establishes AI governance frameworks and policies, coordinates AI adoption across state agencies, maintains a statewide AI technology inventory, and promotes AI literacy throughout government. It provides executive guidance on AI risks and outcomes, requiring strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication abilities along with deep IT management

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Location and market context

This role is based in Little Rock, AR on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to State of Arkansas's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.

About AI governance roles

AI governance sits at the intersection of policy, risk, and engineering. Teams are standing up model inventories, use-case intake and review, risk classification, and control monitoring as regulation and board scrutiny of AI intensify. Roles like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, the EU AI Act, and internal model-risk and privacy practices.

How to position yourself for this AI governance role

Strong candidates emphasize experience translating policy into operational controls, working across legal, compliance, security, product, and data teams, documenting AI system risks, and supporting governance processes. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how State of Arkansas would apply NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, the EU AI Act, and internal model-risk and privacy practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.