AI & Sustainability Partnerships Advisor — Qatar (Flexible)

Job Description

Koru Impact LLC | Qatar Financial Centre (QFC No. 04642)

Qatar has invested more in women's education than almost any country on earth. Seventy percent of technology-field graduates are women. Seventy-five percent of Qatar Foundation university students are women. More than half of all university engineering students are women.

And yet only 8% of employed Qatari women work in the private sector.

This firm exists, in part, to change that arithmetic — by creating roles that match the flexibility, purpose, and intellectual seriousness that Qatar's most educated generation actually wants.

Every organization in Qatar that deploys AI, processes personal data, or makes high-stakes decisions under pressure faces the same structural question: how do you prove that your systems are governed, your people are supported, and your decisions are traceable?

We built the architecture to answer that question.

Koru Impact is a QFC-licensed RegTech and AI governance company. Our proprietary platform — the Koru Decision-Science Architecture (KDSA) — is a neurosymbolic governance system that measures human-factor risk, enforces deterministic decision logic, and generates immutable audit trails for every governed decision. KDSA's three modules address the problems that no amount of policy documentation solves: M1 ACORE quantifies organizational resilience through validated psychometric instruments aligned with ISO 45003. M2 Decision Engine applies rule-based logic to counteract the cognitive biases that erode institutional judgment. M3 Alexandra generates cryptographic evidence linking human oversight to every automated decision — the "golden thread" that satisfies emerging AI governance mandates worldwide.

We hold five QFC activity codes spanning software licensing, AI/ML consultancy, governance and data privacy, strategic planning, and risk management. Our published research on ISSB sustainability reporting for Islamic banks attracted engagement from a senior QCB regulatory advisor within five days of publication. We are not a consulting firm that also builds technology. We are a technology firm that delivers through consulting engagements.

The Qatar opportunity is cross-sector:

Our primary beachhead is financial services — eight QCB-regulated banks now face mandatory ISSB sustainability reporting, and five of them must reconcile ISSB with AAOIFI Islamic finance governance. But KDSA's applications extend far beyond banking. Qatar's Personal Data Privacy Protection Law (PDPPL) applies to every organization processing personal data — from luxury retail operators managing VIP client profiles to healthcare institutions deploying AI-assisted diagnostics. The National Cybersecurity Strategy 2024–2030 and MCIT's phased AI governance rollout are extending mandatory requirements into healthcare, transport, energy, and government through 2027. Qatar's Qatarization Law No. 12 of 2024 creates governance compliance pressure across every private-sector conglomerate.

Our target sectors in Qatar include: QCB-regulated banks, QFC-licensed financial services firms, luxury retail operators (Al Mana Group, Ali Bin Ali, Darwish Holding), private equity and family offices, healthcare institutions, energy companies, and smart city operations.

Who we are looking for:

A professional based in Doha — preferably a Qatari national — who moves naturally through the city's business, technology, and governance communities. You may work or have recently worked in Qatar's institutional infrastructure: the QFC Authority, QSTP, QFTH, QDB, MCIT, Qatar Foundation, QBIC, or a similar entity that sits at the intersection of technology, finance, and enterprise. Or you may be a recent graduate of CMU-Q, HBKU, or Qatar University's engineering and computer science programs who has moved into a governance, innovation, or partnerships role.

Your value is not banking expertise. Your value is cross-sector institutional connectivity in a country of 368,000 citizens where the same decision-makers appear at Web Summit Qatar, Qatar Economic Forum, QBWA events, Earthna summits, and QFC networking sessions. You know the CIO at a conglomerate from a QSTP demo day. You know the compliance lead at a bank from an HBKU alumni dinner. You know the governance officer at a family office from a QDB accelerator cohort. In Doha, these are not separate worlds — they are the same community.

We are particularly interested in professionals who take Qatar's National Vision 2030, Digital Agenda 2030, and the country's AI governance commitments seriously — not as compliance boxes but as the infrastructure of a knowledge economy that the next generation will build.

Why this role was designed the way it was:

We studied the data. Qatar produces the most educated generation of women in the Gulf — yet the traditional private-sector employment model (full-time, fixed hours, employer-sponsored) does not match how many of these professionals want to work. The Qatar National Development Strategy acknowledges this directly: "As educational attainment increases among young Qatari women, their low labor force participation rates reflect an untapped reservoir of knowledge and skills."

We designed this role to meet that reservoir on its own terms: flexible hours, no employment contract, no reporting hierarchy, purpose-driven work at the intersection of AI governance and national sustainability infrastructure, and a direct advisory relationship with the CEO of a QFC-licensed firm. If you are a woman who has been waiting for a role in the private sector that respects both your qualifications and the way you want to work — this is that role.

What this involves:

You identify the right decision-maker at the right organization — whether that is the CFO of a QCB-regulated bank, the Chief Audit Executive of a luxury conglomerate, the CISO of a telecom provider, or the Head of Innovation at a family office — and you facilitate an introduction. You bring our CEO into the conversation. From that point, we lead: the technical discussion, the scoping, the proposal, the delivery. You are not selling technology. You are connecting an organization that needs governance infrastructure to the team that built it.

What this does not involve:

No sales pitches. No cold calling. No reporting to a manager. No fixed hours. No employment contract. You are advising a firm — on your own terms, at your own pace, under a non-exclusive consulting arrangement.

Compensation:

15% of collected fees on the first engagement from each client you introduce. 10% on the second. No retainer, no base, no ceiling. Engagements range from $12,000 governance workshops to $150,000 full-scope implementation programs. At 15%, a single full-scope introduction earns $22,500 for a conversation that draws on relationships you already have.

What you get beyond the commission:

Direct involvement in Qatar's first dedicated RegTech and AI governance firm — not as a passive referral source, but as a strategic advisor to the CEO. You would have access to KDSA's methodology, to our published research, and to a registered office at Servcorp, Burj Doha for meetings and client preparation under the Koru Impact name.

Koru Impact's leadership believes that Qatar's governance and technology future will be shaped significantly by women — because the educational pipeline has already ensured it. The Deputy CEO and Chief Business Officer of the QFC itself is a woman. The Chief HR and Sustainability Officer at Ooredoo Group is a woman. The Chairperson of Qatar Foundation's education, science, and community development is a woman. We are building a firm where that leadership is the expectation, not the exception.

For someone building a career at the intersection of AI governance, sustainability, and Qatar's digital transformation — this is not a side job. It is the front edge of a field that every organization in the country will need within the next three years. Your contribution helps translate institutional-grade technology into institutional-grade impact.

Senior Executive Function:

We are transparent: Koru Impact requires a Qatar-resident Senior Executive Function under QFCA rules. The SEF is responsible for regulatory filings, compliance coordination, and serving as the firm's point of contact with the QFC Authority. This is a formal role with personal regulatory liability under QFCA Rules Part 5, including potential penalties of up to $50,000 for compliance failures. It is not a prestige title. It is a governance responsibility.

For the right person — particularly a Qatari national who understands this regulatory architecture — the SEF designation is a natural complement to the advisory role. We build toward it together, based on demonstrated trust and mutual understanding of what the role requires.

How we begin:

A conversation between you and our CEO — not a test. We share our research, our platform, and what we are building. You share, at your discretion, which parts of Qatar's business community you are connected to and how those connections work. If there is mutual fit, we start with a single introduction to see how the collaboration works in practice. No commitment required before that conversation.

To express interest: Message apply@koruimpact.org directly or reach out to the CEO on LinkedIn. A brief note about your professional background and where your network is strongest is enough. No CV required.

Koru Impact is committed to building a team that reflects Qatar's extraordinary investment in women's education and leadership. Women, Qatari nationals, and professionals from groups underrepresented in the private sector are strongly encouraged to apply. Candidates who can also serve as the firm's Senior Executive Function are of particular interest.